 Upon reaching retirement age in 1988, Percy was forced to leave his flat at the Community Centre and move out of the Street.Miserable at being away from the neighbourhood, he slumped into lethargy until Emily Bishop (Eileen Derbyshire) took pity on him and moved him in as her lodger at No 3.Percy was delighted, but Mavis Riley, an old friend of Emily's, initially reacted with some jealousy.