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.

However, after herself and co-star Diane Keen witnessed a cyclist come off his bike and did not know what to do other than call an ambulance, she realised she had to stop wearing her costume since it made people expect medical help from her in the event of an emergency.

[2] On her BBC Online profile, Michelle was described as an enthusiastic and confident character who "rattles cages and shout the odds".

She meets half-brother Adam Sheffield (Paul Jibson) at the funeral for their father, Tony (Ian Blower), neither of the pair knowing that they are related.

The pair begin a relationship which progresses for weeks until they are told by Michelle's mother, Vera (Doña Croll), that they are related, leaving them horrified.

[5] It was a hard decision for her to make since she had enjoyed her time on the series, was close friends with her co-stars and had no future work booked, but she wanted to take a risk.

The character shifts over to Housman ward, working to rehabilitate soldiers returning from Afghanistan which makes her see that there is "more to nursing than lancing boils and dishing out condoms to students".

However, Michelle begins to love her time there and comes to the realisation that the soldiers risking their lives for their country cannot "compare to a row in the Mill staffroom over who ate the last biscuit".

Bailey had been cast on the soap just after finishing drama school, so she felt that she wanted to discover other opportunities and related to the exit storyline given to Michelle.

She also revealed to the Birmingham Mail that as part of her research for the storyline, she visited the real-life ward for the military at Selly Oak Hospital.

[2] She described the storyline as one of the best pieces of material that she had received in her time on the soap and praised the arc for showing the "more grown-up and selfless" to her character.

[5] Bailey felt it brought the development of the character to a full circle, since it showcased her "core element" – being a good nurse who cares about her patients.

[4] Bailey noted that she had received a good reception to Michelle's exit storyline and that viewers had enjoyed the representation of military nursing.