EastEnders’ first gay couple – Barry Clark and Colin Russell – were star-crossed lovers because of Tory legislation, according to one of the actors
But the BBC soap’s first gay couple – Barry Clark and Colin Russell – were star-crossed lovers because of Tory legislation, according to one of the actors.
Gary Hailes, who played barrow boy Barry, says to Mirror: «Like Romeo and Juliet they were not allowed to be together».
He reckons the relationship was cut short in December 1987 by worried BBC bosses.
In May 1988, the Tory government enacted the controversial Section 28 clause prohibiting «the promotion of homosexuality» by councils and schools.
