<Tr> <Th> Sons </Th> <Td> Luke Browning Josh Hemmings </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Daughters </Th> <Td> Fi Browning </Td> </Tr> <P> James Willmott - Brown is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by William Boyde . He appeared from 1986 to 1989, running Albert Square's second pub The Dagmar, and during 1988 raped Kathy Beale . Following a jail sentence, Wilmott - Brown made a brief comeback in 1992, after Pete Beale and Frank Butcher managed to catch up with him . After an absence of 25 years, he returned on 22 September 2017 . </P> <P> Willmott - Brown, an ex-army officer, arrives in Albert Square in March 1986 as area manager for' Luxford and Copley', the brewery that owns The Queen Victoria public house . Willmott - Brown decides to move to the square and buys Debbie Wilkins's (Shirley Cheriton) house at 43 Albert Square when she sells it, following Andy's (Ross Davidson), death . He and Debbie date briefly but it doesn't last and Pat Wicks (Pam St. Clement) also tries to seduce him unsuccessfully . During the early years, he is friendly with Colin Russell (Michael Cashman). </P>

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