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{{Villain_Infobox|Box title = Leslie Grantham|fullname = Leslie Michael Grantham|occupation = Actor|crimes = Accidentally shooting a German taxi driver resulting in his death
{{Villain_Infobox|Box title = Leslie Grantham|fullname = Leslie Michael Grantham|occupation = Actor|crimes = Accidentally shooting a German taxi driver resulting in his death
Sex scandal|type of villain = Resourceful Villain|image = Leslie-grantham.jpg}}{{Quote|It’s shame that I have to carry forever. It haunts me to this day. I despise myself for what I did. But I don’t think apologising serves any purpose. I cannot alter history. I only wish I could.|Leslie Grantham on his murder of the German taxi driver}}'''Leslie Michael Grantham''' (30 April 1947 – 15 June 2018) was an English actor, best known for his role as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_Watts "Dirty" Den Watts] in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders.''
Sex scandal|type of villain = Resourceful Villain|image = Leslie-grantham.jpg}}{{Quote|It’s shame that I have to carry forever. It haunts me to this day. I despise myself for what I did. But I don’t think apologising serves any purpose. I cannot alter history. I only wish I could.|Leslie Grantham on his murder of the German taxi driver}}'''Leslie Michael Grantham''' (30 April 1947 – 15 June 2018) was an English actor, best known for his role as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_Watts "Dirty" Den Watts] in the BBC soap opera ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EastEnders EastEnders].''


He was a convicted murderer, having served 10 years for the killing of a West German taxi driver, and had significant press coverage resulting from an online sex scandal in 2004.
He was a convicted murderer, having served 10 years for the killing of a West German taxi driver, and had significant press coverage resulting from an online sex scandal in 2004.
== Career ==
Julia Smith, one of the co-creators of EastEnders, was aware of Grantham's crime but still let him play Den, saying that he had done his time.
Grantham's character proved popular with viewers, and Den (along with his wife Angie) became one of the biggest and most popular fictional couples of all time. Grantham soon became friends with Angie's actress, Anita Dobson, who also forgave him for the murder.
The scene where Angie gave Den divorce papers on the 1986 Christmas Day two-parter had 30 million viewers, making it the most viewed UK soap episode of all time.


== Crimes ==
== Crimes ==
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In his response to the sex scandal, Grantham released a statement which read, "I am wholeheartedly ashamed of my behaviour and feel that I have let down my colleagues, as well as my friends and family." He also added, "In some small recompense I intend to make a donation to charity as a mark of my apology." He maintained in later interviews that he 'was set up'. He attempted suicide three times as a result of the scandal.
In his response to the sex scandal, Grantham released a statement which read, "I am wholeheartedly ashamed of my behaviour and feel that I have let down my colleagues, as well as my friends and family." He also added, "In some small recompense I intend to make a donation to charity as a mark of my apology." He maintained in later interviews that he 'was set up'. He attempted suicide three times as a result of the scandal.
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== Death ==
Grantham passed away on June 15th 2018. Tributes were made by many EastEnders fans, and even Anita Dobson gave a speech about Grantham and how great she thought he was.[[Category:On & Off Villains]]
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