Winners & Losers: Shining with the Shiner

Conman and victim face off in the first, and arguably funniest Winners & Losers episode. Legendary vagabond The Shiner (Coronation Street's Ivan Beavis) sets out to prove to his fellow swaggers that he can con alcohol from a dour publican (Ian Watkin). Co-director Ian Mune dons a fake eye; singer Tommy Adderley plays harmonica. The real life Shiner — Irishman Ned Slattery — was immortalised in a series of stories by John A Lee.  Although Lee claimed to have "once walked thirty miles side by side" with Slattery, he admitted that his Shiner stories were far from gospel truth. 

The day The Shiner tricks a drink out of me, I'll shout the bar.

– Famous last words from The Empire Hotel publican, Robinson (Ian Watkin)

Key Cast & Crew

Ian Mune

Co-Director , As: Honourable McKay, Producer

Ivan Beavis

As: The Shiner

Ian Watkin

As: Publican Robinson

Roger Simpson

Writer

Nevan Rowe

As: Barmaid

Johnny Johnstone

As: Swagger