A young impressionable boy, Jason Wilson idolised his dad, Anthony Spencer, a straight dealing, straight-talking businessman.
Boss of a dozen furniture shops by aged 22, he also ran motorcycle showrooms, later building a cooker empire, before expanding into fitness centres.
However, the fitness centres would be one expansion too far, and as Spencer's business empire began to implode, he turned to crime. He held up a bank, was arrested, and sentenced to ten years.
