Charlie Cotton (2014 character)
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| Portrayed by | Declan Bennett | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2014–2015, 2017– | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 4817 10 March 2014 |
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| Created by | Dominic Treadwell-Collins | ||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Dominic Treadwell-Collins (2014) Sean O'Connor (2017) |
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| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||
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| Father | Nick Cotton |
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| Mother | Yvonne Cotton |
| Half-brothers | Ashley Cotton |
| Half-sisters | Dotty Cotton |
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Ronnie Mitchell (2015−2016) Elizabeth Cotton (2016–) |
| Sons | Matthew Mitchell Cotton |
| Grandmothers | Dot Cotton |
Charlie Cotton is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Declan Bennett. He first appeared on 10 March 2014. He was introduced as the grandson of established character, Dot Branning, played by June Brown and the son of original character, Nick Cotton (John Altman). The character and casting was announced on 22 January 2014. Charlie arrived to inform Dot, who was unaware of his existence, that Nick had died, but it later transpired that this was not the truth as Nick returned in October. His storylines have included: his desperation to keep Nick's fake death secret; his relationships with Dot and mother, Yvonne Cotton (Pauline McLynn); a one-night stand with Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack) which resulted in her pregnancy and their marriage; the car accident that resulted in the birth of his son, Matthew and Ronnie being left in a coma; his affair with Ronnie's sister, Roxy (Rita Simons); the breakdown of his marriage and subsequent departure.
It was announced on 23 July 2015 that Bennett had been axed by show bosses. Charlie's last episode was broadcast on 24 September 2015, where viewers were left wondering if Charlie had been killed by Ronnie and Vincent Hubbard (Richard Blackwood), though he is later revealed to be alive. On 5 April 2017, it was revealed that Bennett would be reprising the role, with Charlie returning on 5 May 2017.
Charlie accompanies a policewoman who informs Dot Branning (June Brown) of the death of her son, Nick Cotton (John Altman). He returns later and explains that he is Nick's son. Charlie indicates that he is a police detective by saying that a friend down at the station mentioned a dead Cotton. Dot struggles to accept Charlie, while he helps with the arrangements for Nick's funeral. Dot insists that the coffin will be in the house on the day before the funeral. When Dot's friends visit to pay their respects to Nick, Charlie gets into an argument with Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) and the coffin falls open and an arm falls out. Charlie is quick to react, and tells the funeral director Les Coker (Roger Sloman) to nail the coffin closed so nothing like it happens again. After Nick's funeral, Charlie takes Dot to the crematorium to see Nick's body before cremation, but they are too late, leaving Dot devastated. Charlie later has sex with Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack) after she accidentally runs over Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold) in her car.
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