46. Eddie and Anna Windass, 2008-2011 (16 votes)
When they arrived, Eddie and Anna had aspects of Stan and Hilda and Les and Janice – him being the layabout and she being a screech. Although not married, Anna took Eddie’s name. Introduced as a family that refused to pay Joe McIntyre for a kitchen refit, they soon moved into No.6, next door to Joe! Both Anna and Joe’s partner Gail tried to make amends between the two warring families but to no avail.
While Eddie got a job in Streetcars, Anna got a job as a waitress at Roy’s Rolls. Anna disagreed with Eddie’s scheming and scamming and was ashamed when Eddie stole and posed as Roy Cropper in a scam to get a free holiday. In 2010, the Windasses become interested in adoption and they take in Faye Butler. A troubled girl, Faye caused a rift between Eddie and Anna and when Eddie issued an ultimatum to Anna, she chose Faye and Eddie left for Germany.
Do you think Eddie suited Anna better than Owen does? Should the Windasses be at 46?
45. Don Brennan and Ivy Tilsley/Brennan, 1987-1994 (18 votes)
After first husband Bert died in 1984 and a romance with George Wardle in 1985, Ivy Tilsley met cabby Don Brennan in 1987 when he drove her home. Don was a widower, and he and Ivy married in 1988. Ivy’s life changed forever in 1989 when Brian was fatally stabbed. Already a staunch Catholic, she turned more towards religion and away from Don, leading to tension between them. Only being married for two years, Don soon realised that he had made a mistake in marrying Ivy as she became obsessed with the relationship of Gail with toy boy Martin Platt and the effect it had on Nick and Sarah Louise and even got Social Services involved. Don forced Ivy to apologise.By 1992, Don had an affair with barmaid Julie Dewhurst and when Julie later dumped him, he attempted suicide and had to have his lower leg amputated. Ivy, devastated by his adultery, turned to drink. They soon reconciled, but slept in separate rooms. Don left Ivy in 1994 and she went on a long retreat to a convent, where she suffered a stroke and died. Although he’d asked for a divorce, Don was left a widower for the second time.
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I miss Anna and Eddie, he should never of been written out. He had the makings of a good Corrie Icon.
ReplyDeleteDon and Ivy must have been in their mid to late fifties in that photo. There are no couples in that age group in Corrie atm. Owen is around 55 and Anna is ten years younger. They're okayish but it would be nice to see a new couple move into the Street, who have been married a long time and aren't destined to have affairs. They could run a new business - something like a Timpsons, the locksmiths and engravers.
ReplyDeleteRight now it feels like everyone on the street has been in a couple with everyone else at least once. There's a lot of drama and comedy to be had from a long term, faithful relationship..
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