 When Mavis married Derek Wilton (Peter Baldwin) later that year, Percy was thrilled to act as best man (although nobody had actually asked him) and took it upon himself to see that Derek made it to the wedding this time, having heard of their failed wedding in 1978.Like Albert Tatlock (Jack Howarth) and Ena Sharples (Violet Carson) before him, Percy was disappointed by many of the "doings" of the younger generation.When Brian Tilsley (Christopher Quinten) was stabbed and killed outside a nightclub in 1989, Percy blamed it on "Acid Drops" (acid house), stating that in his day, "people attending George Formby concerts hadn't come dashing out stabbing folk!