CORONATION Street has been hit with Ofcom complaints over its extremism storyling that saw one character being stabbed. Over 70 viewers reached out to the telly watchdog over the violent racial abuse plot that aired last week.
Blake - who is played by actor Adam Little - stabbed Alya Nazir as part of a terror attack at the refugee drop in centre. The thug livestreamed Alya welcoming people into the centre's launch event and hairdresser Maria making a speech offering people support.
Groomed teen Max Turner watched on his phone as Blake vowed to the Weatherfield centre by any means neccessary. He saw Blake with a knife and raced to Speed Daal to try and warn everyone.
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