Sir Julius Berlin

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Sir Julius Berlin was a fictional character in the British soap opera Coronation Street played by Leonard Sachs.

Sir Julius appeared in Coronation Street during 1974, he was the boss of the Mark Brittain mail order warehouse that was situated in the Street. When the residents complained about the lorries passing through the street, Ken Barlow spoke to Sir Julius about the problem, Sir Julius was so impressed by Ken he offered him a job at the warehouse as executive administrative assistant. The workers at the warehouse threatened to strike because Sir Julius decided to keep the union out of the firm, Ken persuaded Sir Julius to accept the union. Sir Julius upset workers Ivy Tilsley and Vera Duckworth because the company announced all women over sixty had to retire. They called the union in, but the union supported lowering the retirement age. After the warehouse fire in 1975 Sir Julius folded the company.