Coronation Street‘s Billy Mayhew causes a dramatic scene at a memorial event for his late husband Paul Foreman next week.

Grief-stricken Billy ruins a special day that Paul’s mum Bernie Winter has organised to commemorate her beloved son.

Viewers know that Bernie has been planning to send some of Paul’s ashes into space, much to Billy’s disapproval.

Next week, Bernie arranges a screening party at the Rovers Return so that everyone can gather to watch the moment that Paul’s ashes start their journey.

Still struggling to get on board with Bernie’s zany approach to celebrating Paul’s life, Billy tells Summer Spellman that he’s not sure he wants to attend.

In the end, Billy agrees to go but he knocks back a whisky before heading off to the pub.

Later, everyone watches as Paul’s ashes are released, but the screen suddenly goes blank. Billy is revealed to be responsible, after spitefully pulling the lead out of the laptop.

Billy then unleashes a drunken outburst, declaring the whole event a farce and confessing that he made a pass at Todd after Paul’s funeral earlier this month.

After upsetting everyone, Billy storms out of the pub and hides out behind the factory, where he drinks in bitterly cold conditions.

Billy listens to old voice clips of Paul’s but once his phone battery dies, he collapses in a drunken stupor.

With the dangerously cold weather taking its toll, Billy closes his eyes and starts to drift away.

Bernie desperately searches for her son-in-law and finds him in a terrible state. Is she too late to save him?