Coronation Street tonight: Will Alya survive horror stabbing as she saves Maria?

The character's life hangs in the balance on Corrie

Laura Denby
Updated ·3 min read
Alya is attacked in tonight's Coronation Street.
Alya Nazir is attacked in tonight's Coronation Street. (ITV)

Alya Nazir’s (Sair Khan) life hangs in the balance tonight in shocking Coronation Street scenes, as she’s stabbed when she steps in to save Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon).

In tonight’s instalment of the ITV soap, which airs on ITV at 8pm, Maria is holding an event at Speed Daal to celebrate the new refugee centre. But, thanks to propaganda created by brainwashed teen Max Turner (Paddy Bever), the local councillor is in danger.

Fellow teen Blake (Adam Little) has been impressed by Max’s harmful words, and decides to livestream from the event.

Read more:  Next week on Coronation Street: Max pleads guilty

As Max watches the footage, though, it becomes clear that Blake intends to hurt Maria when he brandishes a knife.

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
Blake aims the knife at Maria Connor. (ITV)

Max rushes to the restaurant to warn everyone, but when Maria’s husband Gary Windass (Mikey North) blocks his entry, the young man can only watch as Blake runs towards Maria with the weapon.

But when Alya realises what’s going on, she jumps in front of Blake, who stabs her in the stomach.

Read more: Coronation Street spoilers: Max arrested in shock murder

Gary and Daryan Zahawi (Twana Omer) try to overpower Blake who is still holding the knife, while Alya is rushed to hospital for life-saving surgery. Will she survive this terrifying ordeal?

Remember, it’s only been a matter of weeks since Alya had a narrow escape when Griff’s gang planted a bomb in the Speed Daal van.

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
Alya is seriously injured - will she survive? (ITV)

The upcoming scenes mark the conclusion of Corrie’s ongoing storyline, highlighting the grooming of impressionable, disenfranchised young men. Max was radicalised by extremist Griff Reynolds (Michael Condron), who was recently arrested by undercover officer Spider Nugent (Martin Hancock).

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But in Griff’s absence, Max has been unable to let go of his newfound beliefs. In the aftermath of this attack, he will be arrested when Blake insists that Max’s videos inspired him to take such awful action.

Max is left trying to explain his involvement, and soon faces a jail sentence for incitement to commit murder. Will the police take his efforts to warn the public into account?

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
Max Turner is arrested at the end of the week. (ITV)

Coronation Street’s executive producer, Iain MacLeod, reveals: “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?”

Whatever the outcome for Alya and Max, prepare for another tense episode as the stars at the centre of this story, Bever and Khan, put in powerful performances.

Coronation Street airs these scenes in an hour long episode on ITV from 8pm.

Viewers concerned about anyone they know who might be being radicalised can find support at actearly.uk. Anyone concerned about potential terrorism can report it at gov.uk/ACT or on 0800 789 321.

Watch how Blake's plot unfolds in this Coronation Street spoiler video

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