EastEnders June Brown to leave EastEnders

[Sarah]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51582573

Veteran EastEnders actress June Brown has said she has left her role as much-loved character Dot Cotton after 35 years.

"I've left for good," said the 93-year-old in an interview with podcast Distinct Nostalgia.

She is one of the BBC soap's longest-running characters and has become a firm favourite with viewers.

Her character Dot has not been in an episode since January. An EastEnders spokesman said the "door remains open".

Brown joined the show in 1985, the year it was created.

In the last episode she featured in, aired last month, Dot Cotton - or Dot Branning - left a voicemail message for character Sonia Fowler saying she had moved to Ireland.

 

[Angela Channing]

The producers made a mistake killing off Nick because without her son for Dot to play off against, there were less interesting storylines for her to do and she was becoming a bit boring and predictable.

 

[Pamela_E]

The producers made a mistake killing off Nick because without her son for Dot to play off against, there were less interesting storylines for her to do and she was becoming a bit boring and predictable.

They brought in Dotty, I assumed to give a storyline for Dot. It appears they dropped it and June Brown is clearly not happy about it.

A real shame if that is her last scene. When actors speak out they tend to kill them off screen. I hope they are more respectful in this instance.

 

[J. R.'s Piece]

When actors speak out they tend to kill them off screen. I hope they are more respectful in this instance.

They did say that the door is open. Like before.

The producers made a mistake killing off Nick because without her son for Dot to play off against, there were less interesting storylines for her to do and she was becoming a bit boring and predictable.

I was sad when he passed away. Although he had appeared intermittently and was gone between 2001-08 and gone again for six years before his last appearances in 2014-15. For the sort of character he was, he was popping in and out for short story stints. But he did have strong storylines and gave her good material to play. He didn’t really have any redeeming qualities. Well, there was that time when even he stopped himself in from poisoning his mother.