Get involved with the news in your community, This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. (Pictured above, Diane as Sandra, bottom left inset). (Pictured above, bottom inset as Alf in Corrie). The nation was gripped when her early story lines saw her young baby die in a cot death incident. Shaw Taylor (pictured above, inset top) became a mainstay presenter at ITV, fronting groundbreaking crime series Police Five, the forerunner to Crimewatch, which also spawned off Crimestoppers for ITV. The choice was just so difficult. Ball later returned home to Australia and became a regular in Australian dramas and serials including The Young Doctors , Home and Away and A Country Practice. Another of the Walford residents was Sandy Ratcliff. She also noted she never saw the sets wobble on the ATV series, however she had seen them wobble on Corrie! He also wooed receptionist Anne Marie Wade, played by Dee Hepburn. Popular character actor Frank Middlemass featured as a guest at the motel in the late 1980s, had a long and varied stage and television career. Bryan joined the motel saga in episode 501 as a Spanish hotel owner – just one of several parts he would play in the saga. However he forgave Meg for the Ferret in his chalet and returned for the Christmas Special where he starred as ‘Santa’ at the motel fancy dress festive party. Another link to Corrie’s corner shop is Kathy Staff. Little do they realise they’ve checked into the same place, which is about to have an unwelcome visit from hotel inspectors. He joined the cast as Mike Hawkins, a friend of Crossroads‘ regulars Sheila and Roy Mollison as a market fruit stall holder. Sue Lloyd (Pictured above, middle inset image) was an actress who appeared in what has become known now as the ‘classic era’ of television and film. He ended up being sent to prison for 20 years after holding several villagers hostage with a toy gun in the church crypt. (pictured above, far right), Television Personalities include radio and telly broadcaster Clifford Davis who checked into the motel as himself while ITV political presenter Godfrey Winn was so indignant at the critics snide remarks about the soap he wrote a four page tribute to the programme in the TV Times! in 1974 popped up as twins Keith and Ken Willets – a lot of blue screen was involved with this storyline. Dawn Addams had been a one-time major film star who appeared in Crossroads for a week during 1978 as the mother of Vicky Lambert – who was played by another busy film star of the time, Judy Matheson. The storyline saw her become one of Sandy’s many girlfriends. Her television career started on Crossroads in 1964 as motel waitress Marylin Gates. Call (01274) 432000. Jimmy Hanley appeared in numerous films including The Blue Lamp which later spawned BBC drama, Dixon Of Dock Green. She also had a romance with motel accountant Adam Chance, but she was just one of a string of short-term female interests for the money man. We thought: ‘Huh, third!’ but these days we’d be pleased if the UK came ninth. She went on to appear in Emmerdale and Brookside as well as a memorable appearance in sitcom Citizen Smith.