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James Archibald Jim Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders played by John Bardon first appearing on 29 April 1996 and becoming a regular character in 1999 and remained in the series until 2011.Jim was temporarily written out of the show in August 2007 due to Bardon suffering a stroke. A storyline was created that Jim also suffered a stroke. It was reported on 10 March 2008 that Bardon would be returning to the role of Jim in summer 2008.