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  • Dot Branning
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  • Dorothy "Dot" Branning (née Colwell; previously Cotton)
  • Dot Cotton was a fictional character who appeared in the British soap opera EastEnders. Clara Oswald described her as a "famous Cockney chimney". During the Twelfth Doctor's imprisonment in the Prison, Clara took one of Class 2A's art lessons. She asked the students to paint a placard with the phrase "SAVE THE DOCTOR", but instead they got confused and began to paint "SAVE DOT COTTON". (PROSE: The Blood Cell)
  • Dot Colwell was born in 1935 in Walford, London, E20 to Bob Colwell and Martha Colwell. Bob died or left Martha. In 1942, when Dot was 6, she was evacuated to Wales to her aunty Gwen due to London being bombed in the Second World War. Dot was sent back to London in 1944/1945 and had 3 younger half siblings. Dot met Charlie Cotton and they married in 1956. In 1957, Dot was pregnant but had an abortion. In 1959, her and Charlie had a son Nicholas Charles Cotton. Dot worked at the Launderette in Bridge Street, Walford. She could not pronounce the surname of her boss Mr Papadopolous Snr.
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Granddaughters
  • Dotty Cotton
  • Bianca Butcher
  • Lauren Branning
  • Amy Mitchell
  • Abi Branning
  • Alice Branning
  • Penny Branning
  • Sonia Fowler
stepdaughters
Appearances
  • Dimensions in Time, Nation Television Awards Sketch 2011, 2015 BBC Christmas ident
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Portrayer
Residence
  • Walford, London
Age
  • 81
Series
Status
  • Alive
Affiliation
  • Sprout Boy
First Appearance
  • 1985-07-04
Nieces/Nephews
Nephews
Spouse
Actor
Name
  • Dot Branning
Sons
Grandsons
First
  • 1985-07-04
Father
  • Bob Colwell
Husband
Address
  • 25
Mother
  • Martha Colwell
Species
  • Human
Duration
  • 1985
Siblings
  • Gerry Colwell
  • Tim Colwell
  • Rose Cotton
Spin-off Appearances
Great-grandsons
Half-Brothers
  • Tim Taylor
  • Gerry Taylor
Years
  • 1985
Children
Occupation
  • Launderette manageress
  • Manageress at launderette
Home Planet
  • Earth
Introduced by
  • Jane Harris
  • Julia Smith
Classification
  • Present; regular
Gender
  • Female
Grandparents
Born
  • 1936-01-08
Half-Sisters
Date of Birth
  • 1935-06-03
Parents
  • Bob Colwell
  • Martha Colwell
Creator
  • Julia Smith
  • Tony Holland
Great-granddaughters
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  • Dorothy "Dot" Branning (née Colwell; previously Cotton)
  • Dot Cotton was a fictional character who appeared in the British soap opera EastEnders. Clara Oswald described her as a "famous Cockney chimney". During the Twelfth Doctor's imprisonment in the Prison, Clara took one of Class 2A's art lessons. She asked the students to paint a placard with the phrase "SAVE THE DOCTOR", but instead they got confused and began to paint "SAVE DOT COTTON". (PROSE: The Blood Cell)
  • Dot Colwell was born in 1935 in Walford, London, E20 to Bob Colwell and Martha Colwell. Bob died or left Martha. In 1942, when Dot was 6, she was evacuated to Wales to her aunty Gwen due to London being bombed in the Second World War. Dot was sent back to London in 1944/1945 and had 3 younger half siblings. Dot met Charlie Cotton and they married in 1956. In 1957, Dot was pregnant but had an abortion. In 1959, her and Charlie had a son Nicholas Charles Cotton. Dot worked at the Launderette in Bridge Street, Walford. She could not pronounce the surname of her boss Mr Papadopolous Snr. In 1963, Charlie got Dot's sister Rose Cotton pregnant and they had a son Andrew Cotton. Dot's son Nick was a tearaway and caused his mum a lot of grief.
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