Being a Coronation Street villain often puts a shelf life on a character – especially when they have killed more than one person. But while actor Mikey North admits that Gary Windass has crossed a fair few lines, he doesn’t rule out some kind of future redemption for his alter ego – and has ruled out that he will be leaving any time soon.
He told Metro.co.uk: ‘I’ve always said that I’d rather go in a blaze of glory as it were, leaving bodies behind, so I’m happy either way. If this does become Gary’s last hurrah, which I hope it doesn’t, then it’s a great story to be involved with. I think as time goes on with this story in to next year, I think he’s become more calculated, because he’s had to. There’s going to be a more calculated side to Gary coming out over the next sort of 12-18 months.
‘So far I can just about be redeemed for it, but he is getting deeper and deeper into things as we’re going to see over the next few weeks, to a point of no return really. I suppose there is a point of return, but like I say, he’s becoming more calculated and scheming as it were and desperate, I suppose. Things are going to take a big turn in a few weeks, so he’s got some big decisions to make in the next six months and that will probably decide which path he goes down. I know there are things planned well into next year.’
But even if Gary does ultimately kill again, Mikey was keen to insist that this doesn’t mean he is going anywhere.
He emphasised: ‘Iain’s always said that he wants to make him more in the mould of like a Mike Baldwin sort of long-term thing like that, which is great for me, as opposed to someone that’s kind of a cold-blooded killer. Iain said it’s by no means an exit storyline for me. This is not an exit for Gary. But obviously producers come and go over the next few years, but Iain’s specified that it’s not planned as an exit and they want to keep him as that sort of long-term villain, but not a villain in a Pat Phelan mould. More of an anti-hero really.’
Only time will tell how dark things will get for Gary but it sounds like he is going to be causing trouble for some time to come.
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