Beppe di Marco Beppe di Marco Beppe di Marco is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera "EastEnders", played by Michael Greco. He made his first appearance on 29 January 1998, but was axed by executive producer John Yorke in 2002, with his final scene airing on 4 June 2002. Beppe is his family's pride and joy, so it is a big shock to them when he is fired from the police force for attempting to frame local hardman Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp). Beppe is the local heart-throb and he has numerous relationships in Albert Square, which all end in disaster. Beppe
Grant Mitchell (EastEnders) scenes required stunt doubles, divers and crash test dummies and it has been hailed as "one of the soap's most dramatic storylines ever." Initially viewers were left uncertain as to whether Grant survived the crash, but the character was not killed off and a week later viewers saw Grant depart along with his daughter Courtney for a new life in Rio, Brazil. A spokesperson from the BBC confirmed, "the door is always open for a return." Kemp never ruled out a return to the show and after nearly six years away he was lured back to "EastEnders" for a fixed