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Cico Maldini

Played by Michele Morrone

A well-connected but unreliable Italian fixer entrusted with helping Eddie and Susie establish their operation abroad.

Biography

Cico is a small-time Italian criminal with an extensive network of contacts. He is Bella’s husband and initially acts as Eddie and Susie’s local guide to the criminal landscape of northern Italy. The value of his connections does not make him a trustworthy partner.[1][2][3]

The Gentlemen

Season 1

Reveal Season 1 story spoilers

Netflix introduces Cico as a new Season 2 player. His involvement belongs to the Italian expansion rather than to a verified Season 1 plot.[1][2][3]

Season 2

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Cico and Bella visit Halstead for the shooting weekend. He claims that Marco Moretti has discovered the cannabis operation and demands a large annual payment, then proposes acquiring a Botticelli painting to win Marco over. After the expensive auction purchase, thieves try to take the painting back. Interrogating Robert leads Eddie and Susie to Cico, who has used the name Gino de Bambi. The painting was his, and the theft would let him keep both the sale money and the artwork. Eddie and Susie arrange direct contact with Marco and expose the deception in Italy. Cico is killed by being fed to a tiger; Bella later takes over his liaison role.[1][2][3]

Personality

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Cico’s dishonesty is demonstrated by the painting scheme, not merely asserted by people who dislike him. His jealous behavior toward Bella and his affected complaint that a sound bottle of wine is corked also expose insecurity beneath the performance of sophistication. He is useful because he knows people, but repeatedly undermines that usefulness through self-serving decisions.[1][2][3]

Physical Appearance

A retrieved style article captions Cico in a relaxed pose with a cigarette in his hand. That is the supported visual detail retained here; the article does not establish character height, eye color, or a consistent costume inventory.[4]

Notes

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Francesco is corroborated by ELLE and the episode guide. Gino de Bambi is the name Robert gives his Italian contact during the painting investigation; the investigators identify that contact as Cico. It is treated as an alias in that specific fraud, not as a separate character.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑The Gentlemen Season 2 Cast: Meet Eddie’s Growing Empire of Allies and Enemies — Netflix Tudum · primary

    Retrieved current S2 source; plot claims are bounded to its text.

    Source access recorded: 2026-10-24
  2. ↑The Gentlemen Season 2 Episode Guide & Ending Explained — The Viewers Perspective · secondary

    Independent recap; extracted text covers episodes 1–3 substantially, then jumps; release-date error (Sept 4) is rejected in favor of Netflix.

    Source access recorded: 2026-10-24
  3. ↑The Gentlemen Series 2 Episode 1 Recap — Reel Mockery · secondary

    Retrieved episode recap; plot only, with actor/name spellings checked against credit listings where available.

    Source access recorded: 2026-10-24
  4. ↑The style and watches of The Gentlemen season 2 — Care of Carl · secondary-commercial

    Limited Cico smoking-pose caption used; speculative watch identifications are not converted into established facts.

    Source access recorded: 2026-10-24
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