Douglas's father found out where he was working and asked the theatre to give his son all of the dirty jobs to try and discourage him, but Jack did them all without complaint.

An agent in the audience that night was so impressed that he visited Douglas and Baker after the show; he was surprised to learn that they had only been a double act for two hours and thirty-five minutes, and immediately signed them up as such.

Douglas and Baker spent ten years touring the world, playing in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, amongst other places.

Coming back to Britain, they did a season at a Butlins holiday camp and not liking the food served there, Douglas cooked in their chalet (which was forbidden) for both of them and a guest.

Grade discouraged him as he did not have a funny face, so Douglas left show business and opened up a restaurant in Blackpool.

Douglas worked with O'Connor for several years and in the theatre, developing a nervous character "Alf Ippititimus", notable for his "phwaay!"

[6] Douglas's agent phoned him and said he had a part in a Carry On film, but he would not be paid (low-budget producer Peter Rogers, it was said, would give his actors anything but money).

He accepted the small part; in return, a black Rolls-Royce pulled up outside his house one morning, bringing a box from Peter Rogers.

In 1978, Douglas released a novelty record called "Don't Forget The Beer, Dear", written by Gordon Haskell and produced by Sally Smith.

They included actors whom Douglas had worked with, among them Fenella Fielding, Jacki Piper, Lance Percival, and Valerie Leon.