PJ Promotions

PJ Promotions was a PR operator established by its namesake Phil Jennings in 1991. A subsidiary of Phil's leisure group PJ Leisure, PJ Promotions's mission was to help local firms boost their public profile. The headquarters of PJ Promotions was the factory unit at 14 Coronation Street, recently purchased by Phil as a repair and storage facility for his arcade machines.

Phil came up with PJ Promotions in order to create a job for his girlfriend Deirdre Barlow after she lost a council election to Alf Roberts, as she'd previously spurned his offer of becoming his "personal assistant", insisting on a proper role. As a sweetener, Phil gave Deirdre a 50% share of the new business and an office to work in. Phil gave Deirdre only a vague notion of what her job entailed, leaving her with little to do except handle the occasional phone call from someone looking for Phil - and Deirdre was under orders to be selective with information about his whereabouts.

Despite his flashy lifestyle, Phil was heavily in debt and often went weeks without paying his employees. In July 1991, Phil held a poker game in the unit with Jim McDonald, Don Brennan, Jack Duckworth and Des Barnes and lost £650 to Don. A few days later, Don returned to the unit demanding payment from Phil and witnessed Scotch Tommy thumping Phil over money owed to him. After sustaining a beating, Phil fled the country with his wife Valerie. Without Phil and his cash, PJ Promotions - and likely PJ Leisure itself - was finished as a business.

List of appearances

 * Note: The list below does not differentiate between PJ Promotions and PJ Leisure's repair shop, due to the businesses operating in the same unit.

1991

 * Wed 29th May
 * Fri 31st May
 * Mon 1st Jul
 * Wed 3rd Jul
 * Fri 19th Jul
 * Wed 24th Jul