BBC News • Entertainment & Arts • 29 September 2022
Video Journalist: Dan Curtis
Ron Gittins lived in Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula in England. A curious and colourful character, he was both well-known but also a total mystery to friends, neighbours and even family.
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