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11th July 1962: Elsie Tanner’s dreams of true love were shattered when Bill Gregory’s wife, Phyllis turned up for a reconciliation with her separated husband. Elsie had known Bill since the October of the year before but they had had to cool their romance when she realised that she was jeopardising her divorce fromArnold Tanner. Bill left her alone for several months but she was over the moon when he returned. Although Len Fairclough knew he was still married, he kept quiet about it and it was left to Ena Sharples to tell Elsie the truth. Knowing that the married couple were meeting in the Rovers, Elsie went there and overheard Phyllis persuading her reluctant husband to return to her. Shattered, Elsie watched them leave the pub together.
 * For more information see Episode 165 (11th July 1962).