Background
Haig was the son of music hall actors Bertha Baker and Charles Coppin, whose act went under the name "Haig and Esco".
Haig was the son of music hall actors Bertha Baker and Charles Coppin, whose act went under the name "Haig and Esco".
He was seen in a long list of British television favourites: Hugh and I, Dad"s Army, Are You Being Served?, Terry and June and others His last appearance was in the final episode of series 5, where he impersonated a Spanish guitarist, alongside Kenneth Connor (Monsieur Alfonse), who had an Enigma code machine hidden in his accordion. He is remembered for his signature line, "lieutenant is I, LeClerc!" His earlier television work included a regular spot as a comic on The One O"clock Show and Happy Go Lucky a children"s television show during the 1960s.
The One O"Clock Show was shown every weekday in the Tyne Tees area of Independent Television. He usually appeared in sketches as "Wacky Jackie", generally playing the fool in a music hall comedy style.
In 1989, Haig became too ill to work and later died of cancer. They had one daughter.