 She is described as being feisty and bolshy, but with a good heart, and was liable to get hurt by her various men.She would flirt on-and-off for years with Len Fairclough (Peter Adamson).At the start of the series, Elsie worked in the department store "Miami Modes"’, and had two adult children, Linda (Anne Cunningham) and Dennis (Philip Lowrie), from her marriage to Arnold Tanner (Frank Crawshaw).