Jackson family (EastEnders)

The Branning family are a fictional, extended family in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Introduced in 1993 were the Jackson family, consisting of Carol Jackson (Lindsey Coulson), her partner (later husband) Alan Jackson (Howard Antony), and Carol's four children, Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer), Sonia Jackson (Natalie Cassidy), Robbie Jackson (Dean Gaffney), and Billie Jackson (Devon Anderson). Billie is the only child fathered by Alan, while Bianca is the daughter of David Wicks (Michael French), Sonia's father is Terry Cant and Robbie's is Gary Bolton. The family becomes a more dominating presence in the early 2000s, when Carol's father Jim Branning (John Bardon) moves to Walford following the death of his wife Reenie to cancer. Since then, all six of Jim's children have appeared, many of them with family.

As of April 2017, the remaining Brannings consist of Jack Branning (Scott Maslen), Max Branning (Jake Wood), his daughters Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald) and Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa as well as Lauren's son, Louie Beale, and Jim's second wife, Dot Branning (June Brown). Branning family members such as Sonia, Sonia's daughter Bex Fowler (Jasmine Armfield), Bianca's adoptive daughter Whitney Carter (Shona McGarty) and Bradley's widow Stacey Fowler (Lacey Turner) remain in the series but are currently considered part of other families. Max's former mother-in-law, Cora Cross (Ann Mitchell) is also considered a part of the family unit, although not a Branning by blood or marriage.