Nasty Nick, the monologue and cannabis tea - Dot Cotton's Eastenders highlights

Chain-smoking, Bible-bashing Dot Cotton has been an EastEnders fixture since 1985, and has appeared in some of the soap's most dramatic - and sometimes funniest - scenes.

As actress June Brown turns 90, we take a look back at some of her character's best storylines.

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June Brown as Dot Cotton in Eastenders
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