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Brian Wicks was the second husband of Pat Harris. He only appeared twice on-screen, however the character's history was heavily intertwined with several other key characters within the series, and he was mentioned regularly for the first 3-4 years. The character was heavily involved in one of EastEnders most complicated stories, the paternity of Simon Wicks. 2006 saw the introduction of Brian's extended family, however since his first fleeting appearances in 1988 and 1989, Brian has remained an off-screen character, referred to, but never seen. Brian was played by the actor Leslie Schofield, who notably returned to the series for a larger role in the 90s, playing the character Jeff Healy. Patricia Pat Evans (née Harris; formerly Beale, Wicks, Butcher) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Simon Wicksy Wicks was a fictional character in the British BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Storylines

Brian began an affair with Pat in the 60s, while she was still married to her first husband, Pete Beale. During this time Pat fell pregnant with her second son Simon, and claimed that Pete was the father. When Pat and Pete eventually divorced, Pat latched on to Brian. They married in 1966 and Brian adopted Simon, and Pat's older child David. Both boys took on Brian's surname. Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 10s - 20s - 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s - 110s 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 Note: Sometimes the 60s is used as shorthand for the 1960s, the 1860s, or other such decades in various centuries... Peter Pete Beale was a fictional character played by Peter Dean on the popular British BBC1 soap opera EastEnders. ... Simon Wicksy Wicks was a fictional character in the British BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... David Wicks was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Pat's marriage to Brian was not a happy one. He used to beat her and her children, and so she eventually left him in 1986, returning to her childhood home in Walford. Upon her return Pat immediately caused havoc by reavealing to her youngest son that Pete was not actually his father. Several other men were put in the frame, including Brian, publican Den Watts, Frank Butcher and Pete's brother Kenny. Furious rows errupted between all concerned, but Pat ominously refused to divulge the father's true identity. Walford is a fictional borough of East London in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Angie tells Den she has 6 months to live Dennis Den Watts was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by actor Leslie Grantham. ... Frank Butcher was a fictional character in the popular British soap opera EastEnders. ... Kenny Beale was an fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Brian first appeared on-screen on April 28, 1988. He had been informed that his wife had settled down with another man, Frank Butcher, and was running the local pub, The Queen Vic. Brian had allegedly come to see how Pat and Simon were, but seemed more concerned with how much money her businesses were making and his brief reunion with Pat was not a pleasant one. After calling her a tirade of abusive names, and almost getting into a fight with Frank, he warned Frank to keep away from Pat as she was a slag, and then left. April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The iconic look for the Queen Victoria, that has been used since 1992. ... Slag primarily used in the United Kingdom, to describe a woman (or recently a man) of loose morals who engages in casual sex, snogging and promiscuous behaviour, or a weak and pathetic male. ...

It wasn't until Lou Beale passed away in July 1988 that Pat finally revealed Simon's father's identity. It was the man he had called step-father his entire life, Brian Wicks. Simon was horrified by this, but later decided to visit Brian off-screen, returning to say that his father had been abusive towards him, and he only had four letter words to describe him. Simon and Brian never appeared on-screen together, although later plots inferred that they did correspond with each other, despite Simon claiming regularly that he hated him. Louise Lou Beale was a fictional character played by Anna Wing in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Aside from this plot, Brian continued to remain a menacing off-screen presence, continuously pestering Pat for money. Brian wasn't seen again until May 1989. Pat had decided that she wanted to marry Frank, and in order to do this she needed to divorce Brian. She met Brian and asked for the divorce, but Brian professed to still be in love with her and would not agree to the divorce, but made it clear that he was open to a monetary bribe. Brian either wanted £1000 or one of Frank's cars as pay off. Pat had no choice but to get Brian the car. She deceived Frank, claiming that her aunt Mabel's car had been totalled and asked if he could provide one for her. Frank agreed to get her the car free of charge. He managed to get hold of a mini, and Pat telephoned Brian to tell him of her success. Although he was slightly annoyed that the car he was getting was only a mini, he nevertheless agreed to give Pat a divorce. However, Ricky Butcher overheard their conversation and proceeded to blackmail Pat in return for his silence. Ricky eventually informed Frank, claiming that Pat was having an affair. Frank was furious and Pat thought he would leave her, however he shocked her by turning around and proposing to her instead. For the new MINI, see MINI (BMW). ... Richard Ricky Butcher was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Brian has not appeared since.

Family

• Brother: John Wicks
• Son: Simon Wicks
• Grandson: Steven Beale
• Nephew: Kevin Wicks
• Great nephews: Deano Wicks, James Wicks (deceased)
• Great niece: Carly Wicks