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History

Eddie was a flamboyantly dressed friend of Simon Wicks and he was first seen in Albert Square in June 1986. Eddie and Simon were part of a band, and before Simon came to Walford, he had borrowed money from loan sharks and was left owing them huge amounts of money that he couldn't pay back. Eddie was happy to leave Simon with the debt and disappeared to work as a redcoat in Clacton, so the band dissolved. However, when the debts were finally repaid, Simon decided to regroup and he contacted Eddie to rejoin the band. Simon Wicks (Wicksy) was a fictional character in the British BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Albert Square is the fictional location of the British soap opera Eastenders. ... In music, a band is a group of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising off of a musical arrangement. ... Walford is a fictional borough of East London in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... A loan shark is a person or body that offers illegal unsecured loans at high interest rates to individuals, often backed by blackmail or threats of violence. ... Scarlet is a color with a hue between red and orange. ... Town - Clacton-on-Sea Location - Essex, England Founded - 1871 Population (1991) - 45,065 Clacton-on-Sea is the largest town on the Tendring Peninsula, in Essex, England. ...

The reformed group consisted of Simon, Eddie, Kelvin Carpenter, Sharon Watts, Ian Beale and Harry Reynolds. They initially called themselves Dog Market and Eddie was the lead guitarist. Kelvin Carpenter was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Sharon Watts (now known as Sharon Rickman) is a character on the popular BBC1 soap opera EastEnders, played by Letitia Dean. ... Ian Beale is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

They were due to have their debut in The Queen Vic in August that year, but after their enormous amplifier fused the electrics in The Vic, publican Den Watts threw them out and shouted after them "You're banned!", after which the group changed their name to The Banned. The iconic look for the Queen Victoria, that has been used since 1992. ... For the British rock band of the same name, see Amplifier (band) An amplifier can be considered to be any device that uses a small amount of energy to control a source of a larger amount of energy, although the term today usually refers to an electronic amplifier. ... Dennis Den Watts was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders played by actor Leslie Grantham. ...

Later on, arguments in the band prompted Simon to quit and he wrote his own solo song called "Every Loser Wins" (Nick Berry, who played Simon, realesed the song as a single, scoring a number 1 hit that same year). Nick Berry (born April 16, 1963) is a British television actor best known for his roles as Simon Wicksy Wicks in EastEnders (1985–90), PC Nick Rowan in Heartbeat (1992–98) and Mike Nicholls in Harbour Lights (1999). ...

Meanwhile, The Banned wrote a song called "Somethin' Outta Nothin'" (this was also released as a single by Letitia Dean and Paul Medford who played Sharon and Kelvin). Publicity photo Letitia Dean (born November 14, 1967 in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire) is an English actress, probably best known for her role as Sharon Watts in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Paul Medord & Letitia Dean single cover (1986) Paul J. Medford (born in London in 1967) is a British actor and performer, most famous for his role as Kelvin Carpenter in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

The Banned took part in a competition for a music contract, but for some unknown reason, Harry, who was a political activist, sabotaged their performance and they ended up being booed off stage. The Banned split up after this and Eddie disappeared. His last appearance was in January 1987.

Trivia

• Although this storyline spawned two hit singles in the real world, the actual story was not a great success with viewers. EastEnders creators Julia Smith and Tony Holland both felt it lacked credibility and branded it an experiment that failed.