{"id":29828,"date":"2023-02-07T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T07:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1780780"},"modified":"2023-02-07T11:45:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T10:45:27","slug":"7-coronation-street-spoilers-stephen-drugs-carla-and-causes-a-crash","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/7-coronation-street-spoilers-stephen-drugs-carla-and-causes-a-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Coronation Street spoilers: Stephen drugs Carla and causes a crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Also, Max is sentenced, there are reunion hopes for Billy, a confession from the Nazirs, Sarah finds a confidant and Brian becomes a nuisance. <\/p>

By Laura Denby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 07 February 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Serial killer Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce) makes his move on latest target Carla Barlow (Alison King) next week, and his actions cause a serious accident. Will Carla be OK, or has Stephen struck again?<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, troubled teen Max Turner (Paddy Bever) hears his sentence in court. What will his punishment be? Also, Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) and ex Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank) could be about to rekindle their spark, while Alya Nazir (Sair Khan) and brother Zeedan (Qasim Akhtar) must face the music for their past actions.<\/p>\n

Sarah Barlow (Tina O\u2019Brien) confides in business partner Michael Bailey (Ryan Russell), and Brian Packham (Peter Gunn) causes unrest when he imposes on some of the locals.<\/p>\n

Read on for all your Coronation Street<\/a> spoilers from 13th-17th February 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

7 Coronation Street spoilers next week<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1. Stephen drugs Carla<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Carla has no idea that Stephen has drugged her in Coronation Street.<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Now that Carla knows all about Stephen and Sarah\u2019s deal with client Rufus, she takes action over their use of the factory for their own gains. Carla first tells Sarah that she can finish working on her designs in return for an apology, then instructs Stephen to resurrect the deal with Rufus, and in return he\u2019ll receive 15 per cent commission and a permanent contract. At his hotel, Rufus makes it clear to Stephen that he\u2019s not interested \u2013 but Stephen pleads with him to reconsider. Things then take a shocking turn as Rufus hands Stephen a vial of LSD and heads to the bathroom, where he snorts a line of cocaine.<\/p>\n

Suddenly, Rufus collapses clutching his chest, and as the paramedics tend to Rufus, Carla calls Stephen, wanting news of the deal. Stephen assures her it\u2019s all in hand, but ends up practising Rufus\u2019s signature on the unsigned contract just as there\u2019s a knock on the door of the hotel room. The visitor is a sex worker called Candice who demands payment, giving Stephen an idea.\u00a0The following day, Carla calls a meeting and explains that Sarah is now head of design and Stephen is office manager. This evidently isn\u2019t good enough for Stephen \u2013 though perhaps it\u2019s poor Michael who should be more upset. Where\u2019s his promotion after being the brainwave behind those designs in the first place?<\/p>\n

Moving on, though, Stephen plots his revenge on Carla, using the bottle of LSD to drug her coffee. She later heads onto the factory floor feeling woozy, and in the Rovers, Stephen spikes Carla\u2019s red wine with more LSD! Her husband Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) realises Carla isn\u2019t well, and with her paranoia growing he worries that her psychosis is returning. To back up his ruse, Stephen sneaks into her office, muddling her paperwork and deleting an upcoming meeting in her diary. But worse is still to come\u2026<\/p>\n

2. Carla runs Paul down<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Will Paul be okay?<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Carla checks her diary, telling Peter she was sure she had a meeting scheduled with Dick Havisham. In the factory, Stephen hands her a mug of tea, laced again with LSD. He convinces Carla that she cancelled the meeting herself, but when Dick Havisham calls wondering where she is, Carla rushes away to meet him. Meanwhile, Peter is continuing his trading up bet and, after a misunderstanding over a motorcycle, he ends up with the vehicle in his possession, offering Paul a spin on the bike.<\/p>\n

Carla heads to the garage to pick up her car, but Abi Webster (Sally Carman-Duttine) refuses to give her the keys. So Carla gets into the Underworld van and drives off, but she crashes into Paul on the bike, leaving him wincing in pain. Will Paul be okay? And will Carla discover that she\u2019s been drugged? And how far will dangerous Stephen go in his latest plot?<\/p>\n

3. Max is sentenced with more trauma<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Paddy Bever as Max Turner in Coronation Street.<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

After months of worrying behaviour since being groomed by Griff Reynolds (Michael Condron), Max pleaded guilty for his role in the recent terrorist plots<\/a> that led to a murder attempt. Next week, he is in court for sentencing, and Max\u2019s dad David Platt (Jack P Shepherd) confides his worries in his mum Gail Rodwell (Helen Worth). Maria (Samia Longchambon) shows her support by defending Max to her unimpressed husband Gary Windass (Mikey North), and as the day arrives, the barrister Kim tells Max and David that Alya hasn\u2019t submitted a personal victim statement, which might work in Max\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n

Spider Nugent (Martin Hancock), Daryan Zahawi (Twana Omer) and Gary watch as Max arrives in court, where he is sentenced to six months. Outside, David hugs Max and says he\u2019ll visit often, but Max replies that he doesn\u2019t want any visitors. In the secure training centre, a group of lads make it clear to Max that they will be making his life hell. Will Max be able to get through the next few months?<\/p>\n

4. Paul and Billy to reunite?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Paul rejects Billy in next week\u2019s Coronation Street.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Before Paul gets caught in the crossfire of Stephen\u2019s evil scheme, he bonds with new flatmate Dee Dee Bailey (Channique Sterling-Brown). She ropes him into a night out, but Paul then agrees to a drink with Billy, too. Paul suggests to Dee Dee that they meet in the Rovers instead of going to town, and while she chats on about her love life, Paul\u2019s face lights up when Billy walks in. But when Billy tells him how appalled he was over Todd Grimshaw\u2019s (Gareth Pierce) recent violence towards Mike Hargrave (Tom Lorcan), Paul squirms, knowing he let Todd take the blame<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Billy calls in on Paul at the builder\u2019s yard, admitting that he still has feelings for him. Despite so obviously sharing Billy\u2019s feelings, Paul decides they should just remain friends. Later, after Carla accidentally injures Paul, his boss Ed Bailey (Trevor Michael Georges) takes him to hospital. If Paul makes a recovery, might he have a change of heart over Billy, or could he confess that Todd is the innocent party for once?<\/p>

5. Zeedan and Alya face a confrontation<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Marrium confronts the siblings in Coronation Street.<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Dee Dee tries to persuade Alya to return to work, while the latter\u2019s gran Yasmeen Metcalfe (Shelley King) admits that business is slow and she\u2019s had to turn the heating down to save money. But when Yasmeen and Zeedan urge Alya to write her victim statement over the stabbing<\/a>, she snaps at them. As the week continues, Zeedan\u2019s estranged wife Marrium (Kiran Landa) returns to confront Zeedan over the fact that he and Alya left her father to die. Zeedan begs Marrium not to go to the police, and Alya tells Marrium that she\u2019s as much to blame as Zeedan.<\/p>\n

But Alya soon realises that her brother is sacrificing his marriage for her sake. Alya tells Zeedan that she doesn\u2019t need protecting, and she returns to work at the restaurant; but at home, he insists that he\u2019s sticking around as family must come first. By the time the clan sit down for Alya\u2019s birthday dinner, though, Marrium arrives and Zeedan kisses her. Have the couple reunited for good? And is Alya putting up a front, or has she reached a positive turning point?<\/p>\n

6. Sarah reveals a secret<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Sarah confides in Michael in Coronation Street.<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Following their previous conversation on the topic<\/a>, Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson) tells wife Sarah that they should start trying for a baby. But while working with Michael, Sarah admits to her pal that she doesn\u2019t actually want another baby. Unaware of her true feelings, Adam reassures Sarah that he understands that she wants to focus on her career, and they can talk about babies again in six months\u2019 time. But will Sarah pluck up the courage to explain that her mind is already made up?<\/p>