{"id":35525,"date":"2023-08-04T22:00:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T20:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1867373"},"modified":"2023-08-07T06:23:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T04:23:40","slug":"shock-at-the-rovers-as-coronation-streets-jenny-fears-beloved-pub-is-doomed","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/shock-at-the-rovers-as-coronation-streets-jenny-fears-beloved-pub-is-doomed\/","title":{"rendered":"Shock at The Rovers as Coronation Street\u2019s Jenny fears beloved pub is doomed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hashtag Save The Rovers! <\/p>

By Laura Denby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 04 August 2023 at 20:00 PM<\/p>

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Jenny Connor (Sally Ann Matthews) feared the worst in tonight\u2019s Coronation Street<\/a> (4th August), as it looked like the iconic Rovers Return may be doomed to closure.<\/p>\n

After a failed attempt to cut down on hotpot portions to tackle the cost of inflation (perish the thought \u2013 Betty would be appalled!), Jenny was running out of solutions<\/a> for the pub\u2019s problems.<\/p>\n

She had to tell employee and lodger Glenda Shuttleworth (Jodie Prenger) that she was raising her rent, and Glenda was initially kind about it.<\/p>\n

But when she heard that Jenny was also cutting her shifts, Glenda pointed out that this didn\u2019t make any sense if she was increasing her rent at the same time!<\/p>\n

Jenny was even more upset when Glenda revealed her search for alternative accommodation, while locals like Kirk Sutherland (Andy Whyment) were disappointed that there was no hot food on offer due to the pub needing a new oven.<\/p>\n

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Jenny Connor finds Kirk, Gary, George and Sean drinking beer and playing darts.<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Jenny also increased the price of beer, and planned a weekly darts night at The Rovers. Later, another employee, Sean Tully (Antony Cotton), explained Jenny\u2019s strategies to George Shuttleworth (Tony Maudsley) and Gary Windass (Mikey North), and the latter suggested they fight back.<\/p>\n

Joined by Kirk, the trio were seen playing darts in Sean\u2019s backyard, and Jenny caught them out and gave them a piece of her mind, before returning to the near-empty pub.<\/p>\n

Stepdaughter Daisy Midgeley (Charlotte Jordan) tried to raise her spirits, only to learn that they were mere weeks away from closure if things didn\u2019t improve.<\/p>

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While the locals doubted that The Rovers was in trouble, Daisy filled Sean in on the severity of Jenny\u2019s worries, and the pair joined Glenda in brainstorming.<\/p>\n

Daisy eventually asked Jenny if she would sell the pub to the brewery in the hope that they would keep Jenny on as manager, but a distressed Jenny refused.<\/p>\n

In a heart-to-heart, Jenny worried that she had failed late husband Johnny (Richard Hawley), but Daisy insisted that he would be proud of her, and Jenny resolved to call brewery Newton and Ridley after all.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, she was told that this may not be a viable option \u2013 although she managed to secure a visit from the top boss.<\/p>\n

Confiding in Glenda and Sean, who promised to help make their event night a success, Jenny still felt that the pub was in the \u201clast chance saloon\u201d.<\/p>\n

Is The Rovers on its way out after 63 years on-screen?<\/p>\n

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