Weatherfield Vale was a private retirement home run by the penny-pinching Gerald Lickley. Home to twelve elderly folks, Martin Platt went for a job there in January 1999 and was delighted to be made assistant manager. He soon found that the food was poor and the staff so few in number that he had to do jobs like unblocking sinks himself and residents were unattended for so long that one of them, Walter Byford, died in the middle of the day and sat undiscovered in his chair for several hours.
Martin tried to get his councillor mother-in-law Audrey Roberts to organise an inspection but one seemed to have been ordered from other quarters. Inspector Todd arrived with an assessor and found several faults which would make their eventual report. Lickley accused Martin of dropping him in with the council and sacked him on the spot.
Staff[]
- Gerald Lickley (Owner)
- Martin Platt (Assistant manager)
- Mark Stranks (Care assistant)
List of appearances[]
1999
- Wed 27th Jan - Office, foyer and exterior
- Fri 29th Jan - Residents' lounge
- Sun 31st Jan - Residents' lounge
- Mon 1st Feb - Residents' lounge
- Sun 7th Feb - Office, kitchen, foyer and room 9
- Fri 12th Feb - Office
- Sun 21st Feb - Residents' lounge, office and foyer