Where you’ve seen Emmerdale’s Dr Caitlin star before after Jacob’s deadly blunder

Emmerdale aired a special episode focused on young medical student Jacob Gallagher on Thursday night, where he was scolded by Dr Caitlin Todd following a huge mistake

Emmerdale fans were left distracted on Thursday night as they recognised Dr Caitlin Todd during a special hospital focused episode.

During the latest episode, young doctor in training Jacob Gallagher did a shift in A&E where he was alarmed to see a young woman rushed in who had been stabbed.

Jacob didn’t see the patient’s face but he discovered their purse, where he soon realised it was missing April Windsor’s, and he feared the worse, letting April’s worried parents Marlon Dingle and Rhona Goskirk know the news.

It wasn’t long until they rushed to hospital but soon their worst fears came true as the surgeon operating on the patient revealed they had passed away during surgery.

**Emmerdale fans were left distracted on Thursday night as they recognised Dr Caitlin Todd during a special hospital focused episode**

Marlon and Rhona were devastated but upon identifying the body they were stunned to discover that it wasn’t in fact April and someone else instead. This resulted in Jacob being sternly scolded by Dr Caitlin for breaking patient confidentiality and putting the parents through unnecessary grief.

Taking to social media, viewers were left distracted as they recognised Dr Caitlin star Caroline Harker. One person said: “Ok so who knows where I’ve seen her from?”, a different account put: “Excellent episode, sensational performances from @JoeWarrenPlant and @markcharnock and for the love of god give Caroline Harker a contract immediately”, another asked: “Is this doctor Caroline Harker? Her voice is so familiar #emmerdale” while a different fan added: “Recognise that doctor from something #Emmerdale.”

**This resulted in Jacob being sternly scolded by Dr Caitlin** (Image: ITV)

Caroline, 59, has been in a collection of television shows over the years including the likes of Harry Enfield and Chums, Holding On, A Touch Of Frost, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and even Coronation Street as Alicia Davenport back in 2012.

More recently, Caroline has appeared in several huge television shows such as Slow Horses, Joan, Say Nothing and The Agency.

Emmerdale airs every weekday at 19.30pm on ITV1, ITV X, STV and STV Player with an hour-long episode on Thursdays. It is also available each morning from 07.00am on ITVX.