{"id":26851,"date":"2022-12-08T20:58:41","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T19:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1752453"},"modified":"2022-12-08T23:52:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T22:52:03","slug":"dot-branning-comes-home-for-final-time-in-emotional-eastenders","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/dot-branning-comes-home-for-final-time-in-emotional-eastenders\/","title":{"rendered":"Dot Branning comes home for final time in emotional EastEnders"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lewis Knight\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 08 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The residents of Albert Square have welcomed home Dot Branning for a final time in EastEnders.<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday night\u2019s episode (8th December 2022) saw Dot\u2019s grieving step-granddaughter Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) prepare further for her grandmother\u2019s funeral next week.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the episode, Sonia discussed with Dot\u2019s granddaughter Dotty Cotton (Milly Zero) how Dot\u2019s grandson Charlie Cotton would be absent from the funeral<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Still, Sonia was more focused on her own grief for her grandmother and also learning that Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) was unable to manage the funeral plans on the day as he was attending a radiotherapy appointment for his girlfriend Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold).<\/p>\n

Later in the episode, during the 30th birthday party for Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty), Dotty revealed to Dot\u2019s stepson Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) that they needed to visit Sonia as she needed them.<\/p>

Dotty, Jack and Whitney then headed over to Dot\u2019s house to see Sonia and she answered the door after sitting on the stairs and revealing that she hadn\u2019t been able to enter the living room since the coffin containing Dot\u2019s body was delivered to the house.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just don\u2019t\u2026 feel ready to say goodbye,\u201d revealed an emotional Sonia.<\/p>\n

However, Whitney responded by holding Sonia\u2019s hand and saying: \u201cWe can do it together.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The plaque on Dot Branning\u2019s coffin in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The four then entered the living room where Dot\u2019s coffin was shown, with a plaque showing: \u201cRIP Dorothy Branning 1936-2022.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the credits, the song From the Time You Say Goodbye (The Parting Song) by Dame Vera Lynn played as the episode closed.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Monday\u2019s episode will see Dot\u2019s funeral impact all of Albert Square as some old faces also return to pay their respects<\/a>, including Dot\u2019s friends Colin Russell (Lord Michael Cashman), Mary Smith (Linda Davidson), and Lofty Holloway (Tom Watt), plus Dot\u2019s step-granddaughter Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) visits from New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, next week sees the arrival of Dot\u2019s great-nephew Reiss Colwell<\/a>, played by Silent Witness actor Jonny Freeman.<\/p>\n

It is sure to be an emotional episode on Albert Square.<\/p>\n

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