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26th August 1964: Elsie Tanner had little idea of the trouble she was going to be in when she obtained an evening job posing for student artists at the School of Design. Son Dennis didn't approve of men ogling her, even though she was doing the work to pay for Dennis's own course on hairdressing. There were greater problems though from art teacher David Graham who painted a portrait of Elsie and, as he completed the work, became more and more infatuated with her. The two started an affair of sorts, embarrassing Dennis and also causing him concern when Ken Barlow made enquiries on his behalf and discovered that David had a reputation of being unbalanced. Scared of his intensity, Elsie finished with David however he couldn't take the rejection and entered No. 11 with an old service revolver. A desperate Elsie talked him out of using the gun which he revealed wasn't loaded anyway before running out in tears.
 * For more information see Episode 387 (26th August 1964).