Rovers Return Inn Billy first appears in Coronation Street in January 1961, but takes over The Rovers Return in 1984 after his mother Annie retires and signs the pub over to him. It doesn't last long, though, and he leaves for good in 1984, after a series of run-ins with police due to the lock-ins held after hours. Arguably the most famous barmaid on "Coronation Street", Bet Lynch was in charge of The Rovers Return for a little over 10 years. In late 1984, the brewery, Newton & Ridley, unhappy with the way the pub was being run into the ground by Billy,
Benskins Brewery September 2015 the pub was designated an Asset of Community Value by Watford Council. A number of other pubs in and around the Watford area still carry Benskins branding, such as the Estcourt Tavern and Nascot Arms in Watford. However, such examples are now increasingly rare. Of particular note is The Holly Bush pub in Hampstead, London, which displayed a number of original brewery artefacts, but was bought by Fuller's in 2010. The Benskins name lived on for a number of years in the Benskins Morris of Watford, although they themselves have now disbanded. Before demolition, the wider brewery site