Elsie Seddon (also Hopwood) is the mother of Sally Webster (Sally Dynevor). Elsie first appears demanding money from Sally to fund her father's drinking and gambling habits. Following the death of her husband Eddie in 1989, Elsie comes to stay with Sally and her husband Kevin (Michael Le Vell) after Sally injures her ankle in a road accident. They eventually get fed up with her when she begins hinting at babies and she leaves after Sally has recovered. Elsie then moves to Scarborough and opens a boarding house. In March 1997, Elsie suffers a stroke and Sally goes to Scarborough to nurse her back to health. In July, Elsie is seen again when Kevin goes to Scarborough in an attempt to patch up his and Sally's marriage after he has an affair with Natalie Horrocks (Denise Welch). During this time, Elsie's granddaughter Rosie (Emma Collinge), goes missing but is eventually found safe and well. Elsie is last seen when Kevin's father, Bill Webster (Peter Armitage), visits Sally at her home in an unsuccessful attempt to convince her to forgive Kevin. Elsie dies off-screen in May 1998 after suffering another stroke. She leaves Sally an inheritance of £50,000 in her will.
