4 , ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 1 ) ▁ ▁Kevin ▁Alan ▁" K ev " ▁Ball ▁( born ▁ 2 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 4 ) ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁public ▁house , ▁The ▁J ockey , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁next ▁door ▁neighbour ▁of ▁the ▁Gall ag her ▁family . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁Kelly ▁Mag u ire ▁( S ally ▁Car man ). ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 2 9 ▁episodes ▁in ▁total . ▁ ▁Ke v ' s ▁marriage ▁to ▁Ver onica ▁Fish er ▁( Max ine ▁Pe ake ) ▁is ▁leg ally ▁invalid ▁because ▁he ▁never ▁got ▁a ▁divor ce ▁from ▁his ▁first ▁wife , ▁Ro xy ▁( J ill ▁Half pen ny ), ▁who ▁Ke v ▁left ▁because ▁of ▁domestic ▁violence . ▁He ▁told ▁Ver onica ▁the ▁situation ▁prior ▁to ▁their ▁wed ding . ▁However , ▁having ▁discovered ▁that ▁Ver onica ' s ▁late ▁father ▁had ▁left ▁£ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁his ▁daughter ' s ▁wed ding , ▁Ver onica ▁and ▁Ke v ▁decided ▁to ▁go ▁through ▁with ▁a ▁sh am ▁wed ding ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁wed ding ▁money . ▁Their ▁plan ▁was ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁money ▁to ▁buy ▁their ▁council ▁house . ▁Following ▁the ▁sh am ▁ceremony , ▁the ▁reception ▁ven ue ▁was ▁set ▁al ight ▁by ▁Ver onica ' s ▁py rom ania c ▁brother ▁Mart y ▁( Jack ▁De am ). ▁Ke v ▁and ▁Ver onica ▁had ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁£ 5 , 0 0