Beppe di Marco | |||||||||||||||||||||
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EastEnders character | |||||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Michael Greco | ||||||||||||||||||||
Duration | 1998–2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 1568 29 January 1998 |
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Last appearance | Episode 2319 4 June 2002 |
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Introduced by | Jane Harris | ||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
Profile | |||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Club owner police officer |
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Father | Giuseppe di Marco |
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Mother | Rosa di Marco |
Brothers | Gianni di Marco |
Sisters |
Teresa di Marco Nicky di Marco |
Wife | Sandra di Marco |
Sons | Joe di Marco |
Grandfathers | Bruno di Marco |
Grandmothers | Luisa di Marco |
Uncles | Franco di Marco |
First cousins | Luca 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 first appears when George Palmer and Peggy Mitchell (Paul Moriarty and Barbara Windsor) attend his father's funeral in January 1998. He moves to Albert Square in February 1998, with the rest of his family: mother Rosa (Louise Jameson), brother Gianni (Marc Bannerman) and sisters Teresa (Leila Birch) and Nicky (Carly Hillman). Beppe's family come to Walford to open an Italian restaurant, while he has built himself a successful career in the police force, progressing through the ranks to the Vice squad.
Beppe is a single father to Joe (Jake Kyprianou). Joe's mother, Sandra (Clare Wilkie) left them when Joe was 10 months old - driven away by Beppe's interfering family, who never forgave her for not being Italian.