Eric Gartside

Eric Gartside first turned up in 1998 when Jack Duckworth did the brewery out of 10 pounds.

He later turned up in 2004 on a date with Shelley Unwin (and to get the money Jack hoovered off him!).

They went for a meal at a posh restaurant by the canal and afterwards went back to Eic's house for tea, where Shelley met Erics mother, Dolly. After an hour of listening to Dolly's remenicences Shelly decided that she had had enough. before she left Shelley told Eric to "cut the apron strings before asking another girl out".