The week gets off to a tense start as Vernon and Liz go to a view a bar together. It’s clear that something is amiss from the start as Vernon is mad with excitement about the prospect of buying a bar together while Liz can muster no enthusiasm at all. Things go from bad to worse once there, as the couple fail to see eye-to-eye. Vernon is convinced the bar’s a winner while Liz doesn’t seem too sure. Is there more to her reluctance than meets the eye?

Vernon is devastated when Liz finally confesses that not only does she not want to run a bar with him, but wants out of the marriage too. Completely shocked, Vernon tries to persuade her not to throw it all away but she tearfully confesses that she should never have married him. How will Vernon cope now that his dreams have been shattered?

Later, Liz feels guilty about it all but tells Michelle she knows she has done the right thing. It doesn’t take Harry long to start sniffing round Liz, but she makes it clear that she hasn’t left Vernon only to jump straight in to bed with him. But will Harry convince her otherwise?

Toward the end of the week, as Vernon prepares to leave the Rovers, Lloyd takes pity on him. He manages to persuade Vernon to bunk up with him for a while and not to leave the Rovers for good. Will Vernon be able to pick up the pieces of his life?


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How could Liz and Vernon afford to buy a bar in the first place? Steve had to buy the Rovers for Liz, does Vernon has some hidden fortune?

It's soapland - Vernon will probably win big at the bookies, or win the lottery, or come into money for sellling his wedding photos to OK magazine (or in his case, the Weatherfield Gazette). He might find out he's the forgotten son of Gale's old man, or Alf Robert's long lost son who then gets Audrey's share of the salon and house.....

Other ideas?

LOL!

As it's a soap, we will probably just be expected to believe they suddenly have money, no explanation given! Or maybe they have stolen Claire and Ashley's inheritance from Fred, which appears to have vanished without a trace!

Vernon stealing Claire and Ashley's inheritance money would make sense as they have no money all of a sudden and have to move to a cheaper home.

I think it'd make sense if he went back on his trip that took him away for so long - cruise ship was it?

On the question of Claire and Ashleys missing money, was it left to them or was it put in trust for the children ? That would explain a lot.

I thought they had money problems some weeks ago..How came they managed to buy house..And Ashley just works in the butchers,, great wages that is..And Claire does very little, so how did they do it...Fred left the money but it all went..

Yes they did - the business was losing money, so Ashley spent all their savings propping it up

Buy what house?
They've swapped homes with the Websters.

See above......

On the never never


He will coninue to do so I guess, unless the house move means that he will now have far more customers.

Awwww poor Vernon, I was just starting to warm to him!