By 1983 he was in BBC TV’s Just Good Friends and later appeared as Gavin Sullivan in EastEnders. Then there was the TV show The Real Marigold Hotel – hence the floral reference in the book’s title. Paul Nicholas has done everything. Without formal training, he has notched up credits and much esteem as a pop star, musical theatre lead, straight actor, director and producer. Now 76, he details his many adventures and achievements in his autobiography Music, Marigolds and Me which hit the bookshops last month. He then played the title role in the national tour of Doctor Dolittle and followed this with the role of Tevye in UK Productions' national tour of Fiddler on the Roof. In the summer of 2006, he was a celebrity showjumper in the BBC's Sport Relief event Only Fools on Horses, as well as appearing in Doctors, Heartbeat and Holby City. That autumn, Nicholas was attached to star in the British film Cash and Curry, and that year he co-produced and starred in Jekyll & Hyde in a UK national tour. [14]

The book tells us about his many and various achievements in some detail but he cheerfully admits that he simply recorded his memories orally ready for Douglas Thompson to write them up. And Thompson, I’m afraid, has done him few favours in the structure of this book.a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p.394. ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7. Paul Nicholas". bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017 . Retrieved 11 March 2017. In nice shape, though please remember it's FROM AN ORIGINAL MAGAZINE, so most will have various (small) wear markings & imperfections... The second Oscar single was a version of a Pete Townshend song "Join My Gang", which The Who never recorded. His third single, a novelty song called "Over the Wall We Go" (1967) is notable for being written and produced by a young David Bowie (Nicholas at this time was managing the band The Sweet and recommended them to record producer Phil Wainman whom he worked with at Mellin Music Publishing). After settling on the stage name Paul Nicholas, he found success in the UK in musicals, beginning with the leading role of Claude in Hair (which Stigwood produced) before winning the title role in the original London production of Jesus Christ Superstar. The part of Danny to Elaine Paige's Sandy made them the first British couple to play the leads in Grease.

Colours of My Life (1994, First Night Records CD) 16-song compilation; 12 from West End theatre cast albums and 4 new recordings RAY'S EARLY DAYS". rayrandall.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012 . Retrieved 13 December 2011. In June 1996, Nicholas played the role of King Arthur in the Covent Garden Festival's production of Camelot. He repeated his role of King Arthur in a BBC Radio 2 production of Camelot. Other radio work included Bert in BBC Radio 4's Gracie. He hosted two series of BBC Radio 2's Mad About Musical', as well as his own hour-long TV special, Paul and Friends, for Thames Television. Nicholas fronted the Radio 4 children's series Cat's Whiskers during the 1980s. [12]It was here that Sutch first noticed the young Nicholas, who was soon to become vocalist and pianist with The Savages. Still using the name Paul Dean, he released two solo singles in 1965–66. After taking a new stage name, Oscar, he began a long association with the Australian-born entrepreneur, Robert Stigwood. In 1966, Nicholas signed with Stigwood's Reaction Records label and his first single under his new name, "Club of Lights", [6] scraped into the lower reaches of the Radio London Fab Forty chart. Please note that smaller print does not translate well via scanning method, but is in fact, clear and sharp) It’s an interesting book and Paul Nicholas’ name will sell it but it would have been a great deal better if had been punctiliously edited. As it is, it reads a bit like a verbatim theatre monologue.

Oscar – " Club of Lights" ". www.youtube.com. 2009. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011 . Retrieved 13 December 2011.Barber, Richard (21 June 2019). "Paul Nicholas reveals all: From TV heartthrob to globe-trotting pensioner". Daily Express . Retrieved 4 August 2019. PLEASE NOTE: Picture size, clarity and quality is limited by web server. Please be assured that item is free of any blemishes and/or bright spots that may appear on your screen. Also, due to certain web server limitations, the full image of the promo ad may sometimes not be seen on your monitor. Watts, Halina (18 June 2015). "EastEnders star Paul Nicholas not a heartthrob anymore - but a doting grandad". Daily Mirror . Retrieved 7 June 2021. Find sources: "Paul Nicholas"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( October 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)