After weeks of schedule shake-ups, Coronation Street fans were treated to a rare weekend episode on Sunday night (February 11).
Due to the football airing last Wednesday, the ITV soap's usual airing pattern was altered so that viewers could still get their Weatherfield fix.
The episode saw Simon's excessive drinking came back to haunt him when he crashes a car and does a runner to avoid being caught for drink-driving.
Following his dad Peter Barlow's exit from Weatherfield without saying goodbye, the character has been struggling to cope. After a heavy night drinking at Carla Connor's flat with her nephew Bobby, Simon woke up from his hazy slumber but as his new pal tidied up, Simon surreptitiously took a swig of vodka.
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