Thursday, 1 January 2015

Gavin Rodwell- who is he?

Michael clearly believes that Gavin is his long lost son. Gail does too. But the viewers are wondering who he is, what he's doing and why is he pretending to be Gavin Rodwell? We might also ask, why does he never crack a smile? Well, in fairness, he did on Wednesday, he smiled at Steph. Steph is keen on him and as she said on New Year's Eve, if he doesn't snog her then, when will he? She sent him a text, 'Bet you're a great kisser' then grabbed Gavin's phone to delete it. Gavin saw her with his phone and grabbed it. 'Not cool' frowns Leanne. So why was Gavin so terror-struck when he saw Steph with his phone?

Leanne asked Gavin recently for his National Insurance number and for his bank account details. She said she was not happy to be giving cash in hand anymore and wanted to make Gavin's position at the bistro more official and above board - a reasonable request. He told her he didn't have a bank account, which is rather unusual for a person his age. He explained that he had been a victim of phishing. Phishing is an attempt to acquire sensitive information about a bank account, or similar, by posing as a genuine company online. Gavin explained this and Leanne seemed unsuspecting. 'Someone was going round pretending to be me,' he tells Steph. She replies, 'International man of mystery.' His response was that he is only staying because of her. Intriguing...

Later, we saw him in a flat rummaging through drawers in a panicky way and on finding a National Insurance card being overjoyed and kissing it .Is he an impostor then? If so, why is he? And who is he?

Disturbingly, as I picked up a soap magazine in the supermarket the other day, when everything comes out in the wash, as it always does, there are devastating effects on Gail and on Michael.

It is a gripping storyline and I for one am looking forward to its resolution.
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9 comments:

  1. Anonymous1 January 2015 at 22:52

    Hope the character's around for a long time to come - easily the best looker in the programme at the moment.

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  2. Ruth owen1 January 2015 at 23:14

    Yes Anonymous, he is very easy on the eye.

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  3. njblas2 January 2015 at 04:13

    I agree with both of you! No idea why they are keeping Callum - this is the guy we want to stick around! Hope they find a way to keep him, but I expect he'll disappear when his deception is revealed...

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  4. Frosty the Snowman2 January 2015 at 08:42

    Well firstly a mobile phone is a personal item so Pushy Steph had no right to grab it anyway. Bossy Leanne needs to butt out as well.

    Well unless Michael's ex wife was very dark eyed, surely he could tell that Gavin who has a certain look was not his son? Quite why Gavin has latched himself onto one of the most wierd and dysfunctional families in the Street, is anyones guess. Michael clearly does not have any money. No doubt the "real" son will make an appearance some time this year.

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  5. Jonathan2 January 2015 at 13:53

    I precict that the revelation about 'Gavin' will cause Michael to have a fatal heart attack. Just when he and Gail have announced their engagement.

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  6. Anonymous2 January 2015 at 16:08

    this other son story might be 'forgotten' in future, like michelle's other son (or even ryan for that matter!)- then he can become the real gavin forever!

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  7. AmandaB2 January 2015 at 17:35

    I would expect the real Gavin will turn out to be an altogether unlikable character, thus putting Gail & Michael in a tizz over their feelings for un-real Gavin.

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  8. Anonymous3 January 2015 at 02:43

    The real Gavin is probably locked up for murder or something. Or he's had a gender modification. Or he lives in Spain.

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  9. AmandaB3 January 2015 at 13:41

    From un-real Gavin's phone calls I think it seems that real Gavin is either working abroad or on a tour of the far east type of extended back packing kind of holiday.

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