Ken Morley Kenneth William Morley was born in Chorley Hospital , Lancashire on 17th January 1943 . He was the only child born to engineer Frank Morley and his wife Phylliss . He was educated at St . Peters Church of England School and Elementary School until the age of twelve and then went to Ashworth College until he was fifteen . He left school with no qualifications . His best friend at school was Peter Smith . Ken trained as an apprentice mechanic then in September 1963 he enrolled at Alston Hall College where he gained six O levels and two A levels . In 1966 he moved to London and became a teacher at a primary school in Holloway Road . He then became a supply teacher in Lancashire mainly teaching History and English . Later in his teaching career , Ken was a teacher at Smithills High School in Bolton , Craigmount School in Edinburgh and Archbishop Tennison School in London . Ken ' s father Frank died on 1st April , 1970 . Ken made his television debut in " Crown Court " in 1972 and his stage debut in " Romeo and Juliet " in Sheffield . The following two years were spent at the Oxford Playhouse and with the Half Moon Theatre Company . In 1974 he enrolled at Manchester University reading English and Drama . During his studies he met a student teacher called Sue who became his girlfriend - and later his wife . Ken began acting on stage in productions including " The Adventures of Mr Toad , Dracula , Pinocchio , Free Chicken Dinners , Cool Million , The Resistible Rise of Arturo , The Strongest Man In The World , Drums In The Night , Habeas Corpus , The Tempest , The Poet and The Women , What The Butler Saw " , " The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist " , " Vapone " and " The Beaux Strategem . " Other television roles followed in " Rainbow , The Incredible Adventures of Sherlock Holmes , Comic Cuts , Who Dares Wins , Quest , Bulman , The Return of the Antelope , All Passion Spent " and " Blind Justice " . He made his debut as a pantomime dame in " Aladdin " and appeared in the films " Little Dorrit " and " Alfie Darling " . He also appeared on television in " The Motor Show " . Ken has also been a regular face on television in commercials for Sharps Strong Mints , Yellow Pages , PG Tips and Creme Eggs . Ken appeared on television in " You Rang Me Lord , The Management , Chelmsford 123 , KYTV " and " Les Girls " . In 1987 he joined the cast of " Allo Allo " as Flockenstuffen and remained with the series until 1989 . He also took the role of bird watcher Eric in the Granada Television comedy " Watching " . Ken was noticed by " Coronation Street " casting directors and offered the one episode role of Reg Holdsworth . He joined the cast in 1989 and remained there until 24th November 1995 . He has since appeared on stage in " The Rocky Horror Picture Show " and in the pantomime " Peter Pan " . He also toured the UK talking about " Coronation Street " and wrote an autobiography called Knowledge Is Power with The Sun writer Charles Yates . He is best known nowadays for his window advertisements . He reappeared in the 1999 Spin - off " Coronation Street - After Hours " . In 2010 , he reprised the role of Reg again in " " , a DVD released on 1st November to mark " Corrie ' s " 50th anniversary . As of February 2011 , he is touring the UK as the narrator in the new Corrie stage play . Ken married Blackheath High School teacher Sue on 27th July 1989 at Woolwich Town Hall . Their son Roger Oliver was born on 11th November 1990 . The family live in Clayton - le - Woods , Lancashire and in London .