The Rovers calls Time on Betty

This is Betty Williams weekend on the blog and rightly so. We all want to pay tribute to the longest serving barmaid in the Rovers Return and to the actress herself. It's unforuntate we were not able to see much of Betty behind the bar in the past year so we have to take it as read that St. Ella got to know Betty who helped her so much when she took over as manager.

The rewriting of history is all too jarring and indeed, a bit insulting to viewers who know that Annie Walker did not, in fact, own the pub so could not bequeath it to anyone. It should have been addressed, at least with a letter from Betty to Annie declining.

If we put that aside, though, the tribute was lovely. I've blogged a few more thoughts here and posted a number of photos of Betty that I had stashed away that might interest and amuse you. Do have a look!

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