Carol Jackson
Carol Ann Jackson (née Branning) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Lindsey Coulson. The character was introduced in 1993 as part of a new problem family. Coulson decided to quit the role in 1997, but she returned temporarily in 1999 as part of a storyline that marked Carol's daughter Bianca's exit. On 25 October 2009 it was confirmed that she would return along with other members of the Jackson family, Sonia, Robbie and Billie, on 15 February 2010, although her first appearance in 2010 is in EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford, an episode released exclusively to DVD on 8 February 2010. Carol is depicted as a tough, working-class grafter, fiercely defensive of her four children. Carol's storylines include relationships with several men including David Wicks, Alan Jackson, Dan Sullivan, Eddie Moon and Connor Stanley, and the death of her son Billie from binge drinking. Carol, along with the rest of her family took a break from the show in 2012, and returned on 29 October 2012.
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“Then bowed down the highest tree
unto his mother’s hand;
Then she cried, “See, Joseph,
I have cherries at command.””
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