Peter Locke (darts player) Peter Locke (darts player) Peter Locke (born 14 August 1956) is a retired Welsh professional darts player. Locke made his World Championship debut in the 1983 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to Terry O'Dea. A year later in the 1984 BDO World Darts Championship, he reached the quarter finals, defeating Russell Stewart in the first round and then Malcolm Davies in the second round before losing to the eventual champion Eric Bristow in a 5-0 whitewash. In the 1985 BDO World Darts Championship, he lost in the first round to Fred McMullan. Locke then reached the
Chas & Dave style by speaking the lyrics out loud in his natural spoken accent and phrasing after he had written them. The melody was then added to the words so that his natural voice comes out when singing instead of an imitation American accent. On 22 September 2018, Hodges died from pneumonia and following treatment for cancer, aged 74. Chas & Dave's work influenced The Libertines, who played their songs at rehearsals. In 1983, Chas & Dave presented their own variety show, made by LWT and broadcast on ITV, which was set in an East End pub. Chas & Dave Chas &