Dot Cotton, a chain-smoking, devoutly religious hypochondriac, may have been one of EastEnders’ most eccentric characters, but BBC bosses trusted her with some of the soap’s heaviest storylines.
Dot, played for 35 years by veteran actress June Brown, dealt with the killing of her son, the assisted suicide of a friend, and cancer.
Brown has died at the aged of 95, leaving many with fond memories of her time in the show.
