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This week saw the start of the bitter battle between Peter Barlow and ex-wife Leanne for custody of little Simon. Now we can reveal that the story will take a dramatic twist this summer as Peter and Carla go to desperate lengths to try and escape the country with Simon when Peter is worried that the custody fight is not going his way - but will Simon be going with them or wil Leanne win the battle to become Simon’s full time mum?

The storyline coincides with Alison King and Chris Gascoyne taking a four month break from the show from this summer to spend time with their families. They will flee the cobbles in July but Carla and Peter fans needn’t worry as Alison and Chris will be back towards the end of the year with an explosive storyline that will have viewers on the edge of their seats.

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