EastEnders character
David Wicks
Portrayed by	Michael French
Duration	1993–1996
First appearance	23 December 1993
Last appearance	21 November 1996
Profile
Date of birth	21 April 1962
Status	Divorced
Occupation	Car dealer
Family Family Beale family Wives Lorraine Wicks Father Pete Beale Mother Pat Evans Adoptive father Brian Wicks Half brothers Simon Wicks Ian Beale Sons Joe Wicks Daughters Bianca Jackson Karen Wicks Grandsons Liam Butcher Morgan Jackson-King Granddaughters Natasha Butcher Tiffany Dean Grandfathers Albert Beale Grandmothers Lou Beale Lydia Harris Uncles Harry Beale Ronnie Beale Kenny Beale Jimmy Harris Geoff Harris Aunts Maggie Flaherty Dora Beale Pauline Fowler Joan Harris Great uncles Terence Medeemey Great aunts Liz Medeemey Flo Medeemey Elsie Medeemey Queenie Medeemey Doris Miller Mabel Great great aunts Dolly Beale Cousins Elizabeth Beale Billy Harris Jean Harris Eamonn Flaherty Conor Flaherty John Flaherty Tommy Flaherty Mark Fowler Michelle Fowler Martin Fowler Nephews Steven Beale Peter Beale Bobby Beale Nieces Lucy Beale First cousins  once removed Joanne Colette Flaherty Eamonn Flaherty Jr. Declan Flaherty Kylie Flaherty Carl Flaherty Mary Flaherty Vicki Fowler Mark Fowler Jr. Rebecca Miller Second cousins  twice removed Nellie Ellis

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History

David is the son of Pat Evans and her first husband Pete Beale. Pat and Pete split up when David and his brother Simon were young and Pat remarried to Brian Wicks, who adopted both David and Simon (who turned out to be Brian's biological son). Meanwhile Pete remarried to Kathy Hills and had another son, Ian. Pete had no further contact with David and Simon. Patricia Pat Evans (née Harris; previously Beale, Wicks and Butcher) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Peter Pete Beale was a fictional character played by Peter Dean on the popular British BBC1 soap opera EastEnders. ... Brian Wicks was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Kathy Hills (previously Beale and Mitchell) is a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders. ... Ian Albert Beale is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

David moved away from home at a young age, and his mother didn't see him until he returned for Pete's funeral in 1993. Before this, in his teenage years, David had unknowingly got Carol Jackson pregnant with a daughter, who was named Bianca. David didn't find out until after a couple of years living in Albert Square, when Carol moved in with Bianca and a few more kids. David almost went into a relationship with Bianca before he realised that she was his daughter. When he found out eventually, he told her after she was coming onto him constantly. Afterwards Bianca was very frosty towards him, but eventually they formed a relationship and became quite close. Carol Jackson (née Branning) was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Bianca Butcher (née Branning; previously Jackson) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Patsy Palmer. ... Albert Square is the fictional location of the British soap opera Eastenders. ...

During the time period of having moved away and his return to Albert Square, he married Lorraine Wicks and had two children, Joe and Karen. Lorraine Wicks was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Joe Wicks was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Karen died in a car crash shortly after David left the family, having had repetitive affairs and being asked to leave by Lorraine. Joe later turned up in Walford in 1996. Walford is a fictional borough of East London in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Joe with his reluctant father David

Joe's return caused many problems for David, and at first David rejected the idea of having his son back in his life. However, after Joe ran away and turned up at David's again, he became more receptive to Joe and having him in his life again. Eventually Joe and Lorraine moved down to London from Bolton and Joe moved in with David. Things went OK for a little while but Karen's death had seriously affected Joe. Joe blamed himself for Karen's death because on the day that Karen died, they'd had an argument over who would sit in the front seat in the car. Joe won and Karen was sitting in the back when a lorry crashed into the car. Karen was horrifically injured and died, whilst Joe walked away with little more than bruises. This led to Joe developing schizophrenia and exhibiting increasingly weird behaviour that got progressively worse. This was too much for David and one of the reasons why he eventually left Walford. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (926x673, 108 KB) Summary Picture taken from BBCs EastEnders(Screenshot) Licensing This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such, the copyright for it is most likely owned by the company or corporation that... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (926x673, 108 KB) Summary Picture taken from BBCs EastEnders(Screenshot) Licensing This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such, the copyright for it is most likely owned by the company or corporation that... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Bolton. ... Lorry Look up Lorry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Can mean: A truck, in the sense of a commercial large goods vehicle. ... Walford is a fictional borough of East London in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

David was a notorious womaniser. He had relations with Sam Mitchell and an affair with Cindy Beale, the wife of his half-brother Ian. Unfortunately Cindy became obsessed with the idea of running off with David, and hired a hit man to kill Ian. Ian was shot but survived, and when David found out, he felt it was too much and ended the relationship, but not before helping her escape with Ian and her two children. Samantha (Sam) Hunter is a fictional character in the popular BBC1 soap opera EastEnders. ... Lucinda Cindy Beale (née Williams) was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Shortly after, David had a fling with old flame, Carol.

Eventually, the truth came out about David's affair and fore-knowledge of the attempted murder of Ian, and with the loss of friends and alienation of his family, together with Joe's worsening mental condition with schizophrenia he decided it was too much and left Albert Square in a torrent of tears one night after telling Joe he was going. He went to Milan at first, and hasn't been heard from since (although the BBC website has stated at one point he is either living in Australia or New Zealand).^[1][2] For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ...

References

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External links

• David Wicks at bbc.co.uk