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Thomas "Rocky" Cotton is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Brian Conley. He was introduced under the alias Terry Cant, the estranged father of Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) in episode 6274, broadcast on 18 May 2021, after his casting details were announced in February of that year. He was initially billed as the "ultimate people pleaser" and a charmer. In his time on the show, his storylines focused on the exposure of his false identity, his relationship and eventual marriage to Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth), burning down the Bridge Street Café in an insurance scam, and being one of the potential victims in "The Six" storyline. In September 2023, it was announced that Conley had left the soap, with his last appearance being depicted in episode 6830, which aired on 29 December 2023. Storylines Rocky arrives in Walford and instantly bumps into Rainie Highway (Tanya Franks) after leaving the tube station. He asks her for directions to Albert Square and arrives at the local club, where he charms punters with stories. Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) walks into the club and argues with Dotty Cotton (Milly Zero) and comes face with Rocky but is unaware of who he is and leaves after labelling him a pervert. Rocky then arrives at The Queen Victoria looking for Sonia, who hides from him but he finds her and introduces himself as her father, confirming that he received a letter that she had sent to him. After Sonia tells Rocky that her mother, Carol Jackson (Lindsey Coulson) told her that he had walked out on them, Rocky tells Sonia that he loved Carol and they would have remained together if it had not been for Carol's next partner Alan Jackson (Howard Antony). He asks Sonia to have a drink with him, which she agrees to, and recognises Carol's brother, Jack Branning (Scott Maslen). Rocky tries to build bridges, but Sonia is unwilling to. He later marries Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth), to whom unbeknownst to Kathy he has a previous wife he married in 1997. Jo Cotton (Vicki Michelle) arrives at the square and reveals to Rocky she still has "Jasper", who is later revealed to be a parrot after much speculation Rocky had a secret son. She later arrives on their wedding day and tells Rocky she wants money for her silence. Kathy later finds out what had happened and orders Jo to leave. Jo later then blackmails them both for £50,000 to keep quiet about Rocky's bigamy and they later both rack up the money before Jo leaves the square. In October 2023, it is revealed that Rocky has a gambling addiction. He is falling into more debt and later falls into the bad hands of Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry) after he falls into debt with him. Nish continues to blackmail Rocky, to which Harvey Monroe (Ross Boatman) finds out and tries to help Rocky through his debt – to which Rocky then burns down Kathy's café in an insurance scam attempt to receive the money to satisfy Nish's demands. Kathy is horrified when she finds out about the scam, especially since her grandsons Peter Beale (Thomas Law) and Bobby Beale (Clay Milner Russell) were seriously injured in the fire. As a result, she leaves him. Two months later, Rocky grows suspicious of Kathy as she does not allow him into the burnt café and rebuffs his suggestions to fix it. Rocky is unaware that Kathy has helped Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), Denise Fox (Diane Parish), Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) and Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal) bury to body of Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) under the café floor. To stop Rocky from asking more questions, Kathy reluctantly informs the police of Rocky's insurance scam and he is arrested. Initially, Rocky plans on fighting the case, but Kathy persuades him not to, promising to be there when he is released. Rocky and Kathy tearfully bid farewell to each other. In March 2024, it is revealed that Rocky has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for the insurance scam. Development Introduction Rocky was introduced as Terry Cant, the estranged father of established character Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy), with Conley's casting being announced on 15 February 2021. Rocky made his first appearance on 18 May 2021. Conley's contract was a long term one as a "series regular". Conley teased the reason for Terry's arrival as "he wants to find Sonia and [viewers] need to find out why". The character also entered with a hidden backstory, but "needs to try to convince Sonia that he is a good man and initially you are skeptical". Terry is billed the "ultimate people pleaser", who would be "quick to charm everyone on the Square and make himself at home" and "dip into everyone's lives". Conley also explained that Terry had a more humorous side, saying "He's cheeky, his name's Rocky and my wife and kids roared at that", and hoped viewers would find the character funny. Conley said he found himself relating to Terry on some occasions, saying "I'm a cheeky cockney lad, and Terry is too", adding that "He's got the gift of the gab". On his casting, Conley said "As you can imagine being a Londoner and now being part of EastEnders is such an incredible moment for me. I know for sure my dad's looking down from above and saying 'Good on yer son'", adding that he felt it was an "honour" to be cast on the show. He also described joining EastEnders as an "incredible moment", joking that he could not wait to order his first pint at The Queen Vic. When conflict arises, the character prefers to "defuse things with comedy". Executive producer Jon Sen and his team wrote Rocky especially for Conley. The actor said that he received a call from EastEnders producers who said "they have this character and they want me in it". The actor was happy to not have to go through an audition process as he is "rubbish" at them. Sen said that despite Rocky being somewhat difficult to cast, Conley was the perfect person to play the character, saying "the moment we met Brian, we knew instantly we had found our man", calling the actor "a talented performer whose charm, wit and charisma are exactly the qualities we want for Terry". Conley explained in an interview with Inside Soap that EastEnders bosses had searched for an actor to play Terry for a while and that he was informed of his casting before Christmas 2020. Conley admitted that he "had to work on [his character's] accent" at first. The actor added that since he is also a comedian, he hoped his character could "lighten things up" around Walford. Sen teased storylines for the character, saying "We've got some wonderful stories in store for him and can't wait for the audience to see Brian bring him to life". Sen believed Conley's charm and charisma not only won him the role, but it also helped to "throw viewers off the scent" of the character's more villainous nature. Relationship with Kathy Beale After Rocky began a relationship with Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth). Conley said Rocky was "madly in love with Kathy" as she is "a true gem" and.... Discover the Tom Rocky Mike Brian Steve popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Tom Rocky Mike Brian Steve books.