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). More about Gary Hailes
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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".The most expensive item with a signature of Gary Hailes (GARY HAILES *Barry Clark* EASTENDERS HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH FAN CAST PHOTO CARD) was sold in October 2023 for £29.99 while the cheapest item (GARY HAILES (EASTENDERS) SIGNED PUBLICITY CARD) found a new owner for £0.45 in April 2014. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2019 with an average selling price of £3.49 for an autographed item of Gary Hailes. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2023 with £29.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was March 2015. In average, an autographed item from Gary Hailes is worth £4.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Gary Hailes were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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Gary Hailes (Barry) Eastenders pre printed signed autograph cast card | £2.00 | ||
Gary Hailes (EastEnders) Pre Signed Cast Photo | £1.50 | ||
GARY HAILES (EASTENDERS) VINTAGE SIGNED B&W CAST CARD- UNDEDICATED | £9.50 | ||
GARY HAILES *Barry Clark* EASTENDERS HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH FAN CAST PHOTO CARD | £29.99 | ||
GARY HAILES *Barry Clark* EASTENDERS PRE-SIGNED CAST CARD AUTOGRAPH FREE POST | £5.99 | ||
Photograph signed autograph -TV- Gary Hailes as Barry Clark -Take the High Road | £4.95 | ||
Rare Black And White Signed EastEnders Gary Hailes Cast Card | £5.00 | ||
VINTAGE EASTENDERS HAND SIGNED CAST CARD GARY HAILES | £4.95 | ||
Vintage Eastenders Hand Signed Cast Cards Gary Hailes as Barry Clark | £4.99 | ||
Vintage Eastenders Hand Signed Cast Cards Gary Hailes as Barry Clark | £16.00 |