What a stupid storyline.

A man is mending Michelle's roof then he is rescued and brought into her flat where she is only wearing a towel and he proceeds to kiss her!!!!

That sort of storyline would have worked better in a carry-on film!

Also it makes light of a potentially serious situation -  a complete stranger in the flat of a young woman who is alone and vulnerable attempting to physically force himself upon her, I mean ok so he is pretty dishy but then I am sure that not all stalkers and rapists are pug ugly.

Ringing the police was a good idea but even that was done tongue in cheek.

Come on Corrie writers we expect more than a 'carry-on' in the 21st century!  

 

 

 

   

I think Ryan was spot on when he said it sounds like a scene from a dodgey porn film!

it is really stupid story line but i bet michelle will end up with the guy.

Not wishing to sound all social-workery but I too was a little disturbed by the implications of the Jake storyline.  It seems to be that a woman is labelled 'humourless' or a 'bad sport' if she objects to being openly lusted over and grabbed in the way that the Jake character behaved.  As long as the chap's got a cheeky grin then the woman should just 'get over it' and be flattered by the attention.  Not very good for the idea that women have autonomy and are not simply there for the taking eh, Coronation Street?  There are plenty of narrow-minded men who will watch that scene and think that it's okay to behave like that.

And no, I'm not a ***.  Nor do I wear dungarees.  I like men (one husband and 3 sons - I kind of have to, really).  I just don't like these sly insinuations that deep down any bloke who is decent looking can inflict himself on a woman just cos he fancies her.

 

skatequeen,

You don't need to apologise, I am in total agreement.

And funnily enough when watching 'Watchdog', the bit about dodgy roofers and builders exposed by Matt Allright (I think that is the correct spelling of his name), we might see the culprits having a wee in the shrubbery, charging for work that has not been done, or doing the work in such a way that it needs redoing afterwards, but we never see these cowboys lunging at a female householder and snogging the face off her. So it has hardly been based on fact, more 'mills and boon', or soft porn.

But am wondering if Jake might not turn out to be an obssessive, his having already hinted as much to Michelle, who will soon have the poor margarine queen running to Bible bashing Ben for comfort!!!

To be honest this 'nudge, nudge, wink, wink,' approach will do nothing to boost Corries ratings. 

i totally aggree with you. i hate men that act that way.

 

i think michelle enjoyed the attention tho  lets face it when he came into the pub later in just his towel  she could have told him where to go and called the police again but no she goes on a date with him  cos she said  had no choice. michelle DID  have a choice she should have called the police  **** 

Fully in agreement with all the above comments.

At first I thought the "builder appearing in window, falling off ladder, being rescued by girl clad only in towel, which falls off" was a ludicrous, nonsensical, braindead homage to "Carry On". I found it excruciating to watch with the acting verging on the diabolical. It served only as a vehicle for Michelle´s new surgery (which is being flaunted in a way that makes Rersie look like a shrinking violet (sorry violets!!).

On second thoughts, I too join those viewers who find it extremely distasteful and only adds fuel to the fire that women are "asking for it". If we are to take assaults on women seriously then the script writers should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves for this scene.

Catch yerself on, Corrie.

PS - I´m not a screaming feminist either - just a female who finds such exploitation unpleasantly disturbing.

What is this idiot doing back?  Oh yeah I forgot he wants to take Michelle away for a night of sex.  I wish they would do a sexually transmitted disease story with Michelle, this does not send out a good example to teens.   She is dropped her knickers again for Kieran very soon I read.  

I thought Ryan had a point too. How can she have a go at him for having nookie with someone he loves when she jumps in to bed with any Tom, *** or Harry at the drop of a hat. Talk about double standards!

 I guess now Liz is knocking-on a bit (???) the writers think they need someone behind the bar who wears the equivalent of a beer mat and behaves like some old tart, thus R Michelle re-emerges from her musical tour with a set of knockers worthy of Jawwdann (or Rawwwzzzy herself).   She then sets about demonstrating them to everyone, including the bloke-who-fell-off-a-ladder-and-into-her-bed, said bloke then falls desperately in love with this sharp-tongued harridan.   Who in their right mind would contemplate going on a date with some geezer who turns up in the local starkers except for a towel????    Handsome or not its a rubbish method of introducing the latest of R Michelle's conquests......................   maybe she has a conveyor belt installed at the flat for them??

R Ryan was absolutely right when he pointed out to her after being caught in flagrante with Sian that what he was doing was no different to her antics and as for her getting all uppity over "Her bed and her dressing gown"???????   Pots 'n kettles love.    In any case, next time Dev's randy uncle gives her a sneaky once-over in the Corner Shop he'd better watch out because she'll have his apron off and he will be on that conveyor belt in microseconds.    Which reminds me............... how come Dev has escaped her clutches thus far?   Surely they are a match made in heaven?  

la rue de la coronation:

 I guess now Liz is knocking-on a bit (???) the writers think they need someone behind the bar who wears the equivalent of a beer mat and behaves like some old tart, thus R Michelle re-emerges from her musical tour with a set of knockers worthy of Jawwdann (or Rawwwzzzy herself).   She then sets about demonstrating them to everyone, including the bloke-who-fell-off-a-ladder-and-into-her-bed, said bloke then falls desperately in love with this sharp-tongued harridan.   Who in their right mind would contemplate going on a date with some geezer who turns up in the local starkers except for a towel????    Handsome or not its a rubbish method of introducing the latest of R Michelle's conquests......................   maybe she has a conveyor belt installed at the flat for them??

R Ryan was absolutely right when he pointed out to her after being caught in flagrante with Sian that what he was doing was no different to her antics and as for her getting all uppity over "Her bed and her dressing gown"???????   Pots 'n kettles love.    In any case, next time Dev's randy uncle gives her a sneaky once-over in the Corner Shop he'd better watch out because she'll have his apron off and he will be on that conveyor belt in microseconds.    Which reminds me............... how come Dev has escaped her clutches thus far?   Surely they are a match made in heaven?  

Also he did take precautions, only assuming Michelle does too.  Did like the reason why they used her bed because it was 'a double'.  I felt sorry for Sophie as Sian not only lied to her but also broke their vow of chasity.  Talking of Uncle Umed, is he still around, we haven't seen him for ages?

 

Aha!!!    R Michelle has locked him in her cupboard already then!!    That must be why she was so angry with R Ryan using her room..............................

Michelle is such a hypocrite, dragging her latest conquest back for a quickie and then going off on one about Ryan being in bed with Sian.

And at least her son has been dating Sian for months now, rather than just meeting her a couple of times casually before dropping his boxers.

The woman is a constant nightmare, parading around in her undies all the time so that poor old Ben got the hots for her and tried to snog her, and pulling dodgy boyfriends more times than she has pulled pints. The only difference between Michelle and Leanne when she was on the game is that Leanne at least had the good grace to feel ashamed of what she was up to. 

Am not sure why the scriptwriters are doing this with Michelle's character because once upon a time she was much more choosy, I mean it took Steve ages to win her over when she first appeared in the street.

 

Did'nt she make a huge fuss about condoms?   Talk about being the "Embarrasing Mother", offerring to buy them, then saying "Have some of mine, I've got LOADS....................."

No wonder the lad is too afraid to visit a hairdresser just in case they force him to buy a gross!!   (Which explains that Norman helmet hairdo of course)