 The character was released off-screen after Phelan's crimes were finally exposed, and Anna returned for her two final episodes; the first in 31 May 2018 where she rescues Gary and his girlfriend Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien) from Phelan's captivity, and the second in 1 June 2018 where she ultimately kills Phelan by mortally stabbing him with a knife after he shot his own daughter Nicola Rubinstein (Nicola Thorp) and then local resident Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh) with a gun.After killing Phelan at the climax of his siege, Anna decided to leave Weatherfield - thus concluding the character's story arc.Anna first appears on screen with her long-term boyfriend Eddie (Steve Huison) when they refuse to pay Joe McIntyre (Reece Dinsdale) for a kitchen refit.