Ken Dodd statue by Tom Murphy, with tickling stick at Liverpool Lime Street railway station, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD

The legendary Liverpudlian comedian Sir Ken Dodd was a star of stage and screen for more than 70 years. Famed for his tickling sticks, wild hair and buck teeth, he was an entertainer in the music hall tradition, with some of his live shows going on for hours after their supposed finishing time. A master of the one-liner, he was also a successful singer. Dodd worked his beloved Knotty Ash into his routines, telling stories about the Diddymen and the jam-butty mines. He was tried for tax evasion in 1989 and was acquitted, typically then introducing himself on stage as a 'failed accountant'. Ken became Sir Ken when he was made a Knight in the 2017 New Year's Honours list. He passed away aged 90 on March 11 2018, just two days after he married his beloved Anne.