The Branning family are a fictional, extended family in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. They joined the series in 1993 when they were known as the Jackson family and consisted of Carol Jackson, her partner Alan Jackson, her four children Bianca Jackson, Robbie Jackson, Sonia Jackson and Billie Jackson and Alan's grandmother Blossom Jackson. They were later joined by more of Carol's relatives—her parents Jim and Reenie Branning, brother Derek Branning and sisters April Branning and Suzy Branning. Jim later marries Dot Cotton and they are joined by Jim's grandson Bradley Branning. The family is then extended to include Bradley's father Max Branning (brother to Carol, Derek, April and Suzy), his wife Tanya Branning and their children Lauren Branning, Abi Branning and Oscar Branning, and another of Jim and Reenie's sons, Jack Branning. The family also includes Derek's children Joey Branning and Alice Branning, Bianca's husband Ricky Butcher and their children Liam Butcher and Tiffany Butcher, Bianca's son with Ray Dixon, Morgan Jackson-King, Bianca's adopted daughter Whitney Dean, Sonia's husband Martin Fowler and their daughter Rebecca Miller, Max's first wife Rachel Branning, Bradley's wife Stacey Slater, Jack's wives Selina Branning and Ronnie Mitchell and his children Penny Branning, Amy Mitchell, Richard Mitchell and James Branning. The most recent addition to the family is Max's third wife, Kirsty Branning.
The family has been central to some of EastEnders most notable storylines since their re-development in 2006. The family has participated in murder, blackmail and affairs to mention a few.
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