The rest of his war service was spent touring North Africa, Corsica, Scandinavia, Italy and Greece.
Working in a grocer's shop in Leigh, his home town, he was spotted by Ronnie Taylor, a BBC scriptwriter and producer who asked him to audition in July 1950.
As a result, from early the next year, Platt became the resident comedian on the BBC's popular radio show Variety Fanfare,[1] which made him a household name.
With a flat cap and droll line, he was best remembered by the catchphrase with which he began every performance: "Allo, I won't take me coat off - I'm not stoppin'!
He was a guest comedian on numerous radio variety shows and later topped the bill in pantomimes and summer seasons throughout Great Britain.