Sean Wilson – Red or Brown?
So there he was, our Adham (see picture above), walking the streets of Manchester, England without aim nor purpose when he rounded a corner and saw a face he instantly recognized. For across the courtyard was none other than Sean Wilson, the actor extraordinaire best known for his legendary and charismatic portrayal of Martin Platt on the long running British soap opera/comedy/high drama – Coronation Street. Martin (or Maah’in) as he’s known in these parts was a key character on Corrie up until 2005 when he and young Katy Harris (Kay’teh ‘arris), 16, ruffled many a feather on the street when they publicly announced their undying love for each other. Unfortunately for our dear Martin, the Harris clan was not long for this world and their romance ended when Katy committed suicide shortly after accidentally killing her father Tommy Harris (Tommeh ‘arris) in Kevin Websters’ garage during a passionate row spurred on by her teenage love for Martin. It’s all so very complicated – still, to this fan, the Katy/Martin story was one of the best subplots on Corrie in recent memory. Martin has always been one of my favourite characters on the show since I started watching in the mid 90′s, and knowing my love of things Corrie, Adham made my day when he briefly appeared on MSN last week and simply said “Check your email” before instantly signing off in his typical fashion.
I checked my email and there he was, Adham standing next Sean Wilson. I tried to picture the scene where moments before, Adham had run across the courtyard to confront…er politely ask Mr Wilson for a photo. The conversation, as incredibly brief as it was, went something like this:
Adham: “I have a friend in Canada who’s like…your biggest fan!”
Sean: No response.
No response!? Nothing at all to say to his ‘biggest fan’? Tsk tsk Mr. Wilson! As it turns out Mr Wilson was just on his way to a wedding, the reason to which Adham attributes him as being ‘all tarted up’. Despite Adham’s persistence, he nevertheless agreed to a photo. What a sport! Thanks Maah’in!!
Manchester, England
Adham being Adham needless to say wasn’t content at merely getting a photo (pho’oh when in Manchester) with Mr. Wilson, he just had to give him a copy of his Mothers’ Day CD as well. To think Mr. Wilson may now be riding about in his car listening to “It’s the day after Mothers’ Day…It’s the day after Mothers’ Day” just blows the mind. This is what the Internet age has brought us. What a wonderful world.
Just one more thing before we let Mr. Wilson on his way. Just how does he like his Brown Sauce?? When I asked this of Adham he bashfully admitted that he forgot to ask! ADHAM!! Sigh!
I now put this out as an open question to Sean Wilson. Mr Wilson…..red, or brown?
