Gary Windass (Mikey North) interview

• Character

• Gary Windass

  

  1. D.O.B: 1986
  2. Address: 6 Coronation Street, Weatherfield
  3. Work: Man with a van

  First Appearance

  • 14 November 2008: Gary bumped into David Platt leaving the Windass’s house after threatening Anna and Eddie into paying for their new kitchen

  Street History

  • 2008: Steals the Platts’ kitchen out of revenge for David’s break-in
  • Moves into number 6 with his parents Eddie and Anna
  • Spends the night with Rosie Webster
  • 2009: Pursues Tina McIntyre in order to anger David
  • Steals copper piping from Bill Webster’s yard
  • Beats up David but avoids prison when Tina testifies in his favour
  • Agrees to burgle Audrey Roberts' house for David
  • Sent to prison for burgling Audrey's house
  • Had David Platt beaten up on his release from prison. David agreed to call it quits on their feud
  • Decides to join the army
  • Is injured in battle in Afghanistan - returns home and struggles to come to terms with what he went through
  • 2011: Gets a job with Owen but is sacked when he suffers a panic attack and hits him!
  • Starts Dating Izzy
  • Is released from the army after assaulting a policeman during a night out with David Platt
  • Starts his own white van business and welcomes new adoptive sister Faye into the house
  • Is very upset when Eddie and Anna's relationship hits the rocks and his dad takes a job overseas
  • Moves in with Izzy, but starts to become increasingly protective over her
  • Holds Izzy hostage when he suffers further post traumatic stress. Owen has to rescue his daughter and Gary agrees to professional help

  Likes

  • Going straight - trying to leave his bad boy ways behind
  • Spending quiet time with Izzy

  Dislikes

  • Upsetting his mum
  • Battle zones

  Key Relationships

  • Anna Windass
  • Eddie Windass
  • Izzy Armstrong
  • Faye Butler
  • Owen Armstrong