<p><b>In this entertaining and poignant autobiography, <i>EastEnders</i> star Sid Owen chronicles a life filled with incredible highs and devastating lows, with his trademark humour and charm. </b><br><br>Sid Owen is best known for playing the hapless but loveable <i>EastEnders</i> character Ricky Butcher, one of Britain’s most enduring soap icons. What people don’t know is that Sid’s early life saw more drama than anything his character endured. His father was an armed robber who was sent to prison when Sid was very young. Sid went out 'on the rob' from an early age, breaking into shops and seeing it as a big adventure.<br><br>Sid lived happily with his mum and siblings on a sprawling north London council estate until he was seven, when his mum died and the brothers were split up. Feeling confused, unloved and unhappy, Sid was heading towards a life of crime. Acting offered an escape from his t
