| Michelle Corrigan | |||||||||||
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| Doctors character | |||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Donnaleigh Bailey | ||||||||||
| Duration | 2006–2010 | ||||||||||
| First appearance | "Junk Soul Brothers" 8 June 2006 | ||||||||||
| Last appearance | "Canute" 13 August 2010 | ||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||
| Introduced by | Will Trotter | ||||||||||
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Michelle Corrigan is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera Doctors, portrayed by Donnaleigh Bailey. She first appeared in the episode broadcast on 8 June 2006 when she is hired at the fictional Mill Health Centre to replace Faith Walker (Eva Fontaine), who has retinitis pigmentosa. The BBC described Michelle as an enthusiastic and confident character who "rattles cages and shout the odds".[1] Despite her teasing and michevious ways, Michelle is shown to be skilled with patients and has good instincts.
During her time on the series, Bailey felt that she constantly received great storylines. These included her friendship with Ruth Pearce's (Selina Chilton) becoming complicated by Ruth's bad mental health, learning that she has been in an incestuous relationship with her half-brother, her tumultuous relationship with mother Vera (Doña Croll) and leaving the Mill to work as a military nurse. For her portrayal of the role, Bailey received two nominations for the British Soap Award for Best Actress, as well as a nomination for Best Daytime Star at the Inside Soap Awards.