New arrival on the teenage scene is Binnie Sacks, known affectionately to his uncle as B. Z. Sacks the Second.

Contrary to popular belief, the phrase 'Born on the Fourth of July' has come to be synonymous with 'young, dashing and handsome' not due to Tom Cruise, but to Binnie Sacks. The similarities do not end there. Binnie is also a snappy dresser, and like Tom Cruise in his films, he says he 'loves the Beatles because they remind me of what my father was constantly playing years ago when I was a child'.

Binnie is the man to turn to when you need a helping hand. Whatever the problem, he will work away at it until he has solved it for you, or at very least until he's had a good few words about it with his younger sister. But one proviso: if your problem is electrical, you are probably well advised to consult a professional electrician.

Summer 1997 is an important time for Binnie, as the the message below shows: