<P> David Horton 's very tall and attractive brother Simon Horton ( Clive Mantle ) becomes one of the Vicar 's lovers in a brief romance . They first meet at the drinks party before Alice and Hugo 's wedding and later they meet again when Simon comes up for Sunday lunch with David . After many efforts to get rid of several parishioners who come knocking on her door with various requests , including telling Jim Trott and Frank Pickle that 7 down on a crossword is `` Plodipop '' , and arranging the four words `` Leave - You - Remorseless - Bastards '' on the Scrabble board , Geraldine finally manages to join Simon who 's waiting patiently in her bedroom , followed by a few weeks of romantic bliss . Later Simon dumps her telling her that he has a girlfriend in Liverpool . A struck Geraldine therefore goes into seclusion , binging on chocolate bars and pots of ice cream , and neglecting her church duties . She decides to resign from her ministry as the Vicar of Dibley , but changes her mind when her parishioners and friends show their loyalty and support by hanging up a huge banner that reads `` That tall git Simon may have bonked you and then dumped you like an old jock strap but we still love you . '' </P>
<P> David Horton 's very tall and attractive brother Simon Horton ( Clive Mantle ) becomes one of the Vicar 's lovers in a brief romance . They first meet at the drinks party before Alice and Hugo 's wedding and later they meet again when Simon comes up for Sunday lunch with David . After many efforts to get rid of several parishioners who come knocking on her door with various requests , including telling Jim Trott and Frank Pickle that 7 down on a crossword is `` Plodipop '' , and arranging the four words `` Leave - You - Remorseless - Bastards '' on the Scrabble board , Geraldine finally manages to join Simon who 's waiting patiently in her bedroom , followed by a few weeks of romantic bliss . Later Simon dumps her telling her that he has a girlfriend in Liverpool . A struck Geraldine therefore goes into seclusion , binging on chocolate bars and pots of ice cream , and neglecting her church duties . She decides to resign from her ministry as the Vicar of Dibley , but changes her mind when her parishioners and friends show their loyalty and support by hanging up a huge banner that reads `` That tall git Simon may have bonked you and then dumped you like an old jock strap but we still love you . '' </P>
who played simon horton in the vicar of dibley
who played simon horton in the vicar of dibley
Clive Mantle
Clive Mantle