Coronation Street's Peter Barlow to be 'changed' with drink demons returning as character wants him to 'pay'

Coronation Street star Chris Gascoyne has said Peter Barlow will be 'changed' after killing Stephen Reid. The Weatherfield cabbie had been on the businessman's case after discovering he spiked his wife Carla Connor with LSD before he then stole nearly £250,000 from the Underworld accounts.

Peter went in pursuit of Stephen following a failed confrontation due to the arrival of Audrey Roberts, after learning he was a flight risk and was on a planned flight out of Manchester to Bangkok. However, in that time, Stephen had headed to Liverpool John Lennon airport only to discover his passport was missing and ended up back on the cobbles.

Then, in Friday night's episode of the ITV soap (October 13), viewers saw a desperate Stephen was cornered in the Rovers Return by partner Jenny Connor and Sarah Barlow and we saw him bash his niece over the head with a bottle.

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A final showdown with Jenny then ensued led to him holding her hostage during his bid to escape before being mown down in a car by Peter, moments after he’d set Jenny free.

Then as the audience was still reeling from the shock of Stephen’s death, with mum Audrey (Sue Nicholls) crouched over him, another bombshell was dropped as Tim, who’d been attacked by Stephen earlier in the week and his lifeless body dumped in the boot of his taxi, opened his eyes.

New photos now show Peter will find himself being paid a visit by the police during Monday night's episode of Corrie (October 16) and, in front of his beloved wife Carla Connor, is arrested on suspicion of murder and