Sammy Rogers
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Samantha 'Sammy' Rogers (previously Daniels) is a fictional character
in the British soap opera Brookside
. She was played by Rachel Lindsay.
Sammy first appeared in 1987 when, along with her family - mother Chrissy
, father Frank
, younger brother Geoff and younger sister Katie
she moved to No.7. At the time, she was a pupil at Brookside Comprehensive School.
Determined to be independent, Sammy was keen to find a part-time job, and following an abortive attempt at cleaning for Harry Cross and Ralph Hardwick, she found an after-school job in a local supermarket, where she struck up a friendship with co-worker and fellow student Nisha Batra
. She also developed an interest in animal rights
, becoming a vegetarian and joining a local campaign group. Despite her parents' initial misgivings, they eventually rallied round, allowing her to join her campaign group on a national demonstration in London, and - following the family's move to No.5 - by experimenting with organic gardening.
During this time, she was pursued by local boy Owen Daniels, and they began dating in spring 1989. A significant ongoing storyline for Sammy, Owen and Nisha came in the summer of 1989, when, following a night out with a group of friends, they were involved in a serious car accident which killed the driver of their car (a young man whom one of their friends had just met in a nightclub). Sammy survived the incident with a broken arm, concussion and cuts and bruising and was released from hospital after a few days; however Owen remained in a coma for several weeks, during which time Sammy visited him regularly at the hospital. At the inquest some months later, it emerged that all the girls except Sammy had been somewhat economical with the truth in order to spare the feelings of the deceased's parents.
Sammy progressed to the Sixth Form
of Brookside Comprehensive shortly after the accident, however she struggled to cope in the aftermath of the accident and turned to alcohol for a period. After struggling with her studies, she left school part-way through her course and enrolled on a hotel management course. With her relationship with Owen having faded in the wake of his injuries and her alcoholism, she began a relationship with a much older man, Tim Darby - who had a daughter close to Sammy's age. However, the relationship did not last, and she reunited with Owen and soon fell pregnant. They married in the spring of 1992. Sammy gave birth to daughter Louise on 5 June 1992.
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...
in the British soap opera Brookside
Brookside
Brookside is a defunct British soap opera set in Liverpool, England. The series began on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982, and ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003...
. She was played by Rachel Lindsay.
Sammy first appeared in 1987 when, along with her family - mother Chrissy
Chrissy Rogers
Chrissy Rogers is a fictional character in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside played by Eithne Brown from 1987 to 1991. She was married to Frank Rogers and left in 1991 on the collapse on their marriage, but briefly returned two years later after Frank's death.-Character:Chrissy was a fairly...
, father Frank
Frank Rogers
Frank Rogers may refer to:*Frank Rogers , American record producer*Frank Lewis Rogers , New Zealand politician*Frank Rogers , fictional character in TV soap Brookside...
, younger brother Geoff and younger sister Katie
Katie Rogers
Katie Rogers is a fictional character in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside first played by Debbie Reynolds. Diane Burke played the role from 1989 until 2003.-The cult:...
she moved to No.7. At the time, she was a pupil at Brookside Comprehensive School.
Determined to be independent, Sammy was keen to find a part-time job, and following an abortive attempt at cleaning for Harry Cross and Ralph Hardwick, she found an after-school job in a local supermarket, where she struck up a friendship with co-worker and fellow student Nisha Batra
Nisha Batra
Nisha Batra was a fictional character in the British soap opera Brookside. She was played by Sunetra Sarker. Nisha first appeared in 1988, working alongside Sammy Rogers at a local supermarket after school - a job she had taken without the knowledge of her strict family, who believed she was using...
. She also developed an interest in animal rights
Animal rights
Animal rights, also known as animal liberation, is the idea that the most basic interests of non-human animals should be afforded the same consideration as the similar interests of human beings...
, becoming a vegetarian and joining a local campaign group. Despite her parents' initial misgivings, they eventually rallied round, allowing her to join her campaign group on a national demonstration in London, and - following the family's move to No.5 - by experimenting with organic gardening.
During this time, she was pursued by local boy Owen Daniels, and they began dating in spring 1989. A significant ongoing storyline for Sammy, Owen and Nisha came in the summer of 1989, when, following a night out with a group of friends, they were involved in a serious car accident which killed the driver of their car (a young man whom one of their friends had just met in a nightclub). Sammy survived the incident with a broken arm, concussion and cuts and bruising and was released from hospital after a few days; however Owen remained in a coma for several weeks, during which time Sammy visited him regularly at the hospital. At the inquest some months later, it emerged that all the girls except Sammy had been somewhat economical with the truth in order to spare the feelings of the deceased's parents.
Sammy progressed to the Sixth Form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
of Brookside Comprehensive shortly after the accident, however she struggled to cope in the aftermath of the accident and turned to alcohol for a period. After struggling with her studies, she left school part-way through her course and enrolled on a hotel management course. With her relationship with Owen having faded in the wake of his injuries and her alcoholism, she began a relationship with a much older man, Tim Darby - who had a daughter close to Sammy's age. However, the relationship did not last, and she reunited with Owen and soon fell pregnant. They married in the spring of 1992. Sammy gave birth to daughter Louise on 5 June 1992.