Jerry 'St. Clair' Dignan
Played by Dave Spikey, Jerry is the club's hapless compere and (in the second series) the club's licensee. Jerry is the fall guy of the programme, receiving more than his fair share of bad luck including scalding, cancer scares and speeding fines. He suffered from illness in the first series and became addicted to herbal medication in series two. He takes great pride in organising the bingo, and his "Free & Easy" night at the club, both of which are popular with the local pensioners, as is his singing act in conjunction with Les Alanos, the club's in-house band. A recurring joke in the show is Jerry singing "easy listening", pensioner-friendly versions of recent chart hits.
When Brian loses his licence to run the club, Jerry takes a job at Asda singing songs such as "Black Binbags" (based on "Men In Black" by Will Smith) and "Corned Beef" (based on "Call Me" by Petula Clark) to make money.
In series two, Jerry is unwittingly talked into becoming the "puppet" licensee, which is in truth a cover for Brian to run the club after his licence is revoked.
Jerry is frequently seen chauffeuring Brian Potter to and from the club as well as to meetings in his Rover 800. Jerry receives a driving fine after evading the police when pursued for speeding following Brian's encouragement to return to the club quickly to cover up lax fire safety precautions.
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