Arthur Burrows was a drayman who worked for Newton & Ridley. Mouthy and surly, he was rude to Betty Turpin when he tried to get through the door of the Rovers Return Inn with a crate of ale. She told him that when she was at school the words were “excuse me” and he retorted that two world wars had taken place since then. He was impatient for Billy Walker to sign the delivery note but he refused, noting that they were two boxes short of bitter lemons. Billy knew full well what Burrows's game was but generously said that he would put it down to an honest mistake however he refused his offer of a delivery the next day and threatened to ring the brewery. Burrows told Betty that Billy was slave-driver just before he was left alone in the public for a short while...