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16th October 1995: Bet Gilroy leaves Coronation Street in a taxi. Following brewery Newton & Ridley's decision to sell the Rovers Return Inn, Bet has been trying to raise money to buy the pub so she can continue on as licensee. She turns to her friends for a loan, and intrigues Rita Sullivan by suggesting a partnership, but Rita backs out of the deal, worried that Bet is a financial risk. When Vicky McDonald only goes as far as offering Bet a house, Bet throws her out and closes the pub. Disgruntled that her friends have turned their backs on her when she needed them most, Bet leaves Weatherfield, although she doesn't know where to go.
 * For more information see Episode 3922 (16th October 1995).