Simon Barlow

[swmc66]

After all he has faced I think he has turned out ok

[Dazzle]

I never knew DS had a forum ... might have to have a look

Be warned, it's a cattle-market compared to our nice, genteel Soapboards lol. I much, much prefer it here, but sometimes read the DS soap forum when I'm bored.

[Glen1]

What is it Simon's done or about to do ? I must have dozed off during a episode !

[Perdita]

I think the original poster is a bit of a wind-up merchant ;)

[owenlee4me]

clap:Bravo mo mouse for having the guts to not be scared to say what you think without fear of being got at by the other forum viewers,
as for birching ----the new borstal programme may be worth watching to see if the young precocious young lad is in need of a bit of discipline??

[parkerman]

Have you been on the vino, owen?

[owenlee4me]

NO just Wine Gums!!!

[Perdita]

Coronation Street schoolboy Simon Barlow looks set to cause problems for the Nazir family in an upcoming storyline.

Young cast member Alex Bain, who plays Simon, has been spotted filming comic scenes on location in Manchester with co-stars Marc Anwar (Sharif) and Qasim Akhtar (Zeedan).

As previously reported, future episodes will see Sharif and Roy Cropper end up sharing an allotment together - which quickly leads to them falling out over their opposing ideas and dividing the patch into two.

Subsequent scenes were filmed this week, showing that Sharif will later recruit his grandson to help out on the allotment - only for Zeedan to lazily get Simon to do the work while he sleeps in the shed.

Unfortunately, once Zeedan wakes up, he is horrified to find that Simon has mistakenly planted on Roy's land - which is bound to cause even more tension with the cafe owner.

Qasim Akhtar & Alex Bain filming on location for Coronation Street
© Rex Features / McPix Ltd
Zeedan puts Simon to work

Alex Bain filming on location for Coronation Street
© Rex Features / McPix Ltd
Simon works on the allotment

Marc Anwar & Alex Bain filming on location for Coronation Street
© Rex Features / McPix Ltd
Simon is pleased with his hard work

Marc Anwar, Qasim Akhtar & Alex Bain filming on location for Coronation Street
© Rex Features / McPix Ltd
Sharif reveals Simon's big mistake

Coronation Street's producer Stuart Blackburn has previously announced that Roy's allotment saga will lead to him making friends with a troubled new female character.

Blackburn told Inside Soap last month: "Roy meets a widowed lady over on the next allotment. She's not going to be a love interest, but someone who Roy will feel obliged to help guide through the world.

"We know how nervous Roy is around people he doesn't know, so the fact that he's able to come out of his shell and offer real, redemptive support to a complete stranger is a sign that the Roy we all know and love is back."

[swmc66]

how come Simon is on the allottment. does'nt make sense unless Leanne has got them childminding now

[sarah c]

where have these allotments suddenly sprung from?