Alan Browning(1926-1979)

Born in Sunderland he worked his way up from copy boy to journalist on the local paper then after doing his national service returned to Newcastle before moving to London to work for a news agency and spent 3 years in Cairo .Returning to London his wife, knowing his real love was the theatre told him to try it and despite having no experience got a job at his first audition and straight away joined Equiity, With two babies and no regular wage things were tough but as a precaution he kept up his union subscriptions and did some holiday relief work at the news agency then came a regular part in The Newcomers which he had for some time but left because for him the part had lost its challenge, He then got a part in Coronation Street thanks to Patricia Phoenix (Elsie Tanner} who suggested him for a strong love interest story line