Ross Kemp (now "Emmerdale") as Graham Lodsworth. Guest appearances in "London's Burning" and "Birds of a Feather" followed, before he had a minor role in the 1987 film "Playing Away" alongside Neil Morrissey. In 1990 Kemp appeared in an edition of the Anglia Television police drama "The Chief." The episode, entitled "Call Sign Bravo", saw Kemp play the role of Police Constable Dennis Scovell. Kemp's best-known role to date is that of hardman Grant Mitchell in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders". Making his debut in February 1990, his character was often at the centre of major storylines, including abusive marriages to Sharon
Andy O'Brien (EastEnders) first main character to be killed off in 1986, just over a year after the show began. During this time, rumours began to circulate in the British press that Ross Davidson was dropped because Julia Smith disapproved of the off-screen relationship he was having with Shirley Cheriton, the actress who played Debbie. This was denied by Smith in "EastEnders: The Inside Story". In 1994, Davidson gave his own account of why Andy was written out of the serial to the American-based fan newspaper, "Walford Gazette". He stated that hostility arose between him and Smith following the recording of an "EastEnders"