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2nd September 1964: Working all day behind the counter of the Corner Shop, one would expect Florrie Lindley to have enjoyed a day full of contact with people. But with troublesome customers like Ena Sharples and an empty life once the closed sign was put up each night, Florrie started to suffer from loneliness. Unable to talk to anyone about her problems, she started to act out of character, snapping at assistant Irma Ogden and being generally short-tempered with the customers. She was also on a short fuse with people teasing her over a letter she had received from an Irishman who had corresponded with her when she posted his mislaid wage packet back to him and who wanted to meet her in person. Unable to take the fraught atmosphere any more, Irma walked out. Florrie then descended into a full breakdown, wrecking the shop and sobbing on the counter...
 * For more information see Episode 389 (2nd September 1964).