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2nd November 1990: Alec Gilroy was, for once, unfairly maligned when Rita Fairclough accused him of selling a dodgy holiday to the Wiltons. The holiday had been intended for him and Bet but a genuine illness meant he couldn't fly. Derek and Mavis purchased the tickets from him at a knock-down price but when they got to Manchester Airport they found that the travel company had gone bust. After Rita confronted him in the Rovers, Alec picked them up at the airport and had to listen to another set of accusations as they drove home. Having had enough, he dumped them by the roadside and they had to make their own way to 4 Coronation Street by taxi - only to find that they had been burgled during their short absence...
 * For more information see Episode 3142 (2nd November 1990).