Kevin Wicks

Kevin Wicks is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Phil Daniels. Kevin made his first appearance on 17 February 2006 when he was introduced onto the show alongside his two children Carly (Kellie Shirley) and Deano (Matt Di Angelo), and is introduced as the nephew of long running character of Pat Butcher (Pam St. Clement). Kevin, a wheeler dealer, is described as caring, sensitive and a cheeky chappy. It was announced on 18 August 2007 that Daniels had decided not to renew his contract, and on-screen Kevin was killed off in a car accident in an episode set on New Year's Eve 2007 and was broadcast on New Year's Day 2008.

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Backstory

Kevin married Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) and had one son with her named Jimbo (Lloyd Richards), who had cystic fibrosis. Shirley had several affairs while married to Kevin and became pregnant twice; Kevin was not their father. Kevin brought Shirley's children, Carly (Kellie Shirley) and Deano (Matt Di Angelo), up as his own. However, Shirley found parenting tough; she abandoned Kevin in 1989, leaving him a single parent. Jimbo eventually died from his illness; Shirley failed to return for his funeral and did not contact her surviving children.