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Betty's murderous Corrie hotpot - Spoiler
Wednesday 2 December 2009
According to The Sun, Betty (played by Betty Driver) fears that she has become a killer when an elderly woman is poisoned by one of her famous hotpots.
The 'victim', 91, is her rival for the title of Manchester's Oldest Barmaid - Betty turns 90 in the soap in February.
Rovers Return landlord Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) celebrates with a party and boasts the pub is home of the city's oldest barmaid to the Weatherfield Gazette.
However, local Enid Crump is furious because she is 91 and still works in The Parsons Arms boozer and she storms into the Rovers and creates merry hell.
Steve offers her a sherry and a hotpot to calm her down but can only find one at the back of the fridge. He microwaves the meal, not realising it is two months old.
Later, he and Betty discover Enid has been rushed to a doctor and is at death's door with food poisoning.
The panicking barmaid, 89, tells Steve: "It's murder. I'll have killed her. I'm too old to go to prison. I'll never come out alive." Steve's mum Liz (Beverley Callard) fears her beloved pub will be shut down.
However he tells Betty: "I'm sure it'll be fine. You can't murder someone with a hotpot. The police will understand it was an accident.
"And look on the bright side, if Enid dies, you can then officially call yourself the undisputed Oldest Barmaid in Town."
However, Steve soon gets worried when wife Becky (Katherine Kelly) tells him: "It won't be Betty that cops it if Enid pops her clogs, Steve - it'll be you. You delivered the fatal blow."
The storyline will be a landmark for actress Betty, who turns 90 in March next year and this year celebrated more than 30 years in 'Coronation Street'.
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