Summary[]
Dot's family and friends gather to say goodbye at her funeral, joined by a number of old Walford faces keen to pay their respects to a local icon. Sonia worries about her eulogy, unable to find the right words, so in a bid for inspiration she visits the launderette. Kathy is reminded of a difficult moment in her past.
Credits[]
Main cast[]
- Sonia Fowler - Natalie Cassidy
- Dotty Cotton - Milly Zero
- Martin Fowler - James Bye
- Kathy Beale - Gillian Taylforth
- Tom 'Rocky' Cotton - Brian Conley
- Bobby Beale - Clay Milner Russell
- Ian Beale - Adam Woodyatt
- Jack Branning - Scott Maslen
- Denise Fox - Diane Parish
- Patrick Trueman - Rudolph Walker
- Kim Fox - Tameka Empson
- Amy Mitchell - Ellie Dadd
- Sharon Watts - Letitia Dean
- Zack Hudson - James Farrar
- Whitney Dean - Shona McGarty
- Stacey Slater - Lacey Turner
- Jean Slater - Gillian Wright
- Kat Slater - Jessie Wallace
- Alfie Moon - Shane Richie
- Honey Mitchell - Emma Barton
- Billy Mitchell - Perry Fenwick
- Jay Brown - Jamie Borthwick
- Lola Pearce - Danielle Harold
- Janine Butcher - Charlie Brooks
- Ricky Butcher - Sid Owen
- Ben Mitchell - Max Bowden
- Callum 'Halfway' Highway - Tony Clay
- Ricky Mitchell - Frankie Day
- Hope Fowler - Isabelle Smith
- Lauren Branning - Jacqueline Jossa
- Colin Russell - Michael Cashman
- Mary Smith - Linda Davidson
- Lofty Holloway - Tom Watt
- Reiss Colwell - Jonny Freeman
- Dot Branning - June Brown (voice only - uncredited)
Recurring cast[]
- Shrimpy - Ben Champniss (uncredited)
- Marie Evans - Liz Sweet (uncredited)
- Sarah - Sarah McGrath (uncredited)
- Maggs - Margaret Heald (uncredited)
- Winston - Ulric Browne (uncredited)
- Luke - Luke Duckett (uncredited)
- Clive - unknown actor (uncredited)
Guest cast[]
Dot's closing monologue[]
I read this thing in the paper, it said if the whole of time since the world began, was a toilet roll... And you unrolled it and laid it out, your life would be less than the width of a hair, right at the very end... Shows you where we are in the scheme of things. Less than the width of an hair? And how do we spend that time? So I reckon that Ethel had the right idea... Enjoy the time you got... It's over in the blink of an eye...
Notes[]
- This episode was an extended episode to dedicate to the funeral of Dot Branning.
- This episode also featured a variation of the theme song, Dot's Theme.
- June Brown's three real life children Sophie, Nimim and Billy Arnold attended Dot Branning's funeral.
- Dot's voice is heard on multiple occasions throughout the episode. These voiceovers are taken from her iconic one-hander Pretty Baby.... (31 January 2008).
- Another voiceover can be heard at the beginning of the episode that aired on 17 April 2025.
- First appearance of Reiss Colwell.
- Return of Ian Beale, last seen on 22 January 2021. The character's return was unannounced. He next appears on 22 June 2023.
- Return of Lauren Branning, last seen on 16 February 2018. She next appears on 22 June 2023.
- Return of Colin Russell, last seen on 9 September 2016.
- Return of Mary Smith and Lofty Holloway, last seen on 19 February 2019. This is their final appearance.
- Return of Disa O'Brien, last seen on 28 February 1991. This is her final appearance.