Brenda Riley was an old flame of Jim Mount who was installed as manager of the Rovers Return when Annie and Jack Walker took a holiday in 1966. Having been married at seventeen and divorced by the age of twenty-five, she briefly dated Len Fairclough before leaving town with Jim. During her time in charge of the Rovers she had introduced a billiard table into the public bar and dancing girls on the tables.
Brenda had a sister with a toddler son called Quentin. She previously managed The Rose and Crown.
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