Norman Sankofa was a fictional character

Fictional character

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

 on the Channel 4

Channel 4

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 British

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 television soap opera

Soap opera

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 Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...

. He was played by actor Jamie Luke between 2002-2004.

Character history

Norman was Theo Sankofa

Theo Sankofa

Theo Sankofa is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Andrew Somerville from 2001 to 2002.-Character creation:...

's younger brother. As a schoolchild, Norman was left homeless after Theo

Theo Sankofa

Theo Sankofa is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Andrew Somerville from 2001 to 2002.-Character creation:...

's death, a fact he hid for many months from the other Hollyoaks residents. Jack Osborne

Jack Osborne

Jack William Osborne is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jimmy McKenna. He first appeared on 18 November 1996 and is the second longest serving character although Cindy Longford and Mandy Richardson both appeared before him both have taken...

 eventually befriended Norman and took him into his home, much to the annoyance of Jack's son, Darren

Darren Osborne

Darren Osborne is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. Darren was introduced by executive producer Phil Redmond as part of the Osborne family. Darren made his first on-screen appearance on 18 November 1996 and was initially played by Adam Booth, before the Booth...

, who Norman consequently had many run-ins with. After his A-levels, Norman started a brief relationship with Zara Morgan

Zara Morgan

Zara Morgan is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Kelly Greenwood between 1999-2005.-Character history:...

, only to vanish to train as a policeman, following in Jack's footsteps.