Eddie Windass
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| Coronation Street character | |||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Steve Huison | ||||||||||
| Duration | 2008–2011 | ||||||||||
| First appearance | 14 November 2008 | ||||||||||
| Last appearance | 25 April 2011 | ||||||||||
| Created by | Kim Crowther | ||||||||||
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Romanian Holiday (2009) | ||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||
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| Occupation | Taxicab driver | ||||||||||
| Home | Germany | ||||||||||
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| Brothers | Len Windass |
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| Sons | Gary Windass |
| Adoptive daughters | Faye Windass |
| Grandsons | Jake Windass |
| Granddaughters | Miley Windass (adoptive) |
Edward "Eddie" Windass is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by Steve Huison, the character first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 14 November 2008. On 5 December 2010, it was announced that Eddie is to leave Coronation Street in spring 2011 after being axed by producer Phil Collinson. Huison made his final appearance as Eddie on 25 April 2011. This was Huison's second role in the soap; he previously played criminal Andy Morgan in 2003.
The character of Eddie was created as part of a new family unit that new producer Kim Crowther introduced to the soap opera, consisting of a mother, father, son and uncle. They were originally billed as a storyline device for established character David Platt. An ITV spokesperson said of the character and his onscreen family: "The Windass family are very rough and ready, always ducking and diving. Early on they get involved with David Platt when he helps to fit a new kitchen in the Windass family home. However, Anna thinks the work is shoddy and refuses to pay for it. David goes round, rips out the kitchen and sets fire to it outside the family’s house." Fellow cast member Debbie Rush spoke about their odd surname and stated they were expecting comments when seen in public about it. Producers also revealed that they had high hopes for the family compared to what happened to Number 6's previous tenants The Mortons.
Speaking of his character Huison said: "Eddie’s a great character to play, he thinks he’s hard and head of the family, but he’s always one step behind Gary and Len. Eddie is always up to silly scams. He uses crutches but you may notice he doesn’t always limp with the same leg…"
The character's storylines start immediately after his first onscreen appearance when David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) and his boss Joe McIntyre (Reece Dinsdale) confront him and his family about a bounced cheque that they had used to pay for their fitted kitchen. Several weeks later, the Windasses move into Coronation Street after renting number 6 from Jerry Morton (Michael Starke). After Anna nags him to find employment, Eddie gets a job as a taxi driver at Streetcars, but is reluctant to hand over any paperwork to Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson), due to fiddling Incapacity Benefit.
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