Eddie Windass Eddie Windass was the common - law husband of Anna Windass and is the father of Gary Windass and grandfather of Jake Windass . He was known as a bit of a layabout and always up to a scam , along with his brother Len . His family started a feud with the Platts on Coronation Street and later became their neighbours , but they mellowed down over time . Eddie and Anna planned on adopting in 2010 , and later adopted a girl called Faye Butler . But due to her troublemaking and hard life , Eddie couldn ' t cope and he accepted a job with his brother Len in Germany , and left when Anna decided to choose Faye over him . Biography . Eddie met Anna and they both had a son together called Gary . When growing up , Gary became trouble and ended up in prison . Eddie also was in trouble at times , and even claimed benefits when claiming he was disabled and using sticks . In November 2008 , Joe McIntyre fitted a kitchen for Eddie and his wife , but they refused to pay claiming the job wasn ' t good enough . Later on , Joe ' s girlfriend Gail Platt ' s son David came round with his friend Graeme Proctor and ripped out the kitchen . This caused Eddie ' s brother Len and son Gary to go round to Gail ' s house and rip out her kitchen . After being evicted from their home due to the trouble , they rented 6 Coronation Street from Jerry Morton , which happened to be next door to the Platts . Anna and Eddie decided to try and make amends , but a feud continued between Gary and David . In January 2009 , both boys got into a fight which led to David being beaten up and Gary facing possible prison sentence . But he was released when David ' s girlfriend and Joe ' s daughter Tina stated it was David who threw the first punch . Her dad Joe managed to convince her to tell the truth when Len offered him a job . Eddie got himself a job at street cars , and later gave up his sticks after nearly scamming Roy Cropper by using his identity to buy booze from the cash and carry . Anna worked with Roy and felt ashamed , and made Eddie give up his scamming . Eddie and Anna became proud parents when Gary decided to join the army . In 2010 , they then made plans to adopt , and followed the procedures . Later in the year , Gary was sent out to Afghanistan but had to come back a couple of weeks later after being caught in an explosion , which caused his friend Quinny ' s death . This caused Gary to suffer from PTSD ( Post Traumatic stress disorder ) . In January 2011 , Eddie and Anna got to meet their future foster daughter , 8 - year - old Faye Butler , although she seemed to be troubled due to being in and out of care . When she began staying with them time to time , she would occasionally get angry and speaking back . She then began to tell Gary that Eddie was hitting Anna , which was untrue . Eddie was later offered a job in Germany by Len , and wanted Anna to come with him . But she decided to choose Faye over him , and with that Eddie decided to leave the street . After saying goodbye to Anna and to Gary , he got into a taxi and departed . In November 2015 , Gary went to stay with his dad in Hamburg after discovering his fiancée Alya Nazir had cheated on him with best friend Jason Grimshaw . Quotes . " Look after your mam " ( Final Line to Gary )