Dirty Dick

"Dirty Dick" was a Welsh rag-and-bone man who helped Ena Sharples move her things into the Community Centre Flat using his cart in June 1971. Ena promised to let Dick have anything she was throwing away in exchange for his help but the sentimental pensioner decided to keep everything. Dick wasn't happy about this, but stopped short of accusing Ena of getting his help under false pretences, telling her instead that she'd missed her calling and that she should have been a lawyer.

The following year, Dick and Tommy Deakin opened the Viaduct stable for their donkey, Dolores, much to the residents' horror. As they both laid claim to Dolores, they decided to settle the matter by holding a contest in the Street designed to let Dolores decide which owner she favoured, but the competition turned into a farce when Dolores went to sleep instead. Tommy then opted to give the donkey to Dick, but caused a stir by pretending to the residents that Dick had decided to sell Dolores to the slaughterhouse. The joint venture lasted only two months as in November of that year the pair were served with notice to quit the stable.

1971

 * Mon 31st May
 * Wed 2nd Jun

1972

 * Mon 18th Sep
 * Wed 20th Sep
 * Mon 25th Sep
 * Wed 27th Sep