I saw Archie Andrews as well, And Ronald Chesney and his talking harmonica. I saw them at Peterborough. I was four.

My Mum wrote to Brough and said I was his biggest fan and could I meet Archie. Brough to his credit, wrote back and agreed. So we went to the stage door, which was guarded by this ferocious old man. I walked up and said, I've come to see Archie....
To which the old gentleman replied, Fuck off! And don't you hang round here! And he slammed the stage door behind him.
About ten minutes later the old man reappeared with a message that Archie Andrews wanted to see me. Alas, I was still in shock and floods of tears, and couldn't be persuaded in. So I never got to meet anybody famous.