Earlier this year Coronation Street fans were introduced to Brody Michaelis (Ryan Mulvey). We first saw him at the STC where Dylan Wilson (Liam McCheyne) was in custody. He very quickly made Dylan’s life a misery, bullying him and manipulating his dad Sean (Antony Cotton).
After his release from the STC we discovered Brody had strong connections to Coronation Street. His parents Mick and Lou Michaelis (Joe Layton and Farrel Hegarty) were busy causing chaos among the neighbours, and a flashback episode revealed that the pair of them had been friends with DC Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) in their youth.
When Kit let Mick take the fall for a crime they committed and Mick went to prison, Kit and Lou had a relationship – the result of which was Brody.
Mick and Lou are currently in prison after Mick went on a violent rampage and ended up killing PC Craig Tinker (Colson Smith).
He’s unlikely to be released any time soon as he also managed to break out of prison and came back to the Street in an attempt to go on the run with his family. Lou was sent to prison for assaulting Gary Windass (Mikey North).
As soon as Brody’s feet hit the cobbles he was up to criminal business, including shoplifting from the corner shop. Crime is really all he’s known growing up with Mick and Lou.
At heart, we’ve seen that Brody isn’t a bad person. He genuinely wants the best for his sisters and to take care of them, and in his conversations with Bernie (Jane Hazlegrove) especially there are signs that he could be ready to change his life around.
Kit has tried to get to know him, though his attempts have been a bit ham-fisted, like when he and Sarah (Tina O’Brien) took Brody to Speed Daal for the world’s most cringeworthy bonding session.
Tim (Joe Duttine) and Sally (Sally Dynevor) have also offered Brody as much support as they can, as they continue to look after his sisters. And Bernie would like nothing more than a close relationship with her grandson.
So Brody isn’t short of potential mentors, but in upcoming episodes he’s offered mentorship of a somewhat different kind.
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He’s recently started work in Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell)’s garage, which for a character like Brody is providing him with a wide range of temptations. Carl (Jonathan Howard) walks in one day to find Brody preparing to steal an expensive car.
Carl warns him that his actions will mean he’ll be soon back inside the STC. Then he makes him an offer. If he wants to find out an easier way to steal cars, he should come back and see him.
As well as doing dodgy MOT’s, Carl has also been working with a character called Fiona to steal cars, using Kevin’s garage as a front for these activities. Is he going to lead Brody down a murky criminal path?
