Now 93, Bill, who has been a fixture on the cobbles since the first episode of Coronation Street on December 9, 1960, recalls being invited to an audition at an address in London’s Belgrave Square. He says: “This guy asked me to talk about myself and he said he had a part for me. He handed me the phone and the guy at the other end said there were two days work at £49 a day. He said, ‘You are a member of Equity (the actors’union) aren't you?’ I heard this voice tell me to say ‘yes’. "Two days