| Lillian Spencer | |||||||
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| Coronation Street character | |||||||
| Portrayed by | Maureen Lipman | ||||||
| Duration | 2002 | ||||||
| First appearance | 1 July 2002 | ||||||
| Last appearance | 10 July 2002 | ||||||
| Profile | |||||||
| Occupation | Bar Manageress | ||||||
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Lillian Spencer, an old friend of Fred Elliott's, arrives at the Rovers as the Relief Manager. Lillian thinks the Rovers is a come-down after having worked in the Xanadu Cocktail Bar of the Majestic Hotel in Cleethorpes and then the Golf Club (where Mike Baldwin plays). She soon asserts her authority by barring Norris Cole for being rude about the state of the bar top and subsequently Rita Sullivan who complains about her treatment of barmaid Shelley Unwin.
Audrey Roberts takes an instant disliking to Lillian and warns Fred about her, but he will not listen. She storms out watched by a smirking Lillian. Lillian then makes Jack Duckworth redundant on the grounds of old age and ill health. Wife Vera storms into the pub and has a fight with Lillian. She then gives the cellar man job to son Timothy.
With staff morale reaching an all-time low and the arrival of Lillian's daughter Kelly, Geena Gregory and Shelley threaten to leave, much to Fred's distress. Fred feels that Lillian and her family are taking over, however, Lillian gets a phone call offering her a better job in Marple and with that the Spencers pack up and leave.
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“For me, it’s enough! They’ve been here long enough—maybe too long. It’s a funny thing, though. All these years Fred was too busy to have much time for the kids, now he’s the one who’s depressed because they’re leaving. He’s really having trouble letting go. He wants to gather them around and keep them right here in this house.”
—Anonymous Parent. As quoted in Women of a Certain Age, by Lillian B. Rubin, ch. 2 (1979)
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