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A seething mass of fans greeted Coronation Street star Johnny Briggs when he opened a new
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A seething mass of fans greeted Coronation Street star Johnny Briggs when he opened a new
A seething mass of fans greeted Coronation Street star Johnny Briggs when he opened a new shop in Coventry. Johhny - alias Mike Baldwin - was in the city to open the new East Midlands Electricity Board Shop. The crowd surged forward as Johnny stepped up to pick the winning tickets in a prize draw. And desperate hands stretched out as he handed out dozens of pictures he d autographed. Some people had been queuing since 7pm the previous day - but not just to see the Streets loveable rogue. One man who had slept ona park bench to pick the best of the opening day bargains had already left with his new fridge by the time Johnny had arrived. Johnny siad: " I haven t been to Coventry for years. I just drove past the theatre I played in last time and saw its turned into a bingo hall." Success in the Street also curtailed a career on the big screen, where he worked on films such as the war picture 633 Squadron.
26th May 1990
Coventry Telegraph Archive
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Coventry
West Midlands
England
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Media ID 21611021
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