After leaving "Holby City", Potter appeared in BBC One sitcom "Jam and Jerusalem", before returning to theatre with the play "An Eligible Man". She said of the transition: "I'm in a strange state somewhere between excitement and terror! It's been a long time since I was last on stage so I was worried that I would find it difficult and frightening but actually it's been great fun and I've thoroughly enjoyed the rehearsal process. We had our first preview last night which was quite an adrenaline rush!" Then from 2016 to 2017, she appeared in the BBC soap opera "Doctors" as Jane Fairweather.