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
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"