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David Scarboro

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

David Scarboro
Scarboro as Mark Fowler in EastEnders
Born(1968-02-03)3 February 1968
Sidcup, London, England
Died27 April 1988(1988-04-27) (aged 20)
Beachy Head, East Sussex, England
OccupationActor
Years active1984–1988
TelevisionEastEnders (1985–1987)

David Timothy Scarboro[1] (3 February 1968 – 27 April 1988)[2] was an English actor, best known for portraying the original Mark Fowler in the British television soap opera EastEnders from the programme's inception in February 1985, until April 1985, and then appearing intermittently between 1986 and 1987.

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Career

Early years

Scarboro made his acting debut in Good Neighbours, a television drama that aired on BBC in 1984 as part of a series of standalone teleplays for the anthology series Scene.

In the same year he appeared as a member of troublemaker Gluxo Remington's gang in episodes of the school drama series Grange Hill. The script in his first episode called for Scarboro's character to chase Samuel "Zammo" McGuire across a children's playground in a park, and at one point jump over a see-saw. Following the jump, Scarboro accidentally stumbled and nearly fell — but somehow managed to right himself and keep going. He was really pleased that the scene was thought to look good and retained in the finished programme.[3]

EastEnders

From its inception in February 1985 until April of that same year, Scarboro played the part of Mark Fowler in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. The actor did not respond well to the sudden fame the role brought him, and later became very concerned when the writers decided that the character of Mark should become a racist.[4]

Things came to a head one day when the script called for a scene where Mark was to deliver racist abuse to Paul J. Medford's character, Kelvin Carpenter. Scarboro firmly refused to play the scene. After this it was decided he should leave the show. His character was abruptly written out of the storyline; one morning his family arose to discover he had secretly moved away during the night. Mark was not seen nor heard from for several months.

In December 1985, Scarboro briefly returned to the series in a storyline where Mark was reunited with his parents. His parents had travelled to visit him in Southend-on-Sea where he had settled with an older woman who had children from an earlier relationship. Scarboro subsequently returned for brief stints in 1986 and 1987, but never returned to the series on a permanent or on-going basis. Scarboro's last appearance in the series was in the episode aired on Christmas Day, 1987.

Personal life

Elements of the UK tabloid press reported that Scarboro had been fired from the show for turning up late for filming and being uncooperative on set. Away from the series, Scarboro initiated libel proceedings after several national papers published inaccurate stories about his private life, but the press continued to pursue him and his family. The News of the World discovered that Scarboro was in a psychiatric unit, and published photographs of the place. Scarboro subsequently left the unit because he could no longer get adequate treatment, and inaccurate stories about his condition were being published.[5]

Death

Scarboro was found at the bottom of Beachy Head on 27 April 1988.[6][7] He was buried at St Mary's Church, Tatsfield, Surrey. At the inquest into his death, the coroner gave an open verdict. A 1989 BBC documentary made by Scene about his life titled My Brother David was presented by his brother Simon.[8] Scarboro's parents left the UK after their son's death.

References

Specific
  1. ^ England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2004
  2. ^ Westbrook, Caroline (20 February 2020). "Which EastEnders actors have died since the show began?". Metro. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ^ According to Simon Scarboro in the 1988 BBC documentary My Brother David.
  4. ^ Albert Watson (31 December 1985). "Good viewing down to the bells". The Aberdeen Press and Journal. p. 15. Retrieved 9 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Carty's 30 years on TV". BBC News. 4 July 2002. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  6. ^ Hughes, Seren (23 January 2022). "The EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale stars who died tragically young". MyLondon. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  7. ^ McGroarty, Adam (7 December 2021). "Grange Hill: From health scares to run-ins with police, where the stars are now". Kent Live. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Scene: My Brother David - Documentary by Simon Scarboro (1989)". youtube.com. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
General
  • My Brother David, a 1988 BBC documentary presented by David Scarboro's brother Simon and produced by Roger Tonge for Scene.

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