The Waiter served Jack Duckworth and Tina Fowler at an expensive restaurant on one July 1989 evening. The unlikely pairing had arisen when Tina, game for a laugh, agreed to go out with Jack, who was always making a play for her at the Rovers despite being married and many years her senior. Not believing his luck, Jack feigned a bad back to get the night off and told Vera he was playing in a snooker tournament at the British Legion.