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EastEnders - Who is more iconic?
Pat Butcher or Dot Cotton?
I can't decide! I think Dot might just edge it though...
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I'd say Dot. I loved Pat but I think Dot's image is more stuck in the general public's psyche. Even people that don'( watch EE know what Dot ooks like - she is very recogniseable. I'd say she along with Dirty Den are the most iconic characters in EE's history. They're up there with Hilda Ogden and Bet Lynch from Corrie.
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I think dot
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Dot.
Pat is up there but not quite Dot/Dirty Den level. |
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If you mean iconic as in more well known then its Dot Cotton. I think if you mention her the majority of people in the UK will at least have some idea of who she is unless they have been living under a rock.
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Before I watched Eastenders I'm 2011 I only knew Peggy, Kat, dot, phil, bianca , Michelle and den maybe Sharon too and only hear pat by name so I didn't have a clue until I actually watched it
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Before I watched Eastenders I'm 2011 I only knew Peggy, Kat, dot, phil, bianca , Michelle and den maybe Sharon too and only hear pat by name so I didn't have a clue until I actually watched it
![]() you missed the last 3 years (2007-2010) that EastEnders was exceptional!
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Haha, you started watching in 2011?
![]() you missed the last 3 years (2007-2010) that EastEnders was exceptional!![]()
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Can we stay on topic please ?
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Hmm, I would have to say Dot. I'm sure the majority of people in the UK have heard of Dot. But Pat Butcher is one of the most iconic characters ever in EE.
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June has said she will never quit EE so will die in the role. So Dot probably won't get an exit on screen. I wonder though how many ratings Dot's eventual funeral would get? like said here already, most of the country have to know who she is.
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Both equally I think as I can't choose between the two. Although I prefer Pat as a character.
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Dot!!! Both are iconic soap characters though!
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I would say Dot. Many people who I've spoken to think she is part of the original cast. Even my mum thinks this and she has been watching since day 1. I'm not gonna burst her bubble and tell her otherwise
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I'd say Dot. I loved Pat but I think Dot's image is more stuck in the general public's psyche. Even people that don'( watch EE know what Dot ooks like - she is very recogniseable. I'd say she along with Dirty Den are the most iconic characters in EE's history. They're up there with Hilda Ogden and Bet Lynch from Corrie.
Bet Lynch, Deirdre Barlow, Liz McDonald and Ken Barlow however are pretty recognizable to none Corrie fans so I'd say those are more iconic than Hilda. |
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I would say Dot. Many people who I've spoken to think she is part of the original cast. Even my mum thinks this and she has been watching since day 1. I'm not gonna burst her bubble and tell her otherwise
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I don't think you can measure iconicness. You are either an icon or you're not. They are both icons.
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Pat, she was related to everyone.
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I think they're both iconic but i'll choose....
Dot! |
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Haha, you started watching in 2011?
![]() you missed the last 3 years (2007-2010) that EastEnders was exceptional!![]() As for iconicness, I'd say Dot. People wanted to open launderettes called 'Dot Cotton's Wash Shop'. And people still call her 'Dot Cotton' as opposed to 'Dot Branning' which I guess symbolises her iconicness amongst older EE viewers. Pat is still legendary though, just not in the same way. |
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They are both legendary icons but Dot is the more famous of the two in regard to the general public.
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I would say Dot. Many people who I've spoken to think she is part of the original cast. Even my mum thinks this and she has been watching since day 1. I'm not gonna burst her bubble and tell her otherwise
![]() I think I burst their bubble though, oops
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As a none Corrie viewer, I can tell you that Hilda Ogden isn't iconic in my opinion as I have no idea who she is. I know in the eyes of viewers she is somewhat of legend but those that don't watch it, like me, probably have no idea who she is.
Bet Lynch, Deirdre Barlow, Liz McDonald and Ken Barlow however are pretty recognizable to none Corrie fans so I'd say those are more iconic than Hilda. |
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I wouldn't call EastEnders 'exceptional' around that time tbf.
As for iconicness, I'd say Dot. People wanted to open launderettes called 'Dot Cotton's Wash Shop'. And people still call her 'Dot Cotton' as opposed to 'Dot Branning' which I guess symbolises her iconicness amongst older EE viewers. Pat is still legendary though, just not in the same way. And yes, I agree with you there, Dot is probably the more iconic one, they're very different, but like I said dot edges it!
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Dot, I think more people know who Dot is than Pat aswell
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I think Dot might just edge it though...



I think I burst their bubble though, oops