The Ghost of Ivy Tilsley

[3] The programme told the story of former Coronation Street actress Lynne Perrie, who spoke about how she had lost her sense of self in search of fame.

She was shown looking through scrapbooks and watching television clips of herself as Ivy Tilsley, of her appearances as Mrs. Casper in Kes and as a face in the crowd in Yanks.

Reduced to a guest spot calling out numbers in a bingo hall, Perrie told people during an after-show autograph session that she was happy out of the Street and had finally realised fame was not important.

She also candidly spoke about her loneliness, alcohol addiction and one-night stands whilst married, saying "they were not affairs, just happenings...

To promote the documentary, Perrie gave numerous interviews to newspapers and magazines, and appeared on ITV's morning chat show GMTV, on which she performed the song "You Needed Me".