Different eras perhaps. Left is Elsie Tanner and right is Jane Tanner. Both are associated with works of fiction. Actress Pat Phoenix starred for many years in Coronation Street and is pictured here with actor Tony Booth. The similarities continue in the McCann case with Tapas 9 eyewitness Jane Tanner pictured here with billionaire McCann benefactor Richard Branson. Pat Phoenix entertained millions in the long running soap opera and Jane Tanner is looking to do that with her various ever-changing eye witness testimonies about men with egg shaped heads and swarthy men of varying height carrying mysterious bundles in the night. With real-life characters more colourful than any fictional characters in TV soap operas, perhaps Ms Tanner has some hidden acting talents after her appearance on BBC's Panorama.