<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Dot Cotton </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> EastEnders character </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Portrayed by </Th> <Td> June Brown Tallulah Pitt - Brown (flashback) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Duration </Th> <Td> 1985--1993, 1997--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First appearance </Th> <Td> Episode 40 4 July 1985 (1985 - 07 - 04) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> Julia Smith and Tony Holland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Introduced by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Julia Smith (1985) </Li> <Li> Jane Harris (1997) </Li> <Li> Matthew Robinson (1998) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Book appearances </Th> <Td> The Baffled Heart </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spin - off appearances </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Dot's Story (2003) </Li> <Li> EastEnders: E20 (2011) </Li> <Li> "Dorothy Branning: The Next Chapter" (2013) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Classification </Th> <Td> Present; regular </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Profile </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Other names </Th> <Td> Dot Branning </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Launderette worker and manager </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Dot in EastEnders: Dot's Story, played by Tallulah Pitt - Brown . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> show Family </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Family </Th> <Td> Branning </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Father </Th> <Td> Bob Colwell </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mother </Th> <Td> Martha Colwell </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Half - brothers </Th> <Td> Gerry Tim </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Half - sisters </Th> <Td> Rose Cotton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Husband </Th> <Td> Charlie Cotton (until 1991) Jim Branning (2002--2015) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sons </Th> <Td> Nick Cotton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Stepsons </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Derek Branning </Li> <Li> Max Branning </Li> <Li> Jack Branning </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Stepdaughters </Th> <Td> Carol Jackson Suzy Branning </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Grandsons </Th> <Td> Charlie Cotton Ashley Cotton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Granddaughters </Th> <Td> Dotty Cotton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nephews </Th> <Td> Andrew Cotton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Other relatives </Th> <Td> Matthew Mitchell Cotton </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Dot Cotton </Th> </Tr>

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