Dot Cotton: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| (3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
|species = Human | |species = Human | ||
|first cs = Dermot and the Doctor (TV story) | |first cs = Dermot and the Doctor (TV story) | ||
|origin = [[ | |origin = [[Albert Square]], [[Walford]], [[London]] | ||
|franchise of origin = ''[[EastEnders]]'' | |franchise of origin = ''[[EastEnders]]'' | ||
|appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: {{cs|Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars (TV story)}}}} | |appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: {{cs|Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars (TV story)}}}} | ||
|actor = June Brown | |actor = June Brown | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Dot Branning''', previously '''Cotton''', was a resident of [[Albert Square]] who ran [[ | '''Dot Branning''', previously '''Cotton''', was a resident of [[Albert Square]] who ran [[Bridge Street Laundrette|a launderette]], and was an acquaintance of [[the Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dermot and the Doctor (TV story)}}, {{cs|Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars (TV story)}}) | ||
By one account, she was a fictional character featured in ''[[EastEnders]]''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Blood Cell (novel)}}) | By one account, she was a fictional character featured in ''[[EastEnders]]''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Blood Cell (novel)}}) | ||
== Biography== | == Biography== | ||
[[The Doctor]] was a regular visitor to [[ | [[The Doctor]] was a regular visitor to [[Bridge Street Laundrette|the laundrette]] where Dot worked on [[Bridge Street, Walford|Bridge Street]]. While the [[Eleventh Doctor]] was trying to drop off [[Dermot O'Leary]] at the [[National Television Awards]], Dermot stepped out of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] onto the street in front of Dot. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dermot and the Doctor (TV story)}}) | ||
[[File:Dot Sprout Boy.jpg|thumb|left|Dot at a [[Christmas dinner]] for [[Sprout Boy]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars (TV story)}})]] | [[File:Dot Sprout Boy.jpg|thumb|left|Dot at a [[Christmas dinner]] for [[Sprout Boy]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars (TV story)}})]] | ||
She once attended a [[Christmas dinner]] held by the [[Twelfth Doctor]] to lift the spirits of [[Sprout Boy]]. She was later seen pulling a [[Christmas cracker]] with the Doctor at the dinner table. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars (TV story)}}) | She once attended a [[Christmas dinner]] held by the [[Twelfth Doctor]] to lift the spirits of [[Sprout Boy]]. She was later seen pulling a [[Christmas cracker]] with the Doctor at the dinner table. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars (TV story)}}) | ||
Latest revision as of 21:38, 13 December 2024
Dot Branning, previously Cotton, was a resident of Albert Square who ran a launderette, and was an acquaintance of the Doctor. (TV: Dermot and the Doctor [+]Loading...["Dermot and the Doctor (TV story)"], Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars [+]Loading...["Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars (TV story)"])
By one account, she was a fictional character featured in EastEnders. (PROSE: The Blood Cell [+]Loading...["The Blood Cell (novel)"])
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor was a regular visitor to the laundrette where Dot worked on Bridge Street. While the Eleventh Doctor was trying to drop off Dermot O'Leary at the National Television Awards, Dermot stepped out of the TARDIS onto the street in front of Dot. (TV: Dermot and the Doctor [+]Loading...["Dermot and the Doctor (TV story)"])
She once attended a Christmas dinner held by the Twelfth Doctor to lift the spirits of Sprout Boy. She was later seen pulling a Christmas cracker with the Doctor at the dinner table. (TV: Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars [+]Loading...["Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars (TV story)"])
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
During the 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 [+]Loading...["The Blood Cell (novel)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Clara's description of "famous Cockney chimney" refers to Dot being a well-known chainsmoker.
- While she is arguably known most famously with her first married name of Cotton, she officially went by her second married name, Branning, from 2002 onwards.
- She was played by June Brown, who played Lady Eleanor in The Time Warrior [+]Loading...["The Time Warrior (TV story)"].
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Dot Cotton at the EastEnders Wiki
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
