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Grantham's role as Den Watts had earned him iconic status among TV fans by the time 1989, and he built on this success by appearing in other television roles during the 90s, though none of these attracted the media attention or public popularity that he had enjoyed as "Dirty Den".
He had made a handful of parts roles on other television programmes prior to joining EastEnders, most notably Doctor Who, but was virtually unknown to the British public when he made his first appearance as Den Watts on 19 February 1985. Interestingly, his most famous character was referenced on the revived series of Doctor Who in 2006. In the episode "Army of Ghosts" the Doctor and others watch a piece of an episode of EastEnders wherein the ghost of Den Watts is supposedly returning to the pub. It is promptly told to leave before the channel is changed.
