Coronation Street's Zeedan suffers new setback after blackmail demands

Coronation Street spoilers follow.

Coronation Street's Zeedan Nazir struggles to carry out the orders of his vengeful father-in-law Hashim tonight (October 11).

Zeedan has agreed to help Hashim in a money laundering plan after recently making an enemy of him.

Last week's episodes saw Hashim (Vincent Ebrahim) visit Weatherfield and confront Zeedan, accusing him of stealing £50,000.

As Zeedan was unable to pay the money back, Hashim ordered him to become a criminal accomplice instead.

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In Monday's episodes, Hashim has another meeting with Zeedan and spells out the exact details of his plan.

Hashim wants Zeedan to start doctoring the books at Speed Daal to reflect fake orders. This would allow Hashim to run dirty money through the business.

This leaves Zeedan with a tough challenge on his hands, as he's not currently involved in the financial side of the family business.

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Zeedan tries his best by approaching his gran Yasmeen (Shelley King) and offering to start keeping an eye on the books from now on.

Yasmeen refuses to allow this, insisting that it's the responsibility of her and Alya (Sair Khan).

Already struggling to meet Hashim's demands, what will Zeedan do next?

Qasim Akhtar reprised his role as Zeedan last month after three years away.

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Speaking in a recent interview, he explained: "I had been asked back earlier but, although I was very grateful for the offer, I wasn't ready. I was doing things that I had previously had no time to do and it helped me find myself a bit.

"I always felt as though I would love to return at some point and when they presented the storyline for Zeedan's return to me I felt really invested in it straight away.

"The time felt right, I had kept in touch with my on-screen family and Shelley [King] kept asking me to come back, and I am thrilled to be here."

Coronation Street airs tonight at 7.30pm and 8.30pm on ITV.