Who is the actress that plays Doreen ?
Doreen Heavey ( née Outhwaite ) is the mother of Maxine Peacock , played by actress Prunella Gee , who had three spells on the Street between 1999 and 2004 ; the third of these covering the period of her daughter 's death at the hands of Richard Hillman in early 2003 after which she moved back in with her ex-husband Derek , Maxine 's father , in order to give their relationship another go .