Coronation Street autumn spoilers: Geoff Metcalfe attacks Alya and Daniel falls for escort Nicky
CORONATION Street has teased an exciting autumn as evil Geoff Metcalfe turns his sights onto Alya Nazir.
The abuser - who is played by actor Ian Bartholomew in the ITV soap - is set to go full force in attacking the thorn in his side on the cobbles.
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With her grandmother Yasmeen out of harm's way with Geoff unable to contact her, he decides to target his manipulations on Alya, but will she be able to stand up to him?
Elsewhere, three residents find themselves facing ghosts from the past.
Rovers landlord Johnny Connor, factory boss Nick Tylsley and local vicar Billy Mayhew have all had their fair share of problems - and they are about to find out the hard way that you can never fully erase your past.
Each of them head into the autumn with visitors from their past causing them more than a little trouble.
It has already been announced that Nick's ex Natasha Blakeman is returning, as is Billy's ex Todd Grimshaw.
And with Johnny's friend Scott lurking around the cobbles - what hell is planned for him?
Meanwhile, Daniel’s feelings for sex worker Nicky are growing, much to his family’s dismay, but can he persuade them that they belong together?
And the cracks in David and Shona’s relationship are also growing, despite his attempts to save the marriage.
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