Here’s a bizarre little snippet I noticed on Digital Spy’s Soapland’s joiners, movers and leavers: Harry Potts is returning to Coronation Street.“Who?!” I hear you cry. After a bit of research over on Corriepedia, I see Harry was a bit of a corrupt Councillor who popped up to give Derek Wilton a hard time back in late 1992. He also appeared in July 1995, having a run in with the one and only Audrey Roberts.
Played by Russell Dixon, Harry Potts is apparently returning to Corrie in a guest spot sometime during December.
I can’t say I’ve ever seen or heard of Harry Potts before – does anyone remember him? I’m wondering if he’ll be back in connection to Audrey, perhaps as a date? Let us know your thoughts/memories!
Post-blog note: Russell Dixon also played Ena Sharples in the stage version of Corrie's 1968 plays at The Lass o'Gowrie in Manchester, January 2012. Find out more.
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ReplyDeleteDid he not have a story with Derek Wilton when Derek worked as a school janitor? I seem to remember Sue Jeffers also being involved.
The actor also played a character in 1978/79 who held Albert Tatlock hostage and tried to beat up Ken Barlow, as he thought Ken was having an affair with his wife. As if he would do a thing like that?!
Russell Dixon also makes a very good Ena Sharples.
ReplyDeleteGraeme you're right. He was Derek's boss at the school. He was a councillor then too but his day job was chief maintenance and he was always skiving off and leaving Derek to do the work.
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ReplyDeleteIt all came back to me in a flash. I sometimes worry about my abilities to recall so much nonsense! If it was '92 I was only 10 years old!
I've written an article about him on Corriepedia:
ReplyDeletehttp://coronationstreet.wikia.com/wiki/Harry_Potts