Eastenders Preview: Dot Records a Tape for Jim - BBC One

[sweetiepetie]

This was an iconic episode, one of the best and definitely one of the bravest. June Brown should have won that BAFTA!

[a2ilool]

this was the worst episode ever

[TheKaos128]

worst as in "hard hitting" ?

or perhaps you're just too young to appreciate emotion and circumstance.

[venomsugar]

Anyone else watching this for Eng Lang homework ? xD

[jjmanningxx123]

i got bord of it a little

[MissKandyAngel]

has dot always been in eastenders and is she the longest running character since pauline left?

[sweetiepetie]

No, Ian has been in it since episode 1, Dot hasn't. Plus, Dot left for about 4 years. After Ian, the next longest running character is Pat.

[chocolatecake666]

@MissKandyAngel Ian is the longest serving Character

[DURANIMO]

How did she not run out of tape? This was the most boring episode ever in Eastenders

[theultimatekoopa2]

I love the ... going on bit. They're all praying for ya... well not every body... blah blah blah praying back at him blah blah blah god religion blah blah

[londonboy1980]

oh you silly mo, tapes can be 90 mins meaning 45 mins on each side, episode was only 30 :D

[sportchick121]

i love eastenders i woch it evry day sirysliy i love it i love it

[EtonRdforever]

when is jim coming back

[irfzaf]

i love this episode on bbc 1i can remember when staycy marrid bradley yuk

[Guard0345]

lol i love it how people on youtube is so abusive, for no reason, cuz u hide behide your screen and type that, but come to my house and say it for my face, cuz i ever saw u, u are dead understand, theulitmatekoop2, your dead if i ever see, cunt,

[Guard0345]

aww i think its gr8, poor jim hes not comming back into it :( and they love eachother, poor dot :'(

[theultimatekoopa2]

Jim Branning IS coming back in it you fucking loser!

[missqueenie4]

no need to be rude!!! He?/she? didnt know jim is coming back!!!

[theultimatekoopa2]

If he didn't know, he/she said "I don't know if he's returning" ... not "hes not coming back"

[Eshneh]

he had a stroke in real life?

[theultimatekoopa2]

Yes... on June 14, 2007 so ... lol you're a little late... <__< apparently he had not walked since then until 6 months later on December 27, 2007. He won't be returning to EastEnders until the Summer, though.

[LittleMissEnglish]

this episode was soo shit

[Thesurus01]

Her emotions and mixture of feelings are the main aspect of this episode Eastenders is not about violence, drugs, affairs, fights it's about drama if just thought about those things and not the drama, then you just don't appreciate the writing and magnificent storyline of this episode

[whelshguy]

fucking shit!!!!!!!!!!!

[thechidg]

What a boring episode!

[Beaverhausen88]

this is one on THE best episodes ever!!! we find out about the characters past and its the only soap ever to have done this!! hopefully at the awards june brown wipes the boards if only to hear her acceptance speech!!!!

[studz89]

This was the worst episode ever !!!

[solitarywiccan1]

i agree. i felt like commiting suicide watching this episode. lol

[HonkiestWigga]

What a fucking boring episode this was, How many youths would actually sit and watch an 80 year old lady record a tape and prattle on for 30 mins. Jesus get a grip bbc

[TanyaTurner06]

Probably none as youths don't appreciate quality drama.I take it you prefer explosions etc which have been done hundreds of times. If only you was old enough to understand

[missqueenie4]

:-)that is true - but not for me!!! whoever thinks this is bad, boring, you cant have been watching eastenders for long because if you were you would understand the emotion.

[sitwellosbert]

june brown is a genius actress,she deserves a damehood for her incredibly moving and realistic performance, how many actors of her age are still working? remembering lines isn't east at any age, exellent writing too.

[thefabbee2]

i am sorry, but this has got 2 be the most boring episode ive seen. ever.

[bababoum]

yep

[patarciepaul]

boring and shit

[bhavkish]

i like eggs

[xlawspawsx]

this is the borinest episode ever i seen!!!

[bhavkish]

she is soooo buff lolz

[ConnorP95]

Most boring episode in Eastenders history!

[solitarywiccan1]

lol

[bhavkish]

lol two years ago i posted that comment...time flies :)

[solitarywiccan1]

Wow. This episode was 2 years ago. Yeah, it sure has gone quick. Dont seem like 2 years ago. lol

[dolphinite07]

this episode let me down, for eastenders.

[whelshguy]

this is shit

[rawlf001]

i feels so sorry 4 poor dot!

[Naughtyexcellento]

I'm totally with you.The ending absolutely crap.

[kellyandchelsea]

iya dot i wana sey this is chelsea duvall and things will get better baby i just feel it in my fat headed shrimp toe i love the way you ae copeing and i wana sey that jim will keep his pimp hands strong foreva baby

xx dot & jim & chelsea & bradley 2008 keeping it strong for jims sake luv uz baby my futoure nan in law i am being soo seroiuse i am inlove with bradley and stacey can fuck off oohh soz dot pardon my french luv you and leave you my special lil pettal xxchelsea megan duval

[ibz12]

this was the most boring episode ever

[fatbuds77]

you can't even spell, you f***ing moron!!!

[G33i07]

wel that might be coz im spanish u moron no let me be

[kencoson0]

soup?? if you mean soap then its on because its popular..

and if you're gonna take time out of your life to go on youtube and go on things you don't even like then thats your problem.. no one cares what you think!!

[KILLERBREW456]

dots single episode was brilliant tony holland (R.I.P) was the best eastenders writer in the whole wide world to sad he passed away but its a good job he finished writing it !!! may god be with you Tony Holland (R.I.P) And Also Julia Smith (R.I.P)

[chrisjhaych]

Tony Jordan wrote the episode not Tony Holland!

Good episode though!

[friendsfan004]

i new it was boring i fought datjac or ron mite b in this ep but it was her own ep

[zoe8989]

this was a boring ep

[AVABlinkDrWho10]

because your ignorant

[bababoum]

I watched this 8 hours a go and I've only just stopped crying. Truly emotional stuff.

[friendsfan004]

m 2

[BoroArmy93]

Just wot i need, a bunch of loud mouth, gobshite cocknies running their mouths on my TV

[LilBaybeeAmie]

WTF? Eastenders is set in London where you get cocknies and they dont even talk that much like cocknies (Living in London I should know) If you don't like, don't watch and don't comment!

[doramaso]

If only they would axe that program.

[S350XWB]

Why? It had the most watched single episode of 2007 beating Corrie and major sports events. Over 14 million people watch it so with ratings like that it proves people want to watch and therefore should remain on.

[doramaso]

well well well whare do i start.yes people do want to watch it but it is the most depressing program on tv.dont you realise that watchers like you keep the quality of tv at its lowest.probably not.

show masses of people depressing programs and that is all they will expect.THINK!

[doctorwhoone]

I dont like Eastenders , but ive got to admit , why is the BBC showing clips of upcoming storys like this when fans of the show like my mum dont want it being spoiled before it's even been watched ! , it's rediculaus , even the Newspapers and TV Magazines give stuff away , so really , whats the point in watching something if the plot is told straight away ? theres something for alot of you to think about ! .

Cheers , Jason [ Doctor Who One ]

[arsenalfan03]

yes i agree, you are right that did give me something to think about whats the point of watching something if you already know whats going to happen. but some people do like to know whats going to happen before they watch the program.

[doctorwhoone]

Hi Arsenal Fan 03 , thanks for agreeing with me , i was hoping it would put some throught into someone . I was annoyed with the Sun newspaper back in 2005 when they revealed the New Series Emperor Dalek for Doctor Who , the trailer for the episode it appeared heard it say " They survive through me " and i throught it was Davros , the creator of the Daleks , and the bloody Sun spoiled it for me .

Cheers , Jason [ Doctor Who One ]

[bradibbo]

uuuuuu, the things i would do to dot if she let me. mmmmmmmmmm

[ancientfish]

i'd tap that.

[dokken1988]

what a con celeb hijack was this year

every vote was tampered with from day one

robbing E4

[08james08]

She is probably doesnt really need to act cause she must be really upset in real life. hope Jim gets better :)

[Dacca101]

DID Jim die in real life?

[NikkiNSezzie]

no the guy had a stroke as well

get well soon miss u on the soap dot is wondering around deosnt no what to do wiv herself as you arent there so get well soon xx

[SpawnSoul1337]

Eastenders rocks!

[taniaislam1989]

I agreed with you :)

[henrig15]

I luv old dot!! I can't believe he had a stroke in real life! :-O

[LiteraryDreams]

So how did they write him out of it for a while? He just vanished? It's a bit silly, if he's in hospital you'd think she'd go and see him? :S

[ConnorP95]

He had a stroke in real life too.

[S350XWB]

She has gone to visit him many times but due to the actors real poor health they cant show him.

[starryxblue]

I cannot believe people think this actually might get boring! All the way through, I was on tenterhooks for her next words! Can you imagine the ratings this ep is going to get!? =D

[charlotteX0X]

roxy is a geezzer bird get some taste

[rawlf001]

i feel so sorry for dot

[XxSkillsForPillsxX]

same. i actually had tears when she came to find her house trashed and the bird flew away =[

[DriftK13]

June Brown is an amazing actress i hope she stays with eastenders until the day she dies!!

And some of you are right Jim has had a stroke but hes not dead in real.

ROXY IS SOOOOOOO HOT!!

[Mikel4321]

Great dialogue, however without flashbacks and stuff, I don't see how this can fill 27 minutes. Unless they make it shorter and pad it out with an ad for ashes to ashes at the end.

[VrtyBrtn]

Can't wait for this! I'm a complete BBC addict, and Eastenders is the only soap I watch.

[S350XWB]

EastEnders is fantastic at the moment and June Brown is an amazing actress, I'm looking forward to this episode a lot!

[claireone]

he didnt die in real life, He had a stroke

[MichaelWil93]

Jim died in real life

[Minniminxy]

His not dead he had a stroke and is now making good progress.

[h8meatspin]

Love her so much

[BlackStonesNana]

bless

[xILoveCatsx]

I hope he comes back! I loved them together they are an iconic couple! Best wishes to him and his family!

[SuzieSueBloggz]

aww bless her

[wden01]

little like the boosh mad the first episode is going on utube in a few weeks ive got a andy and apocaliptoe trailer already the trailer is cartoon but cool wach it pleeze add coment!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MynameisnotFrank]

This is going to be fantastic. EastEnders at its very best.

[traceymillington]

poor old dot .hope he get better soon we all miss him

[FamilySimFemale]

Personally, I think the writer's handled this story line badly...

Didn't they know that the actor who played Jim Branning was ill?? why weren't they more professional and write him out, instead of saying "oh he's ill!" for god knows how long?

[LeChiffre1]

No, they didn't know he was going to be ill. He had a stroke and so they were forced to quickly write him out. Due to his condition he couldn't act out a proper leaving story.

[DaveIsParamount]

Well nobody can predict a stroke unfortunately so once it happened they had to do something. I think they've done it this way in the hope (and i do hope as well) that he makes a good recovery and who knows, could maybe return to our screens one day.

[OutlawGirl16]

ahh bless her shes been though a rough time recently

that was very touching

[benfieldneil]

can u post the other 7mins and 10 secs cos then wont have to tune in,i heard she was genuinly upset doing this bless her i hope he gets better soon so we dont have to put up with anymore one off half hour specials...bring on franks funeral.

[TheMasterssidekik]

She is sat there, at the breakfast table. Did you know that? Lol. Touching..

[Bassdog]

Don't be so negative and unimaginative.

This is going to touch so many people, and looks a really special performance whether you like it or not.

I'd have thought in a place where someone like geriatric1927 commands such respect, viewers on youtube at least can appreciate the poignancy and dignity of this.

It'd be a lot easier for them to chuck in another pregnancy or suicide attempt for the sake of better viewing figures.

[alexlaw45]

its ganna be sad, but i dont think half an hour of dot is very good lol.

[humanfriend]

Dot Branning...nothing but Dot Branning...for half an hour? Oh dear...

[Carlovingjosh]

Lol thanks BBC ha