How should the Nazir storyline play out?
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In light of recent events and the sacking of Marc Anwar from the show, how will the affair plot now pan out? In my opinion, we should see Sharif be killed off-screen in a car crash to the devastation of his family. Alya warns Sonia not to attend the funeral, but she can't stay away much to Alya's disgust. Afterwards, she is invited back to the house by Yasmeen, who begs for her support. Sonia reluctantly accepts the invitation but incurs Alya's wrath who then spills the beans on the entire affair as they are all congregated at the house. Upset, but equally seething with Alya, Sonia confesses to the affair but also reveals that Alya blackmailed Sharif for money to fund her Underworld designs- much to Alya's alarm, as she didn't realise that Sharif had told Sonia about the blackmail. Not only is Sonia kicked out of the house, but Alya too as her family are disgusted that she not only knew about the affair but also used the information for her own gain. Alya is ostracised by her family and even most of the factory girls as she was making moves to get ahead with acknowledging Izzy and Sinead's efforts in the design work.
As the police return Sharif's belongings to Yasmeen, an unfinished letter addressed to Yasmeen is included. Her and Zeedan read the letter which reveals that he was deeply ashamed by his actions and was going to leave as he couldn't handle the guilt of the betrayal any longer.
As the police return Sharif's belongings to Yasmeen, an unfinished letter addressed to Yasmeen is included. Her and Zeedan read the letter which reveals that he was deeply ashamed by his actions and was going to leave as he couldn't handle the guilt of the betrayal any longer.
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I hope that it's handled more smoothly than Chris Fountain's exit, which was very clumsily written.
Agreed & for the record I rather like your OP ideas!!
Cheers NDD! The more I think about it, this scandal actually provides the show with the opportunity to do something interesting with the storyline, although I'm not holding my breath.
This is how it Should play out, really like the idea
How it is likely to play out is much less interesting.
Although I don't really like the storyline, why don't they recast the role?
You're better than the scriptwriters
Not a hard feat to achieve these days.
I would have Yasmeen sink into a deep depression after the betrayal feeling a complete sense of humiliation. She refuses to leave the house for weeks on end, despite the best efforts of Rhana and Zeedan, as she's too ashamed and cannot face the gossip about Sharif's infidelity. Slowly, over time she recuperates thanks to help from Mary, Cathy and Sally. There would also be a lot of potential here for another great character-driven scene between Sally and Yasmeen, as Sally reflects upon Kevin cheating on her with Molly and her struggle to accept baby Jack on the Street.
Meanwhile, Alya finds herself vulnerable and all alone as she rents a substandard flat away from the Street. The factory girls have taken the side of Izzy and Sinead and are also unimpressed to learn that she knew about Sharif's affair and used it to her advantage to extort money from him, after Sally blurts it out angrily in the factory one day. Her landlord proves to be quite leacherous, but Alya does her best to just ignore his suggestive comments as she has struggled to find a decent place elsewhere. Unbeknownst to her, he is a dangerous predator and has set up hidden cameras in the flat to spy on her.
A fab idea which unlike I think - unlike the rude poster 2 who has form for ignoring and dismissing creative ideas - merits and deserves its own thread.
That would be a really good way of making it work. I think Shelley King is good as Yasmeen and this could end up being good for the Nazirs, obviously Alya's story can also spiral from that.
It can also spark Zeedan's re-evaluation of his values after the man he looked up to as a role model ends up not being quite who he thought he was.
More fantastic ideas here. Really well done, I loved reading them. Love the idea of Yasmeen going down a dark path and needing friends to rally around like Sally, etc. We could see more scenes like the lovely one with her and Sally from a few weeks back.
You're on a roll now!! Loving these ideas!!
Also I agree about Rana!! So far I have dismissed her as a pointless character, maybe this s/l of yours could finally add some depth to her character as she softens towards her friend Alya, after initially disowning her & siding with Zeedan & Yasmeen, and begins the difficult task of playing mediator between Alya & the family!!
But I would also like to see a drama-free funeral - no reveal on funeral day please! I don't mind if the viewer fears that the reveal will happen at or after the funeral, after all that is what would predictably happen, but for once, let's get the funeral out the way in a normal, fuss-free way.
According to Ds, they have already filmed the reveal of the affair
With his last dying breaths, Sharif will whisper: "I knew I should'n't have ordered that Indian last night..."
The autopsy report will then reveal that he did not die due to his veins popping, but of food poisoning brought on by the Indian curry he ate.
This storyline will lead into Christmas. So watch out for it, folks.
Although Bangladeshis run 85-90% of the so called Indian restaurants in the UK.
True
I guess it'll give Anwar a reason to hate Bangladeshis next. >:(
Sharif has just realized that Dev is of Indian heritage, and therefore thinks the world would be a better place without him. He uses his contacts in Pakistan to steal a nuclear warhead with the intention of detonating it directly under Dev's house later that evening at 8pm.
Dev however gets wise to his plan after he overhears Sharif discussing it with Yasmeen. Not knowing where the bomb is stored under his house, he has a brainwave and invites Eileen over for dinner. Eileen accepts and comes over. Just before 8pm Dev suddenly makes his excuses and leaves Eileen alone in the house. The nuclear bomb detonates, but is rendered harmless by Eileen's immense bulk which absorbs the entirety of the blast (Eileen herself thinks the explosion was merely the after effects of her overdoing it with the Brussels sprouts).
Sharif is waiting miles away in a safe house in the countryside that he'd just bought with the proceeds of selling 4 of his chickens. He is surprised however when on answering his door to find Dev safe and well in front of him, smiling calmly at him.
Dev: "Hello Sharif!"
Sharif: "What the Hell are you doing here?! You should be dead!"
Dev: "Sharif! Great news. You're just about to be the greatest hero of Pakistan's Space Program!"
Sharif: "What the hell do you mean Dev?!"
Dev: "There's currently an Indian ballistic nuclear missile under your house targetted for space, courtesy of my Uncle Umed"
Sharif: "What!"
Dev: "Bye Sharif. Send us a postcard when you leave Earth's stratosphere!"
At that moment Dev scarpers laughing maniacally. Sharif is stunned as the house begins to shake and is then launched into orbit by the missile underneath it. Just after leaving orbit it explodes creating a spectacular fireworks show for the residents of Weatherfield.
He could die from a gun wound. Then the culprit could sing the following. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRgcwT9X2J8
Who Shot the Sheriff
So the viewers can work out who shot him
So that would be either Alya, Zeedan or Yasmeen then
Or even Sonia?