Will Mellor and Sheridan Smith spent their formative years playing sometimes lovers on Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps.
Set in the North West, the cult classic was Runcorn's answer to Friends - only with more booze and tracksuits.
But Strictly Come Dancing star Will, 46, claims that their friendship didn't last off-screen, alleging that his phone calls to Sheridan, 41, went unanswered for years.
