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EastEnders: All you need to know about soap legend Michael French as David Wicks returns


Last night's episode of EastEnders saw David Wicks return. Played by actor Michael French, the character was last seen over ten years ago.

Played by actor Michael French, the character was last seen on Albert Square over ten years ago, returning for a series of brief stints in which he laid mum Pat Butcher to rest and attempted to reconcile with ex Carol Jackson. David is one of EastEnders’ most iconic figures (Credit: BBC) Along with Cindy Beale star Michelle Collins, Michael French decided to leave the soap in 1996 to pursue other acting roles. Other roles include the 1997 TV series Crime Traveller, two episodes of Dalziel and Pascoe, and voice work in video games Timesplitters: Future Perfect and C-12: Final Resistance.

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