Nick Cotton

Nick Cotton, also known as Nasty Nick is the son of Dot Branning and the father of Dotty Cotton. He is evil and tries to scam people out of money, especially Dot. He planned to kill her to claim her life insurance along with Dotty's help.

Reg Cox Murder
In 1985, Reg Cox was murdered by Nick. Nick was put in prison, Dickens Hill where Den Watts was at the same time.

Dot Poison
In 1990, he returned to the square and was being nice to Dot and then one day he poisioned her Lasagne. This made Nick start using heroin.

Eddie Royle Murder
In 1991, he was still on heroin and after he and Dot had an argument, she locked him in his room to help him. But he climed out the window, slid down the water pipe and ran away. At the time, Eddie Roylewas walking his dog through the gardens and Nick ran into him and stabbed him. He was found by Clyde Tavernier who picked up the knife oof him and moved it. Nick blamed it on Clyde but later Mark Fowler's Friend Joe Wallace revealed that when he was leaving Mark's House he saw Eddie wave at him from the Gardens and then NIck going down the drainpost and running into the gardens and then using the knife. Nick was arrested again.

The Return of Nick Cotton
It was a spin-off about Nick in 2000

Ashley's Death
He hadn't had a scheme for ages and, in 2001, he had an feud with Mark Fowler so he decided to kill him. Nick cut the brakes on Mark's motorbike. Later, in The Queen Victoria, Nick's Son Ashley Cotton is with Dot Cotton and Pauline Fowler when Mark comes in and starts shouting at Ashley leading Ashley to steal Mark's motorbike (oblivious to the fact that the brakes had been cut). Dot, Pauline and Nick told him to stop but because he couldn't brake he ended up crashing into the curb and flying through a glass window of the Laundrette. Dr Anthony Trueman runs over to Ashley and says he's dead. Dot kicks Nick out the house and he goes off in a taxi.

Dot Scam
Nick Returned on 25th December 2008 and claimed to be nice: he was now a plumber and wanted to wish her a Happy Christmas. Dot said he could stay for a beer and christmas pudding while she went out and when she came back she met his daugter Dotty Cotton. However it later turned out he hadn't changed and he wanted to murder Dot and was just waiting for the right time.

Cafe Explosion
On 2nd June 2009, he decided to put his plan into action. He crushed pills and told Dotty to put them into Dot's drink to kill her. However, he later found out his daughter betrayed him and put the tablets into his beer. Furious, he plans to flee Walford with Dotty. However, he collapses and Dotty tells a shocked Dot everything. When Nick comes round, he grabs Dotty and pulls her into a car and speeds ofo planning to escape. Nick crashes the car and makes his way into The Cafeand holds everyone hostage. But, unaware to him, a fire has started in the kitchen and the place is set alight. When everyone escapes (including Dotty) Nick stays behind. Bradley returns to save him, but Nick tells him he doesnt want to be saved. Nick locks himself into the bathroom and the cafe explodes into flames. He somehow survived and returned to Dot's house to pack his stuff and leave.