Renee later dies while on an operating table due to a ruptured spleen and liver. The episode featuring Renee's death was broadcast on 30 July 1980. Paul Byrne and Steve Dennis of the "Daily Record" reported that Mosley was "flooded" with cards from viewers after Renee's death. Hindle told Rosemary Long from "Evening Times" that "I really wanted Renee to live on. I thought she was a good character, good for the Street. I was most upset at being killed off." Hindle believed only positive about Renee's death was that she would not be tempted to make occasional returns. Podmore later defended Renee's departure and said "time proved the decision was correct. Alf Roberts emerged from the shadows of a humdrum marriage."