Coronation Street viewers spotted a problem as Peter Barlow bid farewell in emotional scenes tonight.
The iconic character, played by Chris Gascoyne, has been struggling since he ran over the villainous Stephen Reid. His onscreen wife, Carla Connor, urged him to leave the Cobbles to lead a calmer life with his friend living on a boat so he could get on top of his demons.
Tuesday's episode featured a long conversation with Carla and Peter as they reflected on their marrriage and eventually decided it was the right time for him to leave. An announcement issued before the episode started warned fans of emotional scenes ahead of Peter's exit and fans following the show on social media platform X were in tears as the character left Weatherfield on a tram in search of a new life.
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Lucy said: "#Corrie has got me in a ball of tears." Gabrilla siad: "WELL I'M A CRYING MESS! I HATE IT I CAN'T COPE"
Pilar said: "Brilliant episode tonight . Brilliantly acted, brilliantly written. I will miss Peter." Yasmin commented: "That was brutal guys Goodbye Peter. I'll miss you Peter & Carla splitting that hurts. legend of an actor leaves the show"
Peter said goodbye to other members of the Barlow family including Ken and Tracy. However, his son, Simon, was not able to be a part of the farewell scenes and fans said this will spell trouble in upcoming scenes.
Suzi said: "Cue Simon going off the rails because he never got to say goodbye to his Dad." Sarah said: "Nice of him to say goodbye to his son isn't it lol #Corrie Bye Peter will see you soon"
Meep said: "We all got to say goodbye to your dad, Simon. Not you though." @scripttoscene added: "Shame! As if Simon is not in Peter’s episode. Peter… his dad. The disrespect"
Sue commented: "Well that’ll go down well. Leaving without seeing Simon. That’s just nasty." Owen posted: "LOL at Simon not being there as his dad leaves – the best thing about Corrie this Christmas"
Jan added: "Wow, Simon's in for a shock, I'd be pretty disgusted with him if he was my Dad"
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