As loveable vet Paddy Dingle, Dominic Brunt is celebrating 25 years on the soap, but the actor reveals his role was nearly over as soon as it started.
And it was only down to a legendary co-star that he did not find himself back in the job queue.
Dominic says: “I came for eight episodes and on the last day Norman Bowler who used to play Frank Tate asked, ‘Have you enjoyed yourself?’