Jim Tattersall was a Weatherfield Council member. In July 1977, he paid a visit to Coronation Street to enquire about the roles of caretaker Ena Sharples and her deputy Albert Tatlock at the Street's Community Centre. Tattersall, aghast that certain caretaking duties were not being fulfilled by the two pensioners, insisted that the bulk of the work was done by committee manager Ken Barlow and others, and that Ena had no right to live rent-free in council property as she didn't do anything at the Centre.