Dean Wicks
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A promotional image of Dean Wicks
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| EastEnders character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Matt Di Angelo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2006–2008, 2014–2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 3075 2 January 2006 |
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| Last appearance | Episode 5224 5 February 2016 |
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| Introduced by |
Kate Harwood (2006) Dominic Treadwell-Collins (2014) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Market trader Barman Hair stylist Businessman |
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| Family | Carter |
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| Father | Buster Briggs |
| Mother | Shirley Carter |
| Stepfather | Kevin Wicks |
| Brothers | Mick Carter |
| Half-brothers | Jimbo Wicks |
| Half-sisters | Carly Wicks |
| Daughters | Jade Green |
| Grandfathers | Stan Carter |
| Grandmothers | Sylvie Carter |
| Aunts | Tina Carter |
| Nephews |
Lee Carter Johnny Carter Ollie Carter |
| Nieces | Nancy Carter |
| Other relatives | Babe Smith |
Dean "Deano" Wicks is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders played by Matt Di Angelo. He made his first appearance on 2 January 2006. It was announced on 18 August 2007 that the characters of Deano and his sister Carly Wicks (Kellie Shirley) were being axed by executive producer Diederick Santer. Deano made his final appearance on 7 February 2008. On 15 January 2014, it was announced that Deano, now called Dean, would be returning and Di Angelo would begin filming the following month. Di Angelo took a three-month break from the soap from January to April 2015, with a one-off appearance in February to tie in with the show's 30th anniversary celebrations. In October 2015, it was announced that Di Angelo would be leaving the show in early 2016. The character is arrested for attempted rape with his final scenes set in court airing on 4 and 5 February 2016. In August 2016, Dean is acquitted of attempted rape after standing trial off-screen.
When Deano arrives in Walford in 2006, he persuades his great aunt Pat Evans (Pam St. Clement) to take him in and is soon joined by his stepfather Kevin Wicks (Phil Daniels) and sister Carly (Kellie Shirley). Deano causes trouble by spiking Stacey Slater's (Lacey Turner) alcohol with drugs and allowing Bradley Branning (Charlie Clements) to take the blame, stealing The Queen Victoria (The Vic) public house's bust and driving recklessly, crashing a car – behaviour prompted by the anniversary of his brother Jimbo's (Lloyd Richards) death. Deano is unwittingly reunited with his estranged mother, Shirley Carter (Linda Henry), during a family holiday in Dorset. Despite Kevin's efforts to stop her, Shirley makes herself known to Deano and Carly and eventually reveals that she is their mother. Deano struggles with this and after seeing Shirley behave promiscuously, he behaves recklessly and crashes a car at high-speed injuring himself, his passenger Chelsea Fox (Tiana Benjamin) and a pedestrian, Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald). Deano nearly dies from his injuries but bonds with Shirley during his recovery. Kevin is opposed to this and during many arguments, the truth about Deano and Carly's paternity is revealed by Shirley: Kevin is not their biological father. Deano is devastated and threatens suicide by almost setting himself on fire but is stopped before going through with it.
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