A list of all staff who have been employed at the Rovers Return Inn since 1960, and all licensees and landlords since the pub first opened in 1902.
Licensees
No | Name | Duration |
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1 | Jim Corbishley | 1902–1919 |
2 | George Diggins | 1919–1937 |
3 | Jack Walker | 1937–1970 |
4 | Annie Walker | 1970–1984 |
5 | Billy Walker | 1984–1985 |
6 | Bet Lynch | 1985–1987, 1992–1995 |
7 | Alec Gilroy | 1987–1992 |
8 | Vera Duckworth | 1995–1998 |
9 | Natalie Barnes | 1998–2001 |
10 | Duggie Ferguson | 2001–2002 |
11 | Eve Elliott | 2002 |
12 | Fred Elliott | 2002–2006 |
13 | Liz McDonald | 2006–2011* |
14 | Stella Price | 2011–2013 |
15 | Steve McDonald and Michelle Connor | 2013— |
*For a short while after Liz left there was no legal licensee, hence Steve was running it against the law until he brought in Stella.
Landlords
Name(s) | Duration |
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Jim and Nellie Corbishley | 1902–1919 |
George and Mary Diggins | 1919–1937 |
Jack and Annie Walker | 1937–1970 |
Annie Walker | 1970–1984 |
Billy Walker | 1984 |
Bet Lynch (later Gilroy) | 1985–1987, 1992–1995 |
Bet and Alec Gilroy | 1987–1992 |
Jack and Vera Duckworth | 1995–1997 |
Jack and Vera Duckworth and Alec Gilroy | 1997–1998 |
Natalie Barnes | 1998–2000 |
Mike Baldwin, Fred Elliott and Duggie Ferguson | 2000–2001 |
Duggie Ferguson | 2001 |
Eve Elliott | 2001–2002 |
Fred Elliott | 2002–2006 |
Liz and Steve McDonald | 2006–2011, 2013— |
Steve McDonald | 2011–2012 |
Stella Price | 2012–2013 |
Stella and Gloria Price | 2013 |
Temporary managers
Name | Duration |
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Vince Plummer | 1961 |
Brenda Riley | 1966 |
Billy Walker | 1972–1973 |
Glyn Thomas | 1973 |
Gordon Lewis | 1981, 1984, 1984–1985 |
Fred Gee | 1984 |
Frank Harvey | 1984, 1985 |
Liz McDonald | 1993, 2000–2001 |
Rodney Bostock | 1995 |
Jim McDonald | 2000 |
Linda Baldwin | 2001 |
Lillian Spencer | 2002 |
Barstaff
Barmaids
Note: the below is the official list as used by ITV. Short-term help, in some cases just a few hours, includes Hilda Ogden in 1967, Elsie Tanner in 1969, Deirdre Hunt in 1974 and Vera Duckworth in 1983.
Barmen and potmen
No | Name | Duration |
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1 | Ivan Cheveski | 1961 |
2 | Sam Leach | 1962 |
3 | Jacko Ford | 1972 |
4 | Terry Bradshaw | 1976 |
5 | Fred Gee | 1976–1984 |
6 | Wilf Starkey | 1985 |
7 | Frank Mills | 1985–1986 |
8 | Jack Duckworth | 1985, 1986–1999, 2001–2002 |
9 | Charlie Bracewell | 1989 |
10 | Bill Webster | 1995 |
11 | Andy McDonald | 1995–1996 |
12 | Sandy Hunter | 1998 |
13 | Martin Platt | 1999 |
14 | Gary Mallett | 1999 |
15 | Spider Nugent | 1999 |
16 | Vinny Sorrell | 1999–2000 |
17 | Jim McDonald | 2000 |
18 | Peter Barlow | 2001 |
19 | Timothy Spencer | 2002 |
20 | Harry Flagg | 2002–2003 |
21 | Ciaran McCarthy | 2003–2005, 2010–2011 |
22 | Sean Tully | 2005— |
23 | Vernon Tomlin | 2007–2008 |
24 | Karl Munro | 2011–2012, 2013 |
25 | Lewis Archer | 2012 |
26 | Jason Grimshaw | 2013 |
27 | Tony Stewart | 2014 |
Caterers
No | Name | Duration |
---|---|---|
1 | Betty Williams | 1969–2012 |
2 | Sean Tully | 2012, 2013- |
3 | Mandy Kamara | 2012–2013 |
Cleaners
No | Name | Duration |
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1 | Martha Longhurst | 1963–1964 |
2 | Hilda Ogden | 1964–1987 |
3 | Clara Midgeley | 1966 |
4 | Amy Burton | 1987–1988 |
5 | Sandra Stubbs | 1988 |
6 | Joyce Smedley | 1996–1997 |
7 | Tricia Armstrong | 1997 |
8 | Vera Duckworth | 1999–2000 |
9 | Edna Miller | 2000–2001 |
10 | Harry Flagg | 2002–2004 |
11 | Anna Windass | 2014- |