Georgina (Episode 240)

Georgina was the latest in a long line of "fancy women" in the life of Edwin Mason, Christine Hardman's philandering uncle. The simple-minded girl came with him when he made a rare visit to Coronation Street in April 1963 to see what lay behind Frank Barlow's proposal of marriage to his niece. Like Hilda Wardle before her, Edwin didn't want Christine to see what he was up to behind her Aunty Letty's back and took Georgina into the Rovers where he announced her as his secretary and ordered a gin and tonic for her to drink while she waited. Concepta Hewitt disliked his overbearing manner but it was Florrie Lindley who recognised him and sneered at the concept of Georgina being just his secretary.

Edwin called at No.11 thinking that Christine was still lodging there but was swiftly thrown out when he tried it on with Elsie Tanner. He made a short trip back to the Rovers where he told a mildly protesting Georgina off-colour jokes but left her again when he thought that Christine might have returned. While he was gone, Len Fairclough eyed her up and introduced himself to her, offering to buy her another G&T but quickly rescinded the offer when she told him that "her boss" would soon be returning.


 * Georgina was an early role for Judy Cornwell who later found fame as Daisy in "Keeping Up Appearances" alongside Geoffrey Hughes and Patricia Routledge.