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GEOFF Metcalfe manipulates his own granddaughter Faye Windass tonight in Coronation Street (June 17) as he goes head to head with daughter-in-law Sally Metcalfe.  The abuser is thrilled when Tim then turns against his wife Sally after Faye announces she’s moving out - and in with Geoff.

CORONATION Street's Yasmeen Nazir's attempted murder trial is in jeopardy after the soap banned location shoots. The abuse survivor - who is played by actress Shelley King in the ITV soap - is in prison awaiting trial for stabbing controlling husband Geoff Metcalfe in self-defence.

CORONATION Street fans Yasmeen Nazir will change her plea to "guilty" after she begged her granddaughter Alya to apologise to abusive husband Geoff Metcalfe tonight. The chef - who is played by actress Shelley King in the ITV soap - is being held in prison awaiting trial for attempted murder after she stabbed Geoff in self-defence when he threatened to kill her.

CORONATION Street star Sally Dynevor has revealed she struggled to cope with her own horrendous domestic abuse storyline back in the nineties. Sally's character, Sally Metcalfe, is currently embroiled in the plot involving Yasmeen (Shelley King) and Geoff Metcalfe (Ian Bartholomew) as she is growing increasingly suspicious of her father-in-law Geoff.