Ant McPartlin will return to Saturday Night Takeaway this weekend as ITV airs a pre-recorded episode of the special segment in which he stars as a secret agent.
The presenter, who was charged for drink-driving and has returned to rehab, will appear in new footage from the Saturday Knight Takeaway mini-series.
Declan Donnelly will present this week's edition of the show solo for the first time after his presenting partner entered a treatment centre.
But the final, already recorded episodes of Saturday Knight Takeaway will be screened with Ant appearing in them, The Sun reports.
Ant McPartlin (left), who was arrested for drink-driving and has returned to rehab, will appear in an episode of the Saturday Knight Takeaway mini-series
'After a lot of soul searching it was decided that the final two episodes should run because viewers have loved the series and want to find out the conclusion in the final two episodes' of the mini-series, a source told the newspaper.
Fans on Twitter expressed their delight at Ant's return, with one saying: 'Looking forward till Saturday and the return of Ant & Dec's amazing show.'Dec confirmed he will present the final two Saturday Night Takeaway episodes solo in a Twitter statement last week, telling fans:
'Whilst I never thought I'd be in this position, after much discussion and careful consideration we've decided that the remaining two shows of this series of Saturday Night Takeaway will go ahead.
'We made a promise to take hundreds of deserving winners to Florida to watch the series finale, and we will honour that.
'Everyone at ITV and the Takeaway team feels we owe it to the audience to complete the series.'
ITV were apparently affected by the decision not to air last weekend's episode, with the broadcaster reportedly losing three million viewers after the show was replaced by The Voice on Saturday evening.
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