RETRO GALLERY: Famous faces visiting Wigan in the 1970s
Do you remember them coming and were you there?
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Young fans were not quite sure what to make of Dr. Who, alias actor Tom Baker, when he landed at a Wigan town centre newsagents to sign autographs and publicise the new Dr. Who book in April 1976.
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Esther Rantzen, best known as presenter of television's "Thats Life", enjoys a cuppa with workers during a visit to the Croda glue works factory at Appley Bridge in 1971 as part of tv programme "Braden's Week".
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Comedian Syd Little of comedy duo Little and Large fame, decorating his new house in Atherton in January 1977. Syd, whose real name was Cyril Mead, was a painter and decorator before teaming up with his comedy partner and had just moved into the area at the height of their fame.
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Blonde bombshell actress Diana Dors arrives at the Queens Hall for her show in September 1971. Picture by Brian McAuley