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Records was a DIY label. It managed one singls. A one-off release
by the UK actor Gary Hailes who played Nigel Flavin in Grange Hill and Barry
Clarke in Eastenders. It issued singles in HAILES-1000 numerical series.
Distributed By Pinnacle Records. Gary Hailes (born 4 November 1965 in London) is
an English actor. Hales attended Holloway School. During the 1980s he starred in
several successful television series, including Woodentop, Grange Hill and the
BBC soap opera EastEnders, where he played Barry Clark from 1986-89. He
originally auditioned for the role of Mark Fowler when the series began in 1985,
but the role went to David Scarboro instead. Hailes' character was notable for
being one half of the soap's first gay couple, introduced as the partner of the
yuppie graphic designer, Colin Russell (played by Michael Cashman). In 1987,
Hailes' character Barry Clark caused a great deal of controversy after
EastEnders screened the first male-to-male kiss on a UK, prime time soap. The
kiss prompted a multitude of complaints from angry viewers and a hostile
backlash from the right wing press. Despite the fact that Hailes is
heterosexual, he suffered from severe homophobia because of the homosexual role
he played in EastEnders. He was attacked several times by members of the public
who could not separate fact from fiction, which included being assaulted in a
supermarket by a disapproving woman and strangled by a man at a petrol station.
Even after he left the show he lost a job as a children's television presenter
because of the so-called "gay tag". Since leaving EastEnders in 1989, he has
gone on to appear in films such as The Killing Zone (1999); Murder with Mirrors
and Waiting for a Killer. On television he has appeared in ITV police drama The
Bill (2001–02); Horizon; Nobody’s Hero and Sorry. Theatre appearances include
Strip Poker; Doctor on the Boil; Gollocks and numerous pantomimes. He has also
performed several plays for BBC radio and voice-overs. As well as acting, Hailes
also drove a London taxi. Hailes is involved with the worldwide Star Wars
costuming group, 501st Legion. In his position of Commanding Officer of the UK
Garrison, Hailes spends much of his time traveling the country helping to raise
money for charities. Hailes appeared as a Stormtrooper, along with five other
members of the 501st Legion, in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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