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Simon "Wicksy" Wicks is a fictional character from the British BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Nick Berry between 1985 and 1990. Wicksy was introduced to take on some of the more adult storylines that had been scripted for another character, Mark Fowler; Mark's actor, David Scarboro, had left the serial prematurely due to personal problems. Wicksy was the soap's first male pin-up and proved extremely popular with female fans. An early storyline saw Wicksy perform a song in the serial, "Every Loser Wins", which was subsequently released as a single in 1986 and reached number one in the UK Singles Chart. One of Wicksy's most prominent storylines was his adultery with Cindy Beale, and a subsequent feud with Cindy's husband, Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt). Nick Berry quit the role in 1990, fearful of typecasting, and after five years on-screen, Wicksy departed in December that year. On 13 January 2012, Simon made a one-off return appearance for the funeral of his mother, Pat Butcher.〔 ==Storylines== Simon (or Wicksy, as he is commonly known) is the second child born during Pete Beale's (Peter Dean) first marriage to the promiscuous Pat Beale (Pam St. Clement). After Pat and Pete's marriage deteriorates, Wicksy and his older brother David (Michael French) are adopted by Pat's second husband Brian Wicks (Leslie Schofield). In 1976, when Simon is 11, he and his family leave Walford due to David's rivalry with Derek Branning (Jamie Foreman). Simon grows to resent his mother for making his childhood a misery due to her alcoholism, not protecting him or David when they were beaten by Brian, and for her numerous affairs with different men. In their teens, Simon and Eddie Hunter (Simon Henderson) form a music band and Simon borrows money from loan sharks to keep the band afloat. The band falls apart with Simon owing the loan sharks £1500, which he cannot pay; he flees from home in October 1985 in search of the man he thinks is his father, Pete Beale, whom he has not seen for 10 years. Pete is pleased to see Simon and bails him out with loan sharks after thugs trace him to Walford. Wicksy attempts to form another band, but rivalry between the members prompts him to quit and go solo. He does not get very far however, and by the end of the year he gives up his dream of becoming a musician. Instead, Simon finds work as a barman in both The Queen Victoria public house and later the Dagmar wine bar, where he frequently plays the pub piano, singing Cockney favourites to the regulars Wicksy's mother, Pat, turns up in 1986, much to Pete's dismay. Pat drops the bombshell that there is a strong possibility that Simon is not Pete's biological son as she had various affairs during their marriage, including one with Pete's brother Kenny (Michael Attwell). This causes a rift between Simon and his mother, a relationship already damaged due to Simon's disapproval of her nonchalant style of parenting. Pat later admits that Simon's father is Brian Wicks, his adoptive father. Simon visits Brian following this revelation, but his father is abusive towards him and so Simon cuts contact. Wicksy proves popular with women. He has flings with Donna Ludlow (Matilda Ziegler), Mary Smith (Linda Davidson) and Naima Jeffery (Shreela Ghosh) among others. In 1987 he dates Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), but soon gets bored when she refuses to sleep with him. His first serious relationship is with caterer Magda Czajkowski (Kathryn Apanowicz). They move in together, but both want different things out of the relationship and Simon eventually jilts her in 1988 on the advice of his boss Den Watts (Leslie Grantham), whose womanising he idolises. In 1988, Wicksy has a fling with Cindy Williams (Michelle Collins) and Donna Ludlow at the same time. Cindy refuses to tolerate Simon's womanising and when Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) starts wooing her, she dates him instead. Initially Cindy is only interested in making Simon jealous, but when she realises Ian is a budding entrepreneur, she agrees to marry him. Confused by Cindy, Simon reignites a relationship with Sharon. Jealous that Simon is moving on, Cindy seduces him and they have sex on the floor of The Queen Vic after closing time. This tryst culminates in Cindy falling pregnant with Simon's child. When Simon learns of the pregnancy, he refuses to have anything more to do with Cindy. Rejected, Cindy marries Ian and deceives him into thinking that her baby is his. She gives birth to Steven (Edward Farrell) on Boxing day 1989. Meanwhile, Simon and Sharon's relationship continues. Sharon makes plans to buy The Vic and run it with Simon. However, Simon finds this commitment daunting; he starts pining for Cindy and develops paternal feelings towards his son. Simon and Cindy resume their affair and when Ian finds out, he becomes obsessed with breaking them up and ruining Simon's life. Simon is accused of theft from The Queen Vic when marked notes are found in his pocket; however, it is Ian who planted them. When Simon loses his job he accepts Ian's offer of employment at his catering company, where Ian attempts to frame him for theft. When this fails, Ian tries to kill Simon by sabotaging the brakes of the van he is driving on Christmas Day 1990. Realising that Ian will not stop the feud, Simon, Cindy and Steven leave Walford to start a new life together the following day. In 1992, Cindy returns and reunites with Ian, stating Simon abandoned her and Steven to move abroad. Simon eventually settles in New Zealand and in 2002, Steven, who has so far been brought up by Ian, discovers his true paternity and moves to New Zealand to be with Simon. Steven returns to Walford in 2007 when Simon reacts badly to his bisexuality. Simon's girlfriend Miriam becomes pregnant in 2009, but their relationship suffers in 2011 when Simon reveals to Pat that while staying with him, his brother David had an affair with Miriam. When Pat dies of cancer in January 2012, David claims Simon is unable to get a flight to attend her funeral; however, Simon later arrives at his mother's graveside, alone, laying flowers and saying goodbye. In 2014, Peter Beale (Ben Hardy) reveals that Steven is living in New Zealand with Simon after he plans to escape Walford after the death of Lucy Beale. Later that year, Peter goes to visit Steven and Simon in New Zealand. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Simon Wicks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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