From Rags to Ricky: How Eastenders saved Sid Owen from a life of crime

'I’d love to get a huge show on Amazon or Netflix, but you can’t have it all'
From Rags to Ricky: How Eastenders saved Sid Owen from a life of crime

Actor Sid Owen (Ian West/PA)

Sid Owen will forever be known as hapless mechanic Ricky Butcher, one half of stormy ex-EastEnders couple Ricky and Bianca, his name being shouted in not-so-dulcet tones by his on-screen spouse, played by Patsy Palmer.

His real-life latest romance is, however, is a little less dramatic, he reveals.

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