Overview

• Gary remains unconscious at Weatherfield General Hospital listed as Chesney Winter-Brown while medical staff and investigators work to confirm his identity
• DC Kit Green and Maria Connor have traced the assault to neighbour Lou Michaelis, who demanded money and struck him with a blunt object when he threatened to involve police
• Lou concealed her crime by posing as Gary’s wife under the alias Gemma, maintaining the cover-up at his bedside
• A passerby discovered the bleeding Windass and called an ambulance, and viewers later saw his eyes flicker open shortly after Lou left the ward
• Actor Mikey North has said he hopes Gary will stay on Coronation Street, though the character’s long-term future on the show remains undecided