John Altman says Dot Cotton's EastEnders funeral was too short

John Altman is convinced Dot Cotton's 'EastEnders' funeral was too short.

The actor - who played Dot's villainous son Nick Cotton - was devastated after his onscreen mum June Brown died aged 95 last year and he was among the viewers who tuned in to see her character's memorial service on the BBC soap when it aired in December.

However, John is adamant the scenes could have been extended, telling the Daily Star newspaper: "It seemed to be quite quick. They should have done an hour-long episode to pay homage to her. They could have put in some old scenes from over the years.

"But I do think they did June justice. I liked the cigarettes being thrown onto the coffin. June would have liked that."

John attended June's real life funeral after her death and said it was strange subsequently watching her character's memorial on TV.

He added: "It was quite bizarre. I went to her real funeral and then I watched the one on TV. I was quite moved by it. I found it very emotional."

A number of famous faces returned to Albert Square to pay their last respects to Dot, including Jacqueline Jossa - who played Lauren Branning - and Tom Watt - who played Lofty Holloway as well as Gary Hailes who was previously seen on the show as Barry Clark back in the 1980s.

However, John was unable to take part in the filming as his character Nick had been killed off 2015 . His mum Dot later confessed to killing him and spent several months behind bars.