{"id":40437,"date":"2025-06-03T17:23:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T16:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=40437"},"modified":"2025-06-03T17:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T16:23:07","slug":"11-emmerdale-female-villagers-love-see-return-soap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/11-emmerdale-female-villagers-love-see-return-soap\/","title":{"rendered":" 11 female villagers we\u2019d love to see return to the soap"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a lot of male characters making Emmerdale their home in recent months, here are 11 female villagers who should return.<\/p>

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We\u2019ve seen the likes of Ross Barton, Joe Tate and Robert Sugden all return<\/a> to our screens while female villagers are leaving left, right and centre.<\/p>\n

No, we\u2019re ready for the women who were once at the heart of the soap to make a comeback once more.<\/p>\n

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She brought the excitement to the Dales (Credit: ITV\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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1. Meena Jutla<\/h2>\n

When Meena Jutla was around, every episode of the soap kept us on the edge of our seats. We didn\u2019t know whether we were in for another singing serial killer instalment or not.<\/p>\n

While she might have been sentenced to 75 years behind bars, we\u2019d take a prison appearance or brief prison escape. Just imagine the reunion between Manpreet and her sister\u2026<\/p>

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