Norman Arthur "Curly" Watts was manager of the Weatherfield branches of Bettabuy, Firman's Freezers and Freshco. He lived in Coronation Street from 1983 to 2003, most of that time as a bachelor until his marriages to Raquel Wolstenhulme and Emma Taylor. Curly also worked on the Council and successfully stood as Independent Councillor in 2001. His main hobby was astronomy and he had a telescope installed in No.7's loft.