Casting.2C introduction and development Dotty Cotton

dotty , partner in crime nick, planned kill dot (june brown, pictured).

on 2 october 2008 reported nick cotton, played john altman return eastenders in christmas 2008. after spending time in walsall, nick return eight-year-old daughter, dotty. part of dotty cast molly conlin, speaking of casting, conlin said, m excited because have wanted in eastenders. conlin considered old part of tiffany dean auditioned succeeded in impressing producers, offered role of dotty instead. part of tiffany went maisie smith. dotty eleven years old, on conlin s casting, changed age seven. introduced guest character santer made first appearance on 25 december 2008.

starting appear more frequently, dotty became recurring character. santer told digital spy in may 2009 dotty s storyline go very, dark place! questioned whether character born bad or if father had made way, , if more dangerous nick. storyline between dot, dotty , nick progressed, nick s true agenda revealed when blackmailed mother giving him money custody of dotty. bbc source told sun, [dot s] horrified when nick tells dotty sale. shows no emotion , evil grin sends shivers down spine. knew nick sell soul price of pick ’n mix had no idea he’d sell own daughter. in further plot twist, revealed audience in 2009, dotty colluding father along. plot climaxed in june 2009 , marked altman s departure show fourth time. dotty later left on 23 february 2010.