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4th May 1983: In Fred Gee's eagerness to take Bet Lynch out to the country for the Bank Holiday, he had collected his Rover from Tilsley's Garage while repairs were still being carried out on the brakes. Fortunately, it was not a hospital the car's passengers needed in the ensuing disaster, but a launderette and a good cup of tea - the handbrake failed when Bet (and Betty Turpin, who Bet had invited along to avoid being alone with Fred) were in the car in front of a lake! Fred had to wade in and carry Bet and Betty out of the car, which was stranded in the lake and filling with water. To top it all off, he accidentally put Bet down on a cow pat!
 * For more information see Episode 2305 (4th May 1983).