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. ''
who played simon horton in the vicar of dibley
Clive Mantle