#OnThisDay 2 October 1983
A "disillusioned" #PatPhoenix explains why she has quit #CoronationStreet, telling the Mirror:
I WANT TO BE FREE
"Could you imagine Victoria Principal from Dallas at an Ideal Home exhibition or opening bus stations like I do?"

#OnThisDay 30 September 1978
MY FASHION SECRETS - BY PAT PHOENIX
#PatPhoenix, the redhead with flashing eyes and glamorous sexy image, known to millions as Elsie Tanner in #CoronationStreet, reckons she is going to be a freak Mae West . . .

#OnThisDay 29 September 1980
OUR SECRET LOVE
#CoronationStreet star #PatPhoenix revealed her best-kept secret last night - a romance that has been going on for tweny-five years . . .

#OnThisDay 28 September 1983
CRISIS IN CORONATION STREET
#CoronationStreet is now facing the biggest crisis in its 23-year-old existence. The shock resignation of #PatPhoenix means the Street is losing yet another of its top stars . . .

#OnThisDay 27 September 1965
It's episode 500 of #CoronationStreet and Elsie Tanner (#PatPhoenix) and Len Fairclough (Peter Adamson) take centre stage.
"You call me a louse? What the hell do you think you are? You're nothing . . . You're just paint and mush Elsie Tanner"

#OnThisDay 23 September 1986
The funeral of former #CoronationStreet star #PatPhoenix takes place. The following day's Daily Mirror leads with:
WHAT A WAY TO GO, CHUCK!
Stars give Pat the send-off she wanted

#OnThisDay 23 September 1978
Hurry yourself along to Chester and PARTY NIGHT at the Top Rank Club with entertainment by #PatPhoenix of #CoronationStreet. Remember, you must be a member to use the club facilities!

#OnThisDay 23 September 1973
#PatPhoenix tells her life story to TV Times -
PEOPLE WALK ALL OVER ME BECAUSE I FEEL GUILTY
"#CoronationStreet has made me feel less secure than ever. I never know if people like me of Elsie Tanner."

#WhatWeWereWatching #OTD 40 years ago
📺TV Ratings for w.e. 21 September 1986
1. #EastEnders 19.45m
2. #OnlyFoolsAndHorses 16.50
3. #CoronationStreet 16.20
4. The Prince and Princess of Wales 13.55
5. Open All Hours 12.20
6. Taggart 12.10
7. A Tribute to #PatPhoenix 11.95

#OnThisDay 21 September 1986 in The People:
TELL IT ALL, LUV JUST AS IT WAS -
The true story #PatPhoenix wanted the world to know, by #TonyWarren who created #CoronationStreet and Elsie Tanner . . .

#OnThisDay 20 September 1989
#GordenKaye from 'Allo 'Allo reveals in The Mirror:
HOW I MADE ELSIE TANNER TITTER
"My big break in television came thanks to #PatPhoenix, the sadly missed Elsie Tanner of #CoronationStreet, plus some good advice from my mother . . .

#OnThisDay 20 September 1961
FANS DRIVE TV'S ELSIE FROM HOME
Attractive, auburn-haired #PatPhoenix, who plays the part of the gay divorcee in #CoronationStreet has moved home - to escape from her fans: "I was driven out by callers who kept knocking away on my door knocker . . ."

#OnThisDay 19 September 1970
Hurry yourself along to Edwin Jones who take pleasure in announcing their new fashion department - The 44 Room - fashion styling for the fuller figure.
Official opening by #PatPhoenix of Granada TV's #CoronationStreet at 10.30 am.

#OnThisDay 8 September 1979
The Mirror reports the death of former #CoronationStreet star Alan Browning, who played Elsie Tanner's husband:
CORONATION ST. STAR ALAN DIES.
The following day, his estranged wife #PatPhoenix reveals:
WHY I COULD NOT GO TO TRAGIC ALAN.

#OnThisDay 8 September 1972
ELSIE TANNER SHOPS IN THE BOROUGH
#PatPhoenix - Elsie Tanner of the popular television serial #CoronationStreet arriving at Newcastle on Saturday to open a Freezer Food centre in Merrial Street.

#OnThisDay 5 September 1979
#CoronationStreet star #PatPhoenix is front page news:
FIND ELSIE TANNER
A desperate hunt was on last night for TV's Elsie Tanner. Her husband, actor Alan Browning, was fighting for his life in hospital . . .