Jack Watson WW2 Navy Mixture Old Hand Signed Autograph

PFAS72b  A  rare opportunity to secure this vintage 5.5" x 3" hand signed souvenir page of Jack Watson from Navy Mixture where his autograph rests perfectly accompanying his picture in very good condition and this has great character.  Reverse has autograph of comedian Norman Evans too (see image 2)

During the war Watson was resident compère of the BBC radio comedy The Navy Mixture.  After the war, his talent as an impersonator resulted in his becoming a regular on BBC radio programmes such as Take it from Here, Hancock's Half Hour and The Clitheroe Kid.  He gradually made the transition to television, where his first major role was in Coronation Street, in which he became Elsie Tanner's (Pat Phoenix) first lover. Watson appeared in Coronation Street as Bill Gregory on and off between 1961 and 1984 ; his final episode in 1984 was also the final episode for Pat Phoenix who played his love interest Elsie Tanner in the series. He was one of the villains in the 1966 episode of The Avengers entitled 'Silent Dust' ', chasing Diana Rigg on horseback with a whip. He also appeared as the publican in the 1967 episode of the same series entitled 'The Living Dead'. He appeared as a powerful but shell-shocked ex-soldier in Dr. Finlay's Casebook, in an episode entitled "Not qualified" which formed part of the 8th series of the popular British programme. Probably his best-known television role was as Llud, Arthur's craggy sidekick in Arthur of the Britons.