audrey roberts (sue nicholls) takes an instant disliking to lillian and warns fred about her, but he will not listen. she storms out watched by a smirking lillian. lillian then makes jack duckworth (bill tarmey) redundant on the grounds of old age and ill health. wife vera (liz dawn) storms into the pub and has a fight with lillian. she then gives the cellar man job to son timothy.