Richard made a point about the spelling of her name with the title of her 2000 autobiography, No ‘S’ My Life Story. For this re-recording, she teamed up with Mike Berry, her co-star in the sitcom ‘Are You Being Served? An argument breaks out when they can’t decide whose song to perform in a competition – Simon’s song, Something Outa Nothing, or one by Harry Reynolds (played by Gareth Potter) – who owns most of the instruments they play. EastEnders’ producer Julia Smith was very unhappy about this but Davidson defied her, telling him she could kill his character off if she wasn’t happy.

Nick Berry (born April 16, 1963 in Woodford, Essex) is an English television actor best known for his roles as Simon 'Wicksy' Wicks in EastEnders (1985–90), PC (later Sgt) Nick Rowan in Heartbeat (1992–98) and Mike Nicholls in Harbour Lights (1999). Another novelty on top of the UK charts… Unless I’m forgetting someone obvious, Nick Berry becomes the first singer of dubious talent to top the charts thanks to starring in a popular soap opera. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. When you place a bid on an auction, a message will be displayed on screen to confirm if your bid was successful.Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. Simon first plays "Every Loser Wins" in episode 165 of EastEnders after leaving The Banned, performing it alone on a piano in The Queen Victoria pub.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Having already seen the birth of the comedy-charity single earlier in the year, is it time to declare 1986 as the year that destroyed the charts…? Written and produced by Simon May, Stewart James and Bradley James, the song was heavily featured in the BBC soap opera EastEnders throughout the summer of 1986, sung by Berry's character Simon Wicks "Wicksy " Wicks and his band, The Banned. Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply.The composers Simon May, Stewart James and Bradley James, each received an Ivor Novello Award for the composition. In the next episode, he plays it to Michelle Fowler ( Susan Tully) and Lofty Holloway ( Tom Watt) and they record it onto a cassette. Please note, it is not possible to view the identity of the current bidder, only their auction username.

Betty Driver from Coronation Street would have had a hit in 1954 with I Know You’re Mine, but the record only sold well enough to reach the top 40 and there was only officially a top 12 at that time. Many 7" Vinyl Singles are sold in generic card or paper sleeves and not in the picture sleeves which are shown - these will be described as 'Generic' or 'Not Graded' in the condition descriptions above.Paul J Medford must have been happy to record this single for ‘EastEnders’ as he wanted to sing professionally, this being the reason he eventually left the show. Overall disappointed, but the record was fine it would have been preferable that it was stated that the cover was damaged/creased, wouldn't have purchased it otherwise. Berry’s studio recording of the former was one of three official BBC singles tied in with ‘EastEnders’ during 1986; in the original press release the BBC confidently predicted that “with full BBC TV and radio support this is definitely a top ten hit. It was the second biggest-selling single in the UK that year (after " Don't Leave Me This Way" by The Communards). The worst bit is the horrible three-note synth flourish that pierces the mellow mood every few lines, and on which the song ends.