kindred spirit but the affair is discovered by Maggie after Kirk gives her an anonymous telephone tip-off. Ken never discovers the identity of the real informer and blames John. Later in the second series, Ken and Maggie seem to be working on their differences and Ken agrees to have a vasectomy. His envy for (as he sees it), John's 'freedom' as a divorcee never entirely dissipates. Maggie (Sue Holderness) — Ken's wife; who finds him extremely irritating. Mrs Lemenski (Irene Prador) — John's neighbour. She is a Polish woman of advancing years, who frequently encounters John in embarrassing circumstances, such as hitting his head on the wall in frustration. She refers to him as "you loony person" or "fruitcake person". She reveals herself to be a lonely woman, who was widowed in the Second World War. Mrs Morris (Sheila Manahan) — Kirk/Eric's overbearing Irish mother. Ricky Fortune (Kevin Lloyd) — An ex-rock star who scored a 1969 one-hit-wonder entitled, Not on My Birthday, in Iceland, with his group Ricky Fortune & the Fortunates. He assumes that people know who he is, but they rarely do until prompted; whereupon they mostly recall that he was once on The Sooty Show. Upon his arrival to the 1-2-1 Club, his claims to celebrity are mocked by Kirk but he is instantly recognised by Mrs Arnott who, it transpires, is a lifelong fan; much to Kirk's annoyance. In an attempt to protect Ricky from Kirk's insults, John claims to have bought every record that The Fortunates made, yet when challenged (by Kirk) to name his favourite Fortunates track, cannot name one and merely states "They all were". Later, Ricky is booked to headline at a charity concert with Freddie and the Dreamers as the warm-up act. At this time, it appears that Louise has booked Freddie in Ricky's place and he has been cast aside. Embarrassed and angry, he leaves, and it is only after this point that the audience finds out that it was merely a misunderstanding and Ricky was to be the main act after all. Ricky is never seen again. Episodes Series 1 (1986) Series 2 (1987) Title music As with his other series, the title music was composed by the series' writer, John Sullivan. It was arranged by Ronnie Hazlehurst; the composer of music used in many BBC comedies and light entertainment programmes. Joan Baxter provided the vocals. Home releases