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Character

Charlie

Charlie Cotton played by Christopher Hancock

Charlie was bad news and Dot knew it. She tolerated his occasional reappearances and allowed herself to be conned and left again and again.

First Appearance:
25.11.1986
Last Appearance:
25.07.1991
Marital Status:
Deceased
Occupation:
Former long distance lorry driver

"Go on, lend us a tenner."

Dot Branning

Dot

Dot's weasel of a husband managed to stick around for just two years of marriage, before he deserted her when she was pregnant.

Rose

no photo

Charlie humiliated Dot with an affair with her half-sister.

Joan

no photo

Charlie had a bigamous marriage to a woman named Joan who thought he was called Tommy. It came to light when Joan turned up looking for him and met Dot.

Ashley Cotton

Ashley

grandson

Any time he managed to improve his financial position at the expense of Dot.

Having his double life as a bigamist discovered.

On bbc.co.uk/eastenders

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