Jack Branning
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| EastEnders character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Scott Maslen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2007–2013, 2015– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 3459 29 October 2007 |
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| Introduced by |
Diederick Santer (2007) Dominic Treadwell-Collins (2015) |
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| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Police officer Businessman Car salesman Property developer |
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| Family | Branning |
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| Father | Jim Branning |
| Mother | Reenie Branning |
| Stepmother | Dot Cotton (2002–2015) |
| Brothers |
Derek Branning Max Branning |
| Sisters |
Carol Jackson Suzy Branning April Branning |
| Wife |
Selina Branning (backstory) Ronnie Mitchell (2010–2012, 2017) |
| Sons |
Ricky Mitchell James Branning |
| Daughters |
Penny Branning Amy Mitchell |
| Stepsons | Matthew Mitchell-Cotton |
| Nephews |
Robbie Jackson Billie Jackson Bradley Branning Oscar Branning Joey Branning |
| Nieces |
Bianca Jackson Alice Branning Sonia Fowler Lauren Branning Abi Branning |
| Other relatives |
Liam Butcher Tiffany Butcher Morgan Butcher |
Jack Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Scott Maslen. He made his first appearance on 29 October 2007. He is the youngest child of Jim and Reenie Branning and the brother of April Branning, Carol Jackson, Derek Branning, Suzy Branning and Max Branning. The character was introduced to the show during a period when EastEnders was being routinely criticised in the media for its reliance on resurrecting old characters. The casting of Scott Maslen provoked some controversy, being the first time an actor had been poached from one mainstream soap to another. It was quickly established that Jack is a morally ambiguous character, with a murky past in the police force resulting in the paralysis of his young daughter. Tabloid media have praised the character for his role as resident Romeo, commenting frequently on his good looks and attractiveness, although broadsheet press have been more critical of Maslen's acting.
Maslen took a two-month break from the role in October 2010 to participate in the 2010 series of Strictly Come Dancing, returning in December 2010. Maslen made an indefinite departure from the role on 15 October 2013 after six years on the show. Having turned down a chance to return to the role in April 2015, Jack made a previously unannounced return on 24 December 2015, before leaving once again on 1 January 2016. Maslen returned to filming during the same month and Jack returned on-screen on 1 March 2016.
Jack is the youngest child of Jim (John Bardon) and Reenie Branning (Joy Graham) and brother of Derek (Terence Beesley; Jamie Foreman), Carol (Lindsey Coulson), April (Debbie Arnold), Suzy (Julie Christian-Young; Maggie O'Neill) and Max (Jake Wood). Having grown up in a large family in a poor area of East London, Jack regularly fought his older brother, Max, for the attentions of his father who was an alcoholic. He was very close friends with Michael Moon, another local East End boy and went to school with him, and had a closer relationship with him than he did with his brothers. As a teenager, Jack stole his grandfather's World War II medal, knowing that it was Jim's prized possession as his father had died in combat when he was only six years old, and framed Max, causing a huge rift between Jim and Max and resulting in Max walking out in 1989. Despite Max and Jack being arch-rivals, they kept in touch as Jack was present at Max's wedding to Tanya Cross (Jo Joyner) in 1994 and watched his nieces Lauren (Madeline Duggan/Jacqueline Jossa) and Abi (Lorna Fitzgerald) grow up.
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