Talk:Rita Tanner

Why are we saying there is a gap in Rita's history in the show between 2009 and 2010? My understanding is that she is out of the show for a mere six weeks due to health problems on the part of the actress but Ms Knox is still under contract. If health issues mean we categorise characters as not being regular cast then that means that Julie Goodyear, Anne Kirkbride, Bryan Mosley and William Tarmey all "left" the programme in the 1980s and 1990s when they were off for health reasons, something I very much disagree with. It "is" right to say that Eileen Derbyshire "left" the programme in 1961-2 and 1966-7 as her contracts expired or were not signed but for Ms Knox now it is very different. Opinions welcome.--Jtomlin1uk 14:08, January 1, 2010 (UTC)