Eldorado hunk Marcus Tandy actor Jesse Birdsall unrecognisable - 30 years since soap flop
ok.co.ukThe 90s TV soap flop Eldorado introduced us to hunk Marcus Tandy, played by Jesse Birdsall, who looks completely unrecognisable 30 years later.
And the star is now married to an Only Fools and Horses icon.The BBC soap was seen as the UK's answer to Dallas and Dynasty, as it followed a group of Brits living in a mini town in Los Barcos, Spain, navigating their new lives abroad.
Eldorado first aired in 1992 and reportedly cost the BBC around £10 million to make. But it was on our screens for just 156 episodes before it was axed after ratings dropped and the hyped-up soap was slated by critics despite its prime time spot.
While it was short-lived, viewers may remember shady wheeler-dealer Marcus, who was never far away from trouble in Spain and even had the honour of closing the soap's final scene.
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