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Christopher Sandford (born 6th June 1939 in Croydon) played Walter Potts in Coronation Street from July 1963 to January 1964. As well as acting in the programme he also sang, and his character's signature song called Not Too Little, Not Too Much was released as a record, entering the top twenty and reaching No.17 following its release in November 1963 and it being featured in the storyline of the programme.

Prior to his stint on the Street, he appeared in Rex Milligan, Those Kids, No Hiding Place and Z Cars. Later credits include roles in Redcap, Danger Man, The Worker, Dombey and Son, New Scotland Yard, The Pondles and Murphy's Law.

On stage, he appeared in a UK touring production of The Unexpected Guest and Day of the Prince at the Royal Court Theatre, London.

Straight after leaving the programme, his second record, You're Gonna Be My Girl, flopped and Sandford then formed a Rhythm-'n'-Blues group called The Outsiders who released an album in 1965 called A Little Bit off the Top of Chris Sandford and the actor tried to combine both a singing and an acting career. In a 1972 comment, Sandford said that his excursion into pop singing was, "something I'm trying to forget."

Chris was, briefly, a DJ for Radio Caroline. In more recent years, he authored several novels on fly-fishing.

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