Main Street - Mersey

A mosey round the Mersey - join comic legend Deryck Guyler on a tour of his native city, Liverpool.

Embark on a tour of Liverpool with comic actor Deryck Guyler and his nephew, Keith, who asks rather too many questions for his uncle's liking. As well as the two-mile Mersey Tunnel, a pair of cathedrals and Calderstones Park, where "there's always a pageant of colour and fragrance", some of the city's lesser-known charms are on show, not least the most elaborate wine dispenser ever, hidden in the Town Hall's silverware collection.

When this film was shown in cinemas in the mid-1950s audiences would have instantly recognised the voice of Deryck Guyler, who was already a stalwart of BBC Radio Light Programmes. He would later enter the realm of TV and feature film, including a memorable role in A Hard Day's Night (1964), and is probably best remembered for his sitcom roles, including PC 'Corky' Turnbull in Sykes, and caretaker Norman Potter in Please Sir!