Producers of Two Doors Down have confirmed the return of a fan favourite.

Doon Mackichan is set to reprise her role as Cathy in the BBC Studios multi-award-winning Scottish sitcom.

Production is currently underway on series 7 for BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

We reported on Tuesday that filming had begun with the six-episode set scheduled to air later this year.

Last series, viewers saw Cathy’s husband Colin left broken-hearted as she had left for a new life in Sharm El Sheikh. The neighbours rallied round to support him at his lowest, but will they all be as quick to welcome back Cathy?

Doon expressed her joy at returning to the show.

She said: "I have missed the Two Doors Down family very much so it’s a genuine delight to see Cathy bring her unique brand of community spirit back to Latimer Crescent. Beth - get a bottle open."

Glasgow Times: Doon MackichanDoon Mackichan (Image: BBC)

Show creators Gregor Sharp and Simon Carlyle are also buzzing for her return to the set.

They said: “Doon is one of the UK’s very best comic actors, so we’re thrilled to bits that she’s returned to pick up Cathy’s vape and rejoin the rest of our brilliant cast.”

Steven Canny, Executive Producer added: “It’s a total pleasure to welcome Doon back to the family. We’ve been making Two Doors Down for a decade and couldn’t be happier that Cathy has come home again.”

The cast back this series includes Jonathan Watson as Colin, Arabella Weir as Beth, Alex Norton as Eric, Elaine C Smith as Christine, Jamie Quinn as Ian, Kieran Hodgson as Gordon, Joy McAvoy as Michelle, and Graeme ‘Grado’ Stevely as Alan. 

The show's fanbase has consistently grown with each series. The most recent Christmas special attracted its highest audience to date with 2.8million viewing the special across 30 days on all screens.

This marked the show’s highest audience since its launch in 2013.

Previous series of the program are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.