Coronation Street: Is Gary Windass dead? [5], but also admitted he wasn't keen on the direction his character was heading: "I've got too nice now - I've got to rein that back. When Gary is released, he gleefully reveals to David that he organised it. I need to try to put some sort of edgy element in - all this mushy stuff's just not for me." When Gary decided to join the army, Eddie was supportive of his decision but Anna initially against it, mostly out of fear for losing her son. Gary soon bonds with Michelle and Carla's sister-in-law, Maria (Samia Longchambon), and they form a relationship. In November 2010, Gary was injured whilst on deployment in Helmand Province, where Quinny was killed trying to save Gary from an attacked army vehicle. Gary Windass is the ex-army son of Eddie and Anna Windass and father of Jake and Zack. She likened this to a wife worrying about her soldier husband, but eventually came round to the idea and was proud of Gary for his bravery and for turning his life around. Moreover, Phelan has set-up Anna for pushing Faye's boyfriend Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni) off a ladder in retaliation for turning Nicola against him. David's plan to frame Gary and get rid of him has tragic consequences as Ted later has a heart attack, which he survives. Mikey North. His somewhat criminal lifestyle continued into his adult life, and he often hung around with his uncle Len who was the source of his scrapes and where he got his ideas from. He then gets into a fist fight with David after telling him he has set his sights on his girlfriend - Joe's daughter Tina (Michelle Keegan). Later, Owen and Anna sleep together. David goes round, rips out the kitchen and sets fire to it outside the family’s house. 19th March 1986 Over the next few months, David and Gary seemed to put the past behind them and became friendly. In October 2013, Gary learns that Owen is having trouble with being owed £4,000 from his client Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre). Duration His army career was short-lived as his squad was ambushed in Afghanistan and, despite making a full recovery physically, Gary suffered crippling PTSD. As an early wedding present, Alya's grandfather Sharif Nazir gave Gary a share of V Court Fitness and Gary left the yard to manage it, despite just having split from Alya over her fling with Jason Grimshaw. Gary then took on Rick's crime mantle and became a loan shark himself, and soon began to get thousands of pounds. Moreover, Gary's friendship with Owen is further strained when the latter punches him during an argument over their ordeal — which proves evident when the bailiffs turn up to clear Owen of his debts that he is unable to repay as a result of what Phelan did to them. David tricks Gary into buying stolen goods from him - but they actually belong to Graeme. Faye later sends Anna a message that Owen does not want to meet her. Together, they bring Phelan back to Weatherfield and hold him captive in the yard - where Sarah returns and discovers the situation just as Joe leaves the area. [10] Grace Dent of The Guardian stated her love for the Windass family and of the character Gary, and she went on to describe him stating: "Gary Windass loves thieving cars, stealing tools from vans, spitting globs of phlegm between his front teeth and, at the mere hint of sunshine, strutting about with his top off wearing trakkie-beeees that cry out for a good boil wash. After Gary nearly brawls with Joe, he talks Len into helping him steal expensive copper piping from Joe's workplace. Even though he has been brought up by his parents Gary looks up to his uncle who has had a heavy impact on his personality and his antics on the wrong side of the law. During their visit, Quinny receives news that his brother, also serving in the Army, has lost his legs in a roadside bomb. His feud with Gary resurfaces when Gary confronts Phelan upon spotting him at the garage, but Anna urges him to stay away from Phelan for his own safety. Gary soon plans to get even on Phelan by stealing a shipment of tiles from him, but Phelan quickly finds out that it was Gary and was ready to report him to the police until Owen manages to stop him — pointing out that Gary's wages are already being docked because of the situation he caused in the first place. After Kal's death, Gary proposes to Alya, but Alya isn't sure after sleeping with Gary's friend Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas); however, she later changes her mind. He was also a loan shark who charged debtors extra money on a whim and threatened physical violence if they didn't pay up. This sparked Gary's interest and he went on a taster weekend for the army, eventually deciding to join. Owen later blames Gary for the predicament that he caused Phelan to inflicted upon them. Gary returns several weeks later with Luke "Quinny" Quinn (Steven Bell), a friend who is also in the armed forces. He teams up with Nicola and Seb, along with Faye's father Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine), to prove that Phelan is responsible for killing their neighbour Luke Britton (Dean Fagan) — after Seb had deduced that Phelan is the killer upon being manipulated by the latter into touching his gun, the weapon that Phelan used to kill Luke, and later finding out that Luke had been shot before dying in a vehicle explosion. Gary … North stated that Gary "learned from the best" in Pat Phelan and Rick Neelan, and said that the idea is for Gary to go down a Mike Baldwin route, as Gary as more deceptive and sneaky in the way he goes about things. He demanded that they finish the project they had been working on for no profit and forced Owen to forfeit the £80,000 he had invested in exchange for not going to the police. https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Gary_Windass?oldid=398808. After Quinny's brother, also serving in the army, lost both his legs and right arm Gary decided to go AWOL. But as soon as Sarah works out it's Gary Windass who wants the watch, her suspicions are roused and she confronts him in the street, leading to catastrophe (for the flame-haired one). After meeting his first debtor, Gary described himself as a "hammerhead loan shark". While you’d be forgiven for thinking Mikey’s talent is acting, he has revealed … The villain – who is played by Mikey North in the ITV soap – killed loan shark Rick in 2019 and buried his body in Beacon Woods. By then, Gary finds himself in debt to Tina's loan shark Rick Neelan (Greg Wood) and is forced to work for him. Gary also began a relationship with Izzy Armstrong and moved in with her at 28 Grayling Street. CORONATION Street's Mikey North has shared the first picture of his newborn daughter Eliza after becoming a dad for the second time. When Sharif left Weatherfield, he left the gym in serious debt; it closed in 2017 and Gary returned to his previous job as a labourer, subsequently renting the yard for Gary Windass Construction. In 2011, Izzy's father, Owen, took Gary on at his building firm, giving him a trade. His loan shark business later gets him involved with a feud with Ryan Connor, and a subsequent feud with Ryan's brother Ali begins when Gary begins dating Maria Connor, and eventually gets her pregnant. Number of appearances When Rick later attempts to kill Gary in a bid to tie up loose ends of his loan sharking activities, Gary ends up killing Rick by beating him to death with a rock. Gary had told his parents and the police that he wasn't robbing Audrey's house, however, he later tells his parents the truth and decides to confess to the police. Graeme tells David about this via phone and David tells him to call the police. During his service, Gary made friends with a fellow squaddie called Quinny. They broke off their engagement although Gary insisted on keeping his share in the gym and continued to work there. When Gary was sent to prison, Eddie blamed Len for Gary's bad ways and even banned him from visiting No.6 for a few weeks. His traits and personality are based on what his onscreen uncle tells him to act like and in an interview with media website Digital Spy he talks about this saying: "He gets it all from his uncle Len, who in a way is his idol. On 26 June 2009, Gary is sentenced, much to the delight of David, however, Gary tells the police about David's involvement in the burglary and David is the one who is shunned as a result. Gary later acts on his feelings for Tina and makes a pass at her, but she rejects him. In October 2016, Gary rescues David's daughter Lily (Brooke Malonie) when she is nearly run-over father - who was driving in a petrol-soaked car in an attempt to kill Clayton Hibbs (Callum Harrison), the convict who killed Kylie back in July 2016, but ended up trapped underneath the car after David was barely able to swerve out of the way before flipping the vehicle over. However, the Windasses have since been shunned by the rest of the Street, when Gary goes to the corner shop, he is ignored by Tina and taunted by Minnie Chandra (Poppy Jhakra), although Molly Dobbs (Vicky Binns) is less judgmental. Gary starts to become very worried that he is going to prison as Tina continues to persist with her claims. Nicola eventually leaves Weatherfield with Zack, despite Gary's initial protests. Gary Windass (Mikey North) was looking forward to the future and his marriage to Maria Conor (Samia Longchambon) in Coronation Street before Rick … Seeking retribution, Derek steals a gun from Gary's shop and ends up instigating a siege in The Rovers while trying to find Gary. Following Anna's imprisonment, Gary continues with her campaign to bring Phelan to justice for his crimes against them. Phelan then disappeared for several weeks but later approached Gary and Owen and attempted to blackmail them with the CCTV footage he had which showed Gary attacking him. On 19th June 2019, after Gary caused the deaths of Rana Habeeb and Rick Neelan, Mikey North did an interview on the Coronation Street YouTube channel about the upcoming storylines for his character. Gary Windass In 2010 Gary supported his parents' decision to adopt, although after he was discharged from the army in January 2011 and was again living at No.6, his criminal record affected their chances. In July 2012, Izzy and Gary decide to have a baby. In Eddie's absence, Gary became somewhat more protective of mother Anna, which was evident when he took it upon himself to confront businessman Pat Phelan, who had been making unwanted sexual advances towards Anna. Jake Windass (formerly Joe McIntyre) is the son of Gary Windass and Izzy Armstrong, and half-brother of Zack Rubinstein. The casting of the Windass family was announced on 24th September 2008, although Gary's character was originally going to be called "Carl Windass". Whilst on leave, Gary had a brief romance with Izzy Armstrong and also a fling with Kylie Turner. Gary soon tires of Kylie, however, and attempts to win the affection of Izzy Armstrong (Cherylee Houston). According to the actor himself, he had been approached by people who applauded him for Gary's beating of David Platt, who was similarly regarded as a villain (actor Jack P. Shepherd had won the 'Villain of the Year' title at the 2008 awards). When Eddie and Anna fostered Faye Butler, Gary helped Faye warm to his parents, although Eddie accidently washed a rag which smelt of Faye's birth mother as he mistook it for dirty laundry; causing a rift between Faye and asked Anna to choose between Faye or himself. He is a bit of a hard nut, but also a charmer with the ladies.". However Gary managed to get Sarah back at least. Indeed, several weeks later, Gary goes AWOL through fear of what might happen in a warzone. Despite Gary's best efforts to keep his loan shark job a secret, he is eventually exposed after one of Gary's debtors, Derek Milligan, commits a massacre on the street which results in Robert Preston's death. Mother Izzy miscarries and they try to adopt, but can't due to Gary's criminal record. Anna chose Faye and he later left Weatherfield and moved to Germany. Soon Kelly apologised to Imran for her dad’s involvement in his sister’s death. A few months after the verdict, David begins plotting against Gary. On 2 March 2009, Gary's court hearing takes place, during which Tina admits to the prosecution that she had been lying about who started the fight. [12] Whereas Simon Swift of Soaplife magazine commented on the fact that on first looks he couldn't help feeling that Gary and the rest of the clan are a bit too much like original neighbours-from-hell the Battersbys. Grace Dent of The Guardianslated the character because of his scrounging ways and shoddy appearance stating: "Gary's dad Eddie has no positive attributes to speak of. His second child, Zack Rubinstein was born in May 2018. He’s got a hidden talent. As a result, he quit working at Roy's Rolls and also at his labouring job for Jason Grimshaw. GARY Windass is locked up in prison as he’s exposed as Rick Neelan’s killer in Coronation Street in the new year. However, when Derek attempted to stand up to Gary and nearly foil his scheme as a result, Gary retaliated by holding him captive until Christmas Eve that year. A passing Kirk Sutherland (Andrew Whyment) tells Gary and Quinny to go before anybody sees them. Despite his efforts to prove his mother's innocence, Anna is found guilty for Seb's accident and is sentenced to five years imprisonment; Gary misses the verdict after being mugged whilst he and Bethany's close friend, Craig Tinker (Colson Smith), attempt to stop her from working as a lap dancer. In spite of the tension, Gary shares a relatively friendly relationship with Tina and enjoys winding David up by repeatedly bragging that Tina is soon going to be his girlfriend. Because of this, Derek has lost his last-chance of reconciling with his ex-wife and their children. Coronation Street resident Gary Windass (played by Mikey North) was left thrown when he spotted teenager Kelly Neelan (Millie Gibson) back in Weatherfield, months after her dad … Joe is initially the prime suspect, but David tells the police he had seen Gary and Len laughing and driving away the night of the theft. Seeking retribution, Derek stole a gun from Gary's shop and ended up instigating a siege in the Rovers while trying to find Gary. Instead, he offered to give her money to go out with friends and chauffeur her. Anna remained fearful though, and on one occasion when Gary got into a fight while on leave she admitted to Roy Cropper that she hoped Gary would be charged so that he didn't have to go back to war. Later on, Phelan and his wife Valerie (Caroline Berry) visited the Armstrong-Windass family around Christmas that year. To prove himself, he stands up to a man who makes an insulting comment about Izzy's disability. He soon clashed with Imran over the circumstances behind his sister's death, and later became enemies with Adam Barlow - particularly as Sarah and Adam ended up developing romantic feelings for each other. When Gary attempted to call his bluff, Derek fired the gun to prove his intent on killing Gary, unknowingly shooting Michelle's estranged husband, Robert Preston, in the process. However, when the matter was seen in Weatherfield Crown Court, Tina decided to tell the truth and Gary was acquitted. He had a showdown with Rick Neelan at the builders yard and told him he'd get the money. Eddie later convinces him to return to the Army. He then keeps her imprisoned in the house until Izzy's father Owen (Ian Puleston-Davies) rescues Izzy. Shortly after this, Gary was discharged from the forces after assaulting a police officer whilst on a night out with David Platt. Moreover, Ali's brother Ryan - whom Gary previously clashed over his broken relationship with Gary - unwittingly stole Gary's money from his desk at his shop. Nevertheless, Anna eventually adopted Faye and she became a younger sister for Gary. Izzy and Gary visit lawyers but find out it will take years to get Joe back. Gary later confessed that he killed Rick to Sharon, who used to work for Rick. At the time of the storyline, Gary was the only character to be a soldier in a soap opera. He later recovered but faced the harrowing task of visiting Quinny's parents, since the pair had promised to talk to the others' respective family should either of them be killed in action while serving in the army. CORONATION STREET hardman Gary Windass took it upon himself to get rid of loanshark Rick Neelan once and for all last year. He has no choice but to run away. Jake was born to surrogate mother Tina McIntyre in May 2013, due to Izzy's health problems. While David deliberately stays at home during the burglary, he asks Graeme to spy on Gary as he goes to the house, Gary is about to go home when he hears that David is not coming, but instead goes into the house. Gary apologises to Ted for what happened - although this is halted by David - Ted accepts the apology and even helps build bridges between Gail and the Windass family. Gary gets the better of it and David is left on the floor after the fight, later it emerges that he has a broken nose and concussion. In August 2009, David was attacked and beaten up again the day before Gary was released from prison. In April 2014, Gary and Owen are surprised when Phelan later tells the pair that he relieving them from his project and later departs Weatherfield. Gary was forced to work for Rick, he saved Vicky from Rick by locking his associate Sharon in a cupboard and telling her to run as far away as she could get. Occupation The couple looked into adoption but discovered that because of Gary's criminal record, this was not an option. As Gary attempts to stop Sarah from calling the police whilst ignoring her efforts to talk him out of revenge, Phelan manages to free himself and subdues Gary by hitting him with a chair. Although Gary originally appeared to be rather one-sided, actor Mikey North believed that his character had more than one side: "Gary has a lot of sides to him. Adoptive father: Eddie Windass: Adoptive mother: Anna Windass: Stepmother: Sally Webster (2015–2019, 2020–present) Brothers: Gary Windass (adoptive) Daughters: Miley Windass: Grandfathers: Geoff Metcalfe: Grandmothers: Elaine Jones: Nephews: … He found Sarah at a hotel after borrowing Bethany's car. The betrayal was revealed after another trip to the Ukraine in which it was thought Gary had died but when he returned, David revealed the betrayal, making Sarah leave him. Phelan goaded Gary until the latter punched him, and in the ensuing fight Gary hit Phelan over the head with a plank of wood and knocked him unconscious. In many ways Gary's character mirrored that of David Platt, and the two were rivals for a time. Gary later went with a badly burned Anna to hospital, where she gradually recovered from her injuries. After a tearful goodbye, he says goodbye to his parents and leaves in the back of a cab. Gary then blackmailed Derek into upholding his scheme to takeover the factory, going as far as to threaten his family should he not comply with his orders. [1]. He then breaks up with Izzy. While on leave, Gary assaulted a police officer, leading to his dismissal from the army. But it seems his daughter Kelly … Gary then watched in horror as a fireball from the car struck Anna and set her on fire, but Kevin and Nick were able to extinguish the flames. Gary called Rick and asked if he had Sarah, and told him not to hurt her. After Sarah Platt buys a flashy watch from Bernie Winter that she found in the forest, she's confused when Bernie tries to buy it back. On New Year's Day 2009, Gary constantly pesters Tina, which results in Joe warning him off. Gary was admitted to hospital and Roy faced a charge of assault for the attack. Teaming up with Nicola, she took in Seb to hide him from Phelan and pretended to believe in Phelan again. While suffering from post-traumatic stress, on one occasion Gary took his aggression out on Anna by shoving her, which later resulted in a confrontation with Eddie and Gary punching his father after he called him a coward. Gary and Alya became engaged in 2015. GARY Windass is locked up in prison as he’s exposed as Rick Neelan’s killer in Coronation Street in the new year. Gary Windass is a fictional character from the British soap opera Coronation Street, portrayed by Mikey North. Gary pretended to be a client of her father and that he had gone on the run, and this year he has since tried to take her under his wing. ADAM Barlow tells Imran there’s something fishy going on between Gary Windass and Rick Neelan’s daughter Kelly next week in Coronation Street. Jack freed Phelan and Phelan in turn kidnapped Sarah and Gary. Following his release from prison, Gary struggled to get a job. Faye managed to trace him on the internet in 2013 and forge a relationship, though she was disappointed to find that he didn't want to be a full-time dad. North took note of Gary's transformation: "Gary was a bad lad when he first came into the show, but I think he's grown up a lot since he came back from the army." He plans to get revenge on Phelan for what he did to his family over the past four years and ends up tracking him from his hiding place in Albergele. At the Rovers, Izzy agreed with Ali's accusation that Gary was a loan shark, and told Gary to swear on Jake's life that he wasn't one. Money was always tight; Gary was so desperate that he did occasional security work in the Ukraine, until it was false reported that he'd been killed and Sarah put a stop to it. This forced Alya to finish things with Gary, and over the festive season; Gary reached his lowest ebb and ended up trying to rob Roy's Rolls for cash. In 2019, Gary sold off his tools and van to pay off loan shark Rick Neelan, and also sabotaged the factory roof which indirectly caused Rana Habeeb's death. Even I was getting sick of myself being nice. When Owen takes an interest in Anna, her adopted daughter Faye Butler (Ellie Leach) steals Owen's phone so that she and Anna can go to the cinema as planned instead of Anna meeting Owen at The Rovers. A few days later in March 2014, Phelan reappears at Weatherfield and summons Gary and Owen without the rest of their family's knowledge — implicitly telling the duo how he plans to get revenge on them over the incident. The surrogacy was successful and Tina became pregnant with Gary and Izzy's child, although at one point; Gary became overly protective of pregnant Tina and developed feelings for her. Shortly afterwards, Gary and Len steal and burn out a sports car that Joe's stepson David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) and his friend Graeme Proctor (Craig Gazey) had been driving. Gary soon bonded with Maria Connor and they formed a relationship. Residence Ted and Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) vent their anger at Gary, who takes it to heart, apologising to Ted the next day. Their companionship becomes troubled when Nicola learns that she is pregnant and Gary finds out that he is the father. When Gary attempts to call his bluff, Derek fires the gun to prove his intent on killing Gary - unknowingly shooting Michelle's estranged husband, Robert Preston (Tristan Gemmill), in the process. Gary made a pass at Tina, which caused him and Izzy to split up once again, and when the baby was born Tina initially decided to keep it for herself because she didn't see Gary and Izzy as fit parents and had grown attached to the baby boy. In Friday’s episode (July 31) Adam and Maria arrive at the hospital. The night before he heads out to Afghanistan, Gary finally gets together with Izzy. Father In January 2015, Gary and Alya rekindled their relationship and her family slowly came to accept Gary. Gary Windass first arrives in Weatherfield with his uncle Len (Conor Ryan). Mikey North gives an interview about Gary's return to a criminal lifestyle. He plans on visiting Quinny's bereaved parents but cannot face it and doesn't go. Gary is devastated when Izzy gives up fighting and tells Tina she can keep Joe. Despite this, the couple became engaged and Alya's grandfather Sharif offered Gary a share of V Court Fitness as a wedding present. Anna Windass was released from prison and she saved the pair. Gary was born in 1986 to Eddie and Anna Windass. Moreover, Ali's brother Ryan (Ryan Prescott) - whom Gary previously clashed over his broken relationship with Katy - has unwittingly stolen Gary's money from his desk at his shop. During his time on the show, Gary's storylines have included his conflict with PTSD after joining the army, forming a business partnership with Owen, bonding with parents' adopted daughter Faye (Ellie Leach), a brief custody battle against ex-girlfriend Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan) after she becomes surrogate and gives birth to Gary and Izzy's son, Jake, a close friendship with Faye's biological father Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine), helping Sarah's daughter Bethany (Lucy Fallon) overcome her troubles with bullying in school and being subjugated to child grooming and sexual exploitation by her pimp boyfriend Nathan Curtis (Christopher Harper), a one-night stand with Phelan's daughter Nicola Rubinstein (Nicola Thorp), which results in her giving birth to their son Zack and appointing Faye's boyfriend Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni) to become his apprentice. Phelan relishes in blackmailing Owen and Gary, such as ordering the former to wash his car and getting the latter to bury a grave for a dead pigeon. During his youth, he was a troublemaker; and spent some time in a young offenders institute. Gary was introduced as somewhat of an immature and aggressive young man, who often got into fights and had been in trouble with the law. Gary soon blackmails Derek into upholding his scheme to takeover the factory, going as far as to threaten his family should he not comply with his orders. Gail Platt and Anna tried to keep their respective families civil with each other, and Gail invited the Windasses to spend Christmas Day at 8 Coronation Street, but they were thrown out after Gary flirted with Tina. This effectively strains Owen and Gary's friendship, as they begin to take their frustrations out of each other as well as their family. Trouble for Gary came when Kelly Neelan, the daughter of Rick, confronted him about what happened to her dad. 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