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| Sir Julius Berlin | |
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| Coronation Street character | |
| Portrayed by | Leonard Sachs |
| Duration | 1974 |
| First appearance | 6 May 1974 Episode 1388 |
| Last appearance | 13 May 1974 Episode 1390 |
| Classification | Former; Guest |
Sir Julius Berlin was played by Leonard Sachs. Sir Julius appeared in Coronation Street during 1974 as the boss of the Mark Brittain mail order warehouse that was situated in the Street. When the residents complained about the lorries passing through, Ken Barlow spoke to Sir Julius about the problem. Sir Julius was so impressed by Ken that he offered him a job at the warehouse as executive administrative assistant. The workers at the warehouse threatened to strike because Sir Julius decided to keep the union out of the firm until Ken persuaded Sir Julius to accept the union. Sir Julius upset workers Ivy Tilsley and Vera Duckworth because the company announced all women over sixty had to retire. They called the union in but the union supported lowering the retirement age. After the warehouse fire in 1975, Sir Julius (who had not appeared since May 1974) folded the company.
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| Portrayed by | Louis Selwyn | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1974 | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | 1 July 1974 | ||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 3 July 1974 | ||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; Guest | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1956 | ||||||||||||
| Date of death | April 1975 | ||||||||||||
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Martin Andrew Downes (né Lynch) is the son of Bet Lynch who she gave up for adoption when she was 16. Martin arrives to meet her but is repulsed by her overt sexual nature and leaves without ever confirming his identity. Nine month later, Bet receives news from one of Martin's army colleagues that he has died in action in Ulster.