EastEnders character
Simon Wicks
Played by	Nick Berry
Duration	1985–1990
Date of birth	7 July 1965
Marital status	Single
Occupation	Barman
Family	Steven, Pat, David, Kenny

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Simon was a flash charmer, who had an eye for the ladies. He shied away from responsibility and tended to run a mile when things got too serious.

Background

Simon (or Wicksy, as he was commonly known) arrived in Albert Square in October 1985, when he came in search of the man he thought was his father, the local market trader Pete Beale. Right from the start, Wicksy attracted the attention of the locals, who admired his flashy car and stylish dress sense, and it wasn't long before he was upsetting the 'status quo' in Walford. Albert Square is the fictional location of the British soap opera Eastenders. ... This article is about the year. ... Peter Pete Beale was a fictional character played by Peter Dean on the popular British BBC1 soap opera EastEnders. ... Walford is a fictional borough of East London in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Wicksy was born during Pete's first marriage to the promiscuous Pat Harris, and after their marriage deteriorated, Wicksy was adopted by Pat's second husband Brian Wicks. Simon had been estranged from Pete for some time, and his father's new wife and family found Wicksy's arrival hard to deal with at first, particularly Pete's second son Ian Beale, who viewed him as a threat. However, he was soon welcomed into the family, and he and Ian became firm friends. Patricia Pat Evans (née Harris; formerly Beale, Wicks, Butcher) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Ian Beale is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

The Early Years

Simon and Eddie Hunter belonged to a pop music band and before Simon arrived in the square he had borrowed money from loan sharks to keep their band afloat. The band fell apart with Simon owing The Firm £1500 which he couldn't pay. When the thugs eventually found him, his dad, with the help of a mate who had 'connections', bailed him out with the money lenders. In 1986 Simon attempted to reform the band, but rivalry between the members prompted him to quit and go solo. He didn't get very far however, and by the end of the year he'd given up his dream of becoming a musician. Eddie Hunter was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Wicksy's mother, Pat, arrived in Albert Square in June 1986, much to the dismay of her former husband and his family, who despised Pat for her past misdemeanours, which had torn a rift in Pete's family and caused their marriage to break up. Not long after arriving, Pat dropped the bombshell that there was a strong possibility that Simon was not Pete's biological son and she admitted to having an affair, whilst she and Pete were married, with her current husband Brian, and also with Pete's older brother Kenny, as well as Pete's best friend Den Watts. Pat admitted that she was unsure as to who Simon and his brother David's real fathers were, and confessed that she had pretended to Pete that they were his to hide her past affairs and save her marriage. Many subsequent feuds resulted, and the revelations put a severe strain on Simon's relationship with his mother, which was already damaged due to Simon's disapproval of his mother's nonchalant style of parenting. His father was later revealed to be Brian Wicks (although later plotlines indicate that it is Kenny Beale). Simon went to visit Brian, following this revelation, but his father was abusive towards him and so he decided that he wanted nothing more to do with him. Dennis Den Watts was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders played by actor Leslie Grantham. ... David Wicks was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Kenny Beale was an fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Simon playing the piano

During Simon's time in Albert Square, he worked as a barman in both The Queen Victoria pub and the Dagmar wine bar (which was owned by James Wilmott-Brown), and he was often seen playing the pub piano and singing Cockney favourites to the regulars. Wicksy was extrememly popular with the ladies, bedding Donna Ludlow, Mary Smith and Naima Jeffery among others. In 1987 he dated Den's daughter, Sharon, but soon got bored when she refused to sleep with him. His first serious relationship was with the local caterer Magda Czajkowski, who was a few years older than Simon, and had been having an extra-marrital affair with Simon's boss, Den, when he poached her from him. Den was furious when he discovered that Simon had stolen his woman and he got revenge by kneeing him in the groin and sacking him from his job at The Vic. Simon moved in with Magda, but it soon became clear they wanted different things out of the relationship. He jilted her in 1988 on the advice of Den, who he was beginning to idolise. Image File history File links Wicksy_piano. ... Image File history File links Wicksy_piano. ... The iconic look for the Queen Victoria, that has been used since 1992. ... James Willmott-Brown was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... A baby grand piano, with the lid up. ... A Cockney, in the loosest sense of the word, is a working-class inhabitant of the East End of London. ... Donna Ludlow was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Mary Smith (Punk Mary) was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Naima Jeffery was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sharon Watts (now known as Sharon Rickman) is a character on the popular BBC1 soap opera EastEnders, played by Letitia Dean. ... Magda Czajkowski was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Simon and Cindy

In 1988, Wicksy caught the eye of new Walford arrival Cindy Williams, who he carried on with whilst still seeing Donna, which caused a lot of jealous bickering between the two women. Cindy wasn't like the other women in his life however, and she refused to put up with his womanising. Cindy decided to play Simon at his own game and when his step-brother, Ian, started showing an interest, she decided to start dating him instead. Initially Cindy was only out to make Simon jealous, but Ian was on his way to becoming a successful entrepreneur and the prospect of having a comfortable lifestyle was irresistible to her. Simon was extremely jealous, even more so when he discovered that Cindy had agreed to marry Ian. A confused Simon then decided to give up on Cindy and started seeing his old girlfriend, Sharon Watts. However this made Cindy extremely jealous and a few months later she decided to make a play for Simon again. Simon couldn't resist and they embarked on a secret affair, often played out on the floor of The Queen Vic after closing time. This eventually culminated in Cindy falling pregnant with Simon's child. Cindy was madly in love with Wicksy, but upon realising that she was expecting, he called off their affair and told her that he wanted nothing to do with her or the baby. Cindy then went ahead with her marriage to Ian and deceived him into thinking that her baby was actually his. She gave birth to Steven on Boxing day 1989. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cindy Beale (nee Williams) was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Steven Beale is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera Eastenders. ... Boxing Day is a public holiday observed in many Commonwealth countries on 26 December. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Meanwhile, Simon was trying desperately hard to make a go of thing with Sharon. The two moved in together after Sharon's father Den was allegedly murdered in 1989. Sharon had fallen hard for Simon and she made plans to buy The Vic, so they could run it together and settle down. However, Simon found this prospect daunting and was not prepared to get involved with such a heavy commitment. He started contemplating what life with Cindy would be like and suddenly developed a paternal instinct towards his son. It wasn't long before he had ditched Sharon and reconciled with Cindy. After a lot of sordid meetings behind Ian's back, Cindy finally plucked up the courage to confess her affair to Ian and informed him that Steven was Simon's son. Ian refused to believe this, however, and was determined to keep both Cindy and Steven in his life. After Cindy moved out to be with Simon, Ian became extrememly depressed, later crashing his car and injuring himself in a possible suicide attempt. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life. ...

After blood tests confirmed that Simon was Steven's real father, Ian became deranged and devoted his time to getting revenge on Simon. Simon was still working at The Queen Vic under new landlord Eddie Royle, an ex-policeman who often made his working environment unpleasant. Simon was accused of theft from The Queen Vic, when marked notes were found in his pocket; however, it was later revealed that Ian had planted them there in an attempt to get Simon arrested. When this failed, Ian tried to end Simon's life by sabotaging the brakes on the van he was driving, nearly killing him in the process. Eddie Royle was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Finally, Simon could stand Ian's psychotic behaviour no longer, and on Steven's 1st birthday in December 1990, he and Cindy left to start a new life together away from Walford. This article is about the year. ...

Since his departure, Cindy returned to Albert Square and divulged that Simon had run out on her and Steven not long after they left. It has since been revealed that he is living in New Zealand with his probable father Kenny Beale. In 2002, Simon's son Steven, who had so far been brought up by Ian, found out that Simon was his biological father, and moved to New Zealand to be with him. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Family

• Mother: Pat Evans
• Father: Kenny Beale
• Son: Steven Beale
• Half-sister: Elizabeth Beale
• Half-brother/cousin: David Wicks
• Nephew/first cousin once removed: Joe Wicks
• Nieces/first cousins once removed: Bianca Jackson, Karen Wicks (deceased)
• Uncles: Jimmy Harris (deceased), Pete Beale (deceased), Ronnie Beale (deceased)
• Aunts: Pauline Fowler, Maggie Flaherty, Maureen Beale (deceased)
• Paternal grandparents: Lou Beale (deceased), Albert Beale (deceased)
• Cousins: Ian Beale, Conor Flaherty, Eamonn Flaherty, Mark Fowler, Michelle Fowler, Martin Fowler
• Great-nephew/second cousin: Liam Butcher
• First cousins once removed: Lucy Beale, Peter Beale, Bobby Beale, Mary Flaherty, Vicki Fowler, Mark Fowler Jr., Rebecca Miller, Colette Flaherty, Eamonn Flaherty Jr.

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External links

• Simon Wicks, BBC character profile
• Simon Wicks, EastEnders cast cards [1] [2]