Our Much-Loved King of Comedy ; Emma Pinch Talks to the Comedian Who Holds a Unique Place in the Hearts of Merseysiders

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THERE'S no-one that occupies such a secure place in local affections as Ken Dodd.

So when he dramatically collapsed, just hours after he played his traditional post-Christmas show at the Philharmonic last year, fans were desperately worried.

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Our Much-Loved King of Comedy ; Emma Pinch Talks to the Comedian Who Holds a Unique Place in the Hearts of Merseysiders

But the indefatigable Doddy is back, fit as a fiddle. And it's all thanks, he says, to the healing power of Dr Showbusiness.

Ken, 81, describes the months of not knowing what was causing the excruciating pain in his stomach as "quite terrifying".

"I'd had the pain for a couple of months, and I was just about managing to cope, but it had been getting w...

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