Bradley Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Charlie Clements.

Bradley was conceived when his parents, Max (Jake Wood) and Rachel (Sukie Smith; Pooky Quesnel), were just 18 years old.

However, Max could not cope with being a young husband and father and eventually began an affair with an 18-year-old girl, Tanya Cross (Jo Joyner).

Bradley moves to Walford from Tring to live with his grandfather Jim (John Bardon) and his step-grandmother Dot (June Brown) when he gets a job as a banker in the City.

Stacey discovers she is pregnant by Bradley, but he persuades her to have an abortion, and tells their friends and families that she had a miscarriage.

They drift apart, and when Bradley does not invite Stacey to his employer's Christmas party, she turns up and embarrasses him, leading to their breakup.

Bradley has romances with his colleague Lydia Asler (Amy Noble) and beautician Preeti Choraria (Babita Pohoomull).

Max ends the affair by taking his family to Spain for six weeks, and while he is away, Bradley and Stacey reconcile and get engaged.

He is sexually harassed by his boss, Maggie Townsend (Angeline Ball), who sacks him after Dot berates her for her behaviour.

Their relationship runs smoothly until August 2008, when Stacey confesses to Bradley that she may be pregnant, which turns out to be untrue.

He decides to leave Walford for Edinburgh, but is interrupted by Syd, who persuades him to stay, and introduces him to her son Noah (Micah Thomas).

Bradley is taken hostage by Nick Cotton (John Altman) in Ian Beale's (Adam Woodyatt) café with other diners.

Nick refuses assistance and leaves by the back door, while Bradley falls foul to a gas explosion, knocking him unconscious.

On Christmas Day, Stacey tells Bradley she is pregnant, and was raped by Archie Mitchell (Larry Lamb).

However, Bradley is scared when DCI Jill Marsden (Sophie Stanton) reveals that a new forensic profile has been found and DNA screening will start soon.

Following this, Jack bribes DC Wayne Hughes (Jamie Treacher) to make the samples disappear.

When Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) is arrested for Archie's murder, Stacey tells Bradley everything will be fine.

He successfully retrieves the passports without being noticed by the police; however, his phone rings as he walks back to Stacey, and DCI Marsden spots him.

When he reaches the roof of the Queen Vic, he shouts to Stacey to run, before losing his balance and falling to his death as the residents look on in horror.

"[1] The character was allegedly conceived in the Hertfordshire town of Tring, where one of the EastEnders' storyline conferences was held.

As a result, Bradley was said to have originated from Tring on-screen before his move to East London to develop a career as a banker.

"[6] The couple were shown to face problems in August 2006, when Stacey declared she was pregnant with Bradley's child and, on the advice of his father, Max (Jake Wood), Bradley convinced Stacey to have an abortion; Jane Simon of The Mirror described the episode as "incredibly powerful".

"[11] On 13 November 2009, it was announced that Clements had quit the show and would depart in 2010, saying it is "time to move on and take on some new roles".

They're a shame if a much-loved actor wants to move on, but they're a chance to give characters an exciting and significant exit.

Bradley's departure relates to some of the stories we're playing either side of the 25th anniversary and I can certainly promise a memorable exit for him.

At the end of the live episode on 19 February 2010, Bradley died after falling from the roof of the Queen Victoria pub, while being pursued by a policeman.

[17] EastEnders received criticism for their portrayal of Bradley from residents of the Hertfordshire town where the character allegedly hailed from, Tring.

[2] Some residents of Tring believed that scriptwriters of the east London-based soap had portrayed their town as "snobbish", and there were complaints to Tring's Mayor, Mike James, who claimed that a lot of people were quite offended by the new character, who plays golf and drinks soya milk.

His mother wanted to teach him the value of money so encouraged him to get a job, which is why he worked as a caddy at the local golf course.

[2] Bradley's death was voted the third most emotional moment in television entertainment in a 2010 poll of 3,000 British people conducted by Freeview HD.