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Coronation Street extremism storyline reaches horrifying climax as Alya is stabbed

Katie Archer
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FROM ITV STRICT EMBARGO - 2100hrs Tuesday 24th January 2023 CORONATION STREET Wednesday 8th February 2023 ALYA SAVES MARIA’S LIFE This is the dramatic moment that Alya Nazir is stabbed as she wrestles with a crazed knifeman intent on killing Maria Connor in Wednesday night’s Coronation Street (Jan 25th) Fired up with hatred, teenager Blake has gone to an event organised to highlight the Weatherfield refugee drop in centre Councillor Connor has been campaigning for. He is live streaming his intent to disrupt the event, but as Max Turner watches the video he sees Blake reveal a knife and races to Speed Daal to try and warn everyone. When Gary Windass blocks him from entering the restaurant Max can only watch from the doorway as Blake runs towards Maria brandishing the knife. When Alya spots what is happening she jumps in front of Blake and he stabs her in the stomach. As she falls to the floor the horrified guests realise what is happening and run out into the street as Gary and Daryan battle with Blake who is still brandishing the knife. Alya is rushed to hospital for a life saving operation. The attack marks the climax of the recent hard hitting storyline which has highlighted the grooming of disenfranchised and impressionable young men. The storyline encompassed the
Coronation Street's Alya is the victim of a horrifying attack. (ITV)

Dramatic new pictures from Coronation Street's extremism storyline show the horrifying moment Alya Nazir is stabbed.

First-look images from tomorrow night's episode reveal that when a refugee drop-in session at Speed Daal is targeted by the racist group, Alya (Sair Khan) is left fighting for her life.

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The ITV1 soap has been featuring a long-running storyline about impressionable and disenfranchised young men being targeted by far-right extremists for grooming, with Max Turner (Paddy Bever) befriended by older "mentors" who offer him a sense of belonging.

FROM ITV STRICT EMBARGO - 2100hrs Tuesday 24th January 2023 CORONATION STREET Wednesday 8th February 2023 ALYA SAVES MARIA’S LIFE This is the dramatic moment that Alya Nazir is stabbed as she wrestles with a crazed knifeman intent on killing Maria Connor in Wednesday night’s Coronation Street (Jan 25th) Fired up with hatred, teenager Blake has gone to an event organised to highlight the Weatherfield refugee drop in centre Councillor Connor has been campaigning for. He is live streaming his intent to disrupt the event, but as Max Turner watches the video he sees Blake reveal a knife and races to Speed Daal to try and warn everyone. When Gary Windass blocks him from entering the restaurant Max can only watch from the doorway as Blake runs towards Maria brandishing the knife. When Alya spots what is happening she jumps in front of Blake and he stabs her in the stomach. As she falls to the floor the horrified guests realise what is happening and run out into the street as Gary and Daryan battle with Blake who is still brandishing the knife. Alya is rushed to hospital for a life saving operation. The attack marks the climax of the recent hard hitting storyline which has highlighted the grooming of disenfranchised and impressionable young men. The storyline encompassed the
Gary tries to stop Blake. (ITV)

In this week's Corrie episodes, Maria Connor (Samia Ghadie) gets the refugee drop-in session she has been campaigning for underway at local restaurant Speed Daal, without realising that she is in mortal danger from hate-filled teen Blake who goes to the event armed with a knife.

He is intent on attacking Maria during her speech and is live streaming the whole thing, but when Max - watching the video - spots his knife, he finally springs into action to warn his neighbours what is about to happen.

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Max rushes down to Speed Daal, but finds his entrance blocked by a wary Gary Windass (Mikey North) and watches helplessly as Blake storms towards Maria brandishing the knife.

Alya also sees what is about to unfold and bravely jumps in front of Blake, but is stabbed in the stomach and as the crowd tries to capture Blake, Alya is rushed to hospital for life-saving surgery.

FROM ITV STRICT EMBARGO - 2100hrs Tuesday 24th January 2023 CORONATION STREET Wednesday 8th February 2023 ALYA SAVES MARIA’S LIFE This is the dramatic moment that Alya Nazir is stabbed as she wrestles with a crazed knifeman intent on killing Maria Connor in Wednesday night’s Coronation Street (Jan 25th) Fired up with hatred, teenager Blake has gone to an event organised to highlight the Weatherfield refugee drop in centre Councillor Connor has been campaigning for. He is live streaming his intent to disrupt the event, but as Max Turner watches the video he sees Blake reveal a knife and races to Speed Daal to try and warn everyone. When Gary Windass blocks him from entering the restaurant Max can only watch from the doorway as Blake runs towards Maria brandishing the knife. When Alya spots what is happening she jumps in front of Blake and he stabs her in the stomach. As she falls to the floor the horrified guests realise what is happening and run out into the street as Gary and Daryan battle with Blake who is still brandishing the knife. Alya is rushed to hospital for a life saving operation. The attack marks the climax of the recent hard hitting storyline which has highlighted the grooming of disenfranchised and impressionable young men. The storyline encompassed the
Maria is the intended target of the attack. (ITV)

Max fell under the spell of the right-wing extremists after being targeted by Griff, who used him for his video skills to spread messages of hate and racist propaganda online.

Although Max eventually saw what Griff was doing and alerted people to a bomb planted in Speed Daal's van - which Alya drove away, saving many lives - his actions are about to come back to bite him, as he is arrested when Blake tells police his knife attack was inspired by Max's videos.

FROM ITV STRICT EMBARGO - No Use Before Tuesday 17th January 2023 Coronation Street - Ep 1086263 Friday 27th January 2023 Max Turner [PADDY BEVER] reels as David Platt [JACK P SHEPHERD] and Gail Rodwell [HELEN WORTH] watch Max’s videos in horror, they’re interrupted by a knock at the door. DS Swain [VICKY MYERS] enters and tells Max that he’s arresting him on suspicion of incitement to murder. Picture contact - David.crook@itv.com Photographer - Danielle Baguley This photograph is (C) ITV Plc and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme or event mentioned above, or ITV plc. Once made available by ITV plc Picture Desk, this photograph can be reproduced once only up until the transmission [TX] date and no reproduction fee will be charged. Any subsequent usage may incur a fee. This photograph must not be manipulated [excluding basic cropping] in a manner which alters the visual appearance of the person photographed deemed detrimental or inappropriate by ITV plc Picture Desk. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other company, publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on www.itv.com/presscentre/itvpictures/terms
The police catch up with Max. (ITV)

In upcoming episodes Max tries to come to terms with the consequences of his actions and his attempts to explain his involvement with the group to the police, as he faces a lengthy jail sentence for incitement to commit murder.

Producer Iain Macleod said: "We are exploring a very 21st Century problem: teenagers self-radicalising through watching extreme content online.

"In the end, we wanted this to be a story about communication within families - what are the right and wrong ways to talk to younger family members who are gravitating towards extreme views?"

Coronation Street airs the knife attack scenes on Wednesday at 8pm on ITV1.