Don was a guest at Ray and Deirdre Langton's flatwarming at 20 Victoria Street in 1975. Dancing with Bet Lynch and sporting a massive grin, the curly-haired man told his dancing partner that she was a lovely mover and, aware of her job as a barmaid at the Rovers Return, remarked that he was looking for a new local and that despite living in Swinton, he would go miles for a good pint.