donald cameron, played by robert wilson, is a blind, scottish ex-army sergeant who helped dot cotton (june brown) with her christmas carol concert in december 1992, by playing the piano. his fee is a bottle of malt whisky, provided by nigel bates (paul bradley). ethel skinner (gretchen franklin) also thinks he is attractive, and jokes with dot about telling him that she has the body of a young woman, due to his blindness.