THE Christmas panto at Blackburn looked set to break all previous box-office records.
Nearly £80,000 was taken in advance for Aladdin and management at King George's Hall had just one reason for the success - the "Tug" factor.
Tristan Bancks, the Aussie actor who played Tug in TV's Home and Away, had proved to be a big hit.
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