'Hollyoaks' return for Kathleen McQueen

Alison Burrows has reprised her role as Kathleen McQueen in Hollyoaks, Digital Spy can reveal.

The actress will be back on screen later this year, when her scheming alter ego returns to the village and causes yet more trouble for her family.

Kathleen - Theresa McQueen's mother and Myra's sister - was first cast last year for the second series of Hollyoaks Later. She then moved over to the main show for a two-month stint.

Despite Theresa's constant attempts to put Kathleen on a pedestal, viewers saw the character leave in disgrace back in February after the McQueens discovered that she had been stealing money from the bank account of her deceased niece Tina.

Kathleen's latest storyline sees her make a surprise return to the village, but she's immediately caught trying to use a dodgy £50 note at the SU Bar and ends up being chased by a police officer.

Following her reappearance, it's not long until she learns one of the McQueens' darkest secrets and takes the opportunity to blackmail the family.

Kathleen's comeback scenes will air in December.