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Bet Lynch is a major protagonist of the British soap opera Coronation Street. She was introduced in 1966 and became the most famous landlady of The Rovers Return Inn public house throughout her time on the show.
She was portrayed by Julie Goodyear.
Biography[]
Bet got a job at the PCV factory and caused trouble by having an affair with her boss Jack Benjamin and giving Lucile Hewitt a black eye, She moved away after a few short weeks but later returned and was given a job at the rovers by Billy Walker despite Billy's mother Annie disliking her,
In 1975 Bet's son Martin who she had been forced to give up for adoption returned but found out about overtly sexual nature and decided not to get in touch as he was disguted. When Martin was then killed in action Bet almost killed herself but was saved by the intervention of her friend Eddie Yeats.
In 1976 Bet dated new factory boss Mike Baldwin but things got complicated when Mike's Common-In-Law girlfriend Anne came down from London and both she and Bet changed the locks. Mike sold the home to Ray Langton and Bet agreed to vacate the premises for the sake of Ray's daughter Tracy. Despite Mike's poor treatment of her Bet became friends with him later on and she tried to convince his ex Maggie Redman to let him see his son Mark.
In 1980 Bet was robbed but the neighbours rallied round her with Mike and Annie Walker donating clothes while Ken Barlow organized a whip-round for her,
In 1982 Jack Duckworth and Bet embarked on an affair and things complicated when Jack's wife Vera used Bet as an alibi for her own affair.
Bet became manager of the rovers after Billy got the sack from the brewery. In 1986 The pub was set on fire after Jack did a poor job installing a fuse box but Bet was saved by Terry Duckworth and Kevin Webster. Bet found out it was Jack's fault but forgave him as she asked him to do it in the fist place.
Bet later married Alec Gilroy as part of a business arrangement for them to run the rovers together. Despite the origin of their relationship they had some affection between them and Alec comforted her when she had a miscarriage. Bet helped Alec reconnect with his estranged family and became close with his grandchild Vicky. When Ken tried to kill himself after his wife Deirdre left him for an affair Bet saved him just as Eddie had done for her years prior.
Alec got offered a job in Southampton which caused the relationship to end when Bet didn't want to go with him. Alec briefly returned to help Bet try to protect Vicky from her boyfriend Steve McDonald who was after her money but Bet refused to get back with him.
Soon enough, Bet needed money to buy the pub again and visited her neighbour Rita Fairclough to propose a business partnership; they were closest friends for over a decade in the 1980s and at one point Bet supported Rita after the latter's ordeal with her villainous ex-fiance Alan Bradley back in 1989. However, their friendship ended when Rita refused to lend her financial support and Bet walked out on her. It was then Bet decided to leave the street.
In 2002, several years later, Bet returned as she had a court case about a boyfriend stealing money from her. Audrey Roberts and Mike Baldwin went with her to the court to support her but she lost the case. Bet then left only to then meet future landlady Liz McDonald in Brighton in 2003 where she helped her stop her criminal husband Jim from being captured by the authorities.
Trivia[]
- Goodyear voiced interest in reprising the role of Bet Lynch for a final time in 2012 for the funeral of Betty Williams following the real life passing of Betty Driver. This didn't happen with only Betty's son Gordon Clegg being brought back. Goodyear ruled out returning to the show.
External Links[]
- Bet Lynch on the Coronation Street Wiki