Following a 13-year stint, the show's joint longest-serving cast member – alongside Steven Robertson (DC Sandy Wilson) – has decided to depart the series to explore other acting opportunities.
"So I would always have one eye on, OK, is this the moment?," she added. "I just would love to find the moment where we reach the top and then quit. I wouldn't want to start going down."
"Playing Tosh has been the greatest gift an actor could hope for," said O’Donnell in an emotional statement that pays tribute to both the show and its loyal fanbase.
"And to have had the support and loyalty of our wonderful audience has meant so much. I feel so incredibly lucky to have worked with so many hugely talented people both on and off screen."
"I grew up in this job. It has shaped me as an actor, and as a collaborator," she added. "It’s in my bones and in my heart. As are the isles themselves, which have become like a second home to me, and to my family.
Executive producer for BBC Drama Gaynor Holmes described O'Donnell as "a pleasure to work with, and [she] has truly brought the character of Tosh to life over the years".
While specific details around Tosh's exit are being kept firmly under wraps, her final storyline is part of a "thrilling" season that revolves around "an historic murder which will forever change the lives of all those connected in the present day".
"As Calder and Tosh dig deeper into the enigmatic GP's state-of-mind and the lives of the loved ones he left behind, the investigation takes them to dark and dangerous places in their quest for the truth."
"I couldn't imagine the show without Perez," O'Donnell told Radio Times in the aftermath of her former co-star's departure. "To me, that was just unimaginable. And then we did it. So it's not impossible."
"Even if I got to the point where I thought I should step back, it may very well carry on without me," she previously told Radio Times.
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They will be joined by guest stars Christine Bottomley (Sherwood), Kevin Harvey (This City Is Ours), Stella Gonet (Holby City), Gavin Mitchell (Crime), Charlene Boyd (Summerwater) and Gregor Fisher (Love Actually).
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