Bus boss Erns £52k payout after filming colleague's Morecambe and Wise strip

A BUS firm manager has been awarded more than £52,000 after being sacked for filming a colleague performing an office "striptease".

- Mark Reynolds

Geoff Lovejoy recorded his friend Sean McAleer cavorting to The Stripper by David Rose and his Orchestra, as used in an iconic 1976 Morecambe and Wise sketch.

The middle-aged cleaner toyed with his zip then tossed his cardigan aside and sprawled over a desk.

Despite working in an office full of "horseplay", Mr Lovejoy was accused of pressuring "easily led" Mr McAleer into the performance After being fired for gross mis conduct, the grandad sued CE Jeatt & Sons for unfair and wrongful dismissal, saying he did not force his pal of more than 30 years to strip.