Something to do with the new bar, perhaps. The stress of a new business coupled with being surrounded by alcohol.
Something to do with the new bar, perhaps. The stress of a new business coupled with being surrounded by alcohol.
Coronation Street's forthcoming child disappearance plot "bears absolutely no resemblance" to the Madeleine McCann tragedy three years ago, a show source has confirmed to Digital Spy.
Earlier today, it emerged that Peter Barlow's (Chris Gascoyne) 6-year-old son Simon, played by Alex Bain, will go missing in Blackpool later this year, sparking fears that he has been snatched.
The incident will occur when Simon's grandfather George (Anthony Valentine) takes him on holiday to the seaside resort after becoming convinced that his alcoholic father Peter is an unfit parent.
However, while taking a stroll on Blackpool promenade, George and his wife Eve (Sabina Franklyn) take their eyes off Simon for a short amount of time and soon discover that he has vanished. Police are then called to investigate the matter.
A tabloid newspaper today compared the storyline to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, who vanished from a holiday apartment in the Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz in May 2007 while her parents dined at a nearby restaurant.
However, a Coronation Street source this morning told DS: "The upcoming Barlow story bears no resemblance whatsoever to the Madeleine McCann tragedy three years ago.
"The viewer will see Simon walk off on his own and there is a big search for him which is obviously distressing for his family - but the situation is resolved quite quickly."
At the time of the McCann incident, producers at the ITV soap took the decision to drop its baby abduction plot, which would have seen Freddie Peacock snatched from the family home by Claire and Ashley's mentally unstable friend Casey Carswell.
Following a review, show bosses rewrote and re-filmed some aspects of the story in order not to distress the McCann family. The resulting rewrite saw baby Freddie go missing following a fire at the Peacocks' and later turn up at the local park.
The Weatherfield source added: "It was the right decision three years ago not to run with the Peacock storyline because it was so similar to those events in Portugal."
Several weeks after Madeleine's disappearance, BBC soap EastEnders decided to pull its baby abduction story, opting to "substantially rewrite" and re-film the climax to the penultimate chapter of Dawn Swann and Dr May Wright's story.
The plot would have seen May run off with Dawn's baby shortly after her birth. Instead, May tried and failed to persuade Dawn to hand over the newborn before being arrested and ultimately sectioned.
DS
knew there was something dodgy about him
Happy New Year SoapBoards!
HERE'S Peter Barlow on the wrong side of the law again - but this time it's not for bigamy or boozing.
He ends up in handcuffs after assaulting son Simon's grandad George Wilson (Anthony Valentine).
Peter (Chris Gascoyne) lashes out after George tries to get custody of the boy.
Little Simon (Alex Bain) then attacks cops as they bundle his dad into their car.
And in tear-jerking scenes, viewers will see Peter being driven away as sobbing Simon watches through George's window.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...law-again.html
This storyline sounds quite traumatic. I feel so sorry for Peter, but wish he'd listened to Ken and hadn't fallen for George's charm.
Dazzle (14-01-2010)
How much more can the Barlow family go through?
Loads more once Tracey is back
Corrie cutie Simon Barlow goes missing in a controversial kidnap plot.
Simon (Alex Bain) is on a day out in Blackpool with grandparents George and Eve (Anthony Valentine and Sabina Franklyn).
The lad toddles off to buy some sweets.
Coronation Street viewers will see him buy his goodies - and start to run back to the Wilsons.
But he never makes it... and his family rallies to find him as cops launch a huge search.
The scenes are aired on ITV1 in six weeks.
The Sun
But George is behind the kidnap yes?
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