Barbara Knox's career in showbusiness was covered in some depth, from her birth and childhood in Oldham including family trips to Blackpool where she was entranced by the performances in the Tower Ballroom leading her to dream of being in show-business herself. The actress was taken back to the Oldham Coliseum where she made her acting debut in May 1962 and where she appeared on stage in many productions with future Coronation Street stars including Roy Barraclough, Judith Barker, Meg Johnson and Julie Goodyear. From there she appeared in her debut Coronation Street episode but then went back to theatre and other television productions including working extensively for comedians Les Dawson and Ken Dodd, the latter appearing in the programme, paying tribute and reminiscing about their time