{"id":23771,"date":"2022-10-13T23:11:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T21:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1722013"},"modified":"2022-10-13T23:37:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T21:37:12","slug":"eastenders-fans-will-struggle-with-dots-funeral-not-a-dry-eye","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-fans-will-struggle-with-dots-funeral-not-a-dry-eye\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders fans will struggle with Dot\u2019s funeral: \u201cNot a dry eye\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Bye spoke exclusively with RadioTimes.com from the NTAs red carpet. <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 13 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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It was confirmed just earlier this week which characters are returning to EastEnders<\/a> for the funeral of Dot Branning<\/a>, which will honour the character\u2019s life as well as paying tribute to actress June Brown, who passed away<\/a> in April aged 95.<\/p>\n

Following this news, RadioTimes.com<\/a> caught up with Martin Fowler star James Bye on the National Television Awards<\/a> red carpet to get a sense of what we can expect from the emotional episodes.<\/p>\n

Bye said: \u201cThe funeral for Dot is coming up \u2013 Martin plays quite a huge part in that, and for Sonia, as a support network for Sonia.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we\u2019ve been filming those episodes today and any EastEnders fans are gonna struggle with it, because it\u2019s really tearful. It\u2019s beautiful, Natalie Cassidy gives the performance of her life. There\u2019s not a dry eye in the house.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He was speaking with RadioTimes.com<\/a> tonight (Thursday 13th October) from the NTAs 2022, which are taking place at the OVO Arena Wembley, hosted by Joel Dommett, and are airing live on ITV and ITV Hub.<\/p>

The show was opened with a performance from Sam Ryder, who earlier this year came second for the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can keep up with all the action from the NTAs with our live blog here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Additional reporting by Lauren Morris.<\/em><\/p>\n

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