sam fictional character bbc medical drama portrayed actor character appeared screen january episode mother love series episode programme chambers cast role sending video performing dance routine television producers interest bbc casting director originally auditioned minor role later asked audition newly created role major character sam initial function hospital child boss engaging relationships ward sisters williams young staff nurse davies taken path seen change ways diagnosed stage survival rate character proven highly popular fans voted favourite newcomer series favourite time male october character came heavy criticism drinks industry body resulting incident screen drinking broadcast showing negative effects group highly irresponsible announced october character depart christmas storyline creation new characters join cast eighth series context character arrival coincided screen expansion darwin surgical ward course series medical staff ward reduced solely nurses consultant series plot strand saw turn centre excellence required similar expansion ward staff new surgical characters created consultant approached assuming role sam bbc casting director responsible casting fellow newcomers chambers revealed sent video performing tap dance routine stage television directors producers explaining casting saw gave thought unusual originally went small role american doctor audition said come week audition bigger assuming role revealed avid viewer sister casualty recalling watching far prior beginning work chambers underwent training london watching open heart operations described amazing experience witnessed speaking nerves day set chambers commented experience worse fact new star day rehearsals producers executive producers script writers floor runners came set watched normal wasn expecting big audience rehearsals chambers spoken highly relationship stars explaining luke joined time dressing room corridor going like school think lucky guests comment good atmosphere plays funniest people work cameras aren rolling good turning difficult moments humour feeling strain finish day development personality bbc described sam decisive adrenaline hugely volatile person emotions land hot water chambers added assessing character brief loves job loves challenge laid bit rule slightly comes trying help patients hospital policy hierarchy loves women let wrapped work comes moment sam personality developed episode saw character discover patients male escort aware woman accompanying patient client relative persuaded sign consent forms patient behalf chambers described plot strand portraying sam bending rules happen example sam thinking repercussions actions character went form close bond year old child prostitute patient jade despite colleagues gossip potentially inappropriate nature relationship repeatedly pushed boundaries doctor patient relationship attempt care going far shelter home discovering pregnant chambers commented storyline homeless prostitute challenge sam trying help making stupid mistakes having suffer consequences easily seen didn balance right relationships time hospital sam brief relationship resulted birth daughter grace sam child son fathered teenage years subsequently adopted seen shortly birth interviewed january chambers major developments character stated think sam ideal woman doesn beat bush talented sexy clash lot power play won drop act love hate basis characters went brief sexual relationship resulting pregnant sam child revelation pregnancy chambers asserted tension separated couple scenes work genuinely worked like way filming finished useful tip let come work makes good viewing relationship sam moved love triangle storyline ward sisters said relationship august storyline ongoing sam right simply right sweet looks streak going deception uncovered sam attempted salvage romantic relationship unsuccessful weeks sam engaged casual sexual relationships senior house officer staff nurse discovery cancer november character diagnosed shown feeling time wary tested forced friend colleague initially refused look results chambers explained sam playing course scared deals wanting laugh jokes speculated experience force sam grow appreciate life seriously consider future daughter grace cease way female staff chambers spoken extensively research beginning cancer storyline told storyline felt honoured given big opportunity aware huge responsibility right justice suffering real life sam asked willing hair said absolutely bald lot research try hard separate character life screen feel guilty end day walk away illness aren fortunate sam illness played course tenth series reaching developed went shock episode long dark night pulled eventually given clear cancer months having diagnosed episode believe departure announced october sam depart blaze glory big christmas storyline insider revealed departure leave fans tears bosses keeping tight sam killed chambers explained decision leave worried telling bosses wrote long letter producers explaining decision incredibly nice gone past year cancer like perfect time break episodes character departure estranged son played introduced father son developed romantic feelings nurse leading sam asking accompany new_york famous shown future accept maria declined sam offer departed episode survive sam sent flowers new_york died mother introduced sister casualty december january grace moves new_york half brother casualty christmas trailer seen chambers role seen casualty episode airs february titled hearts flowers reception named tenth best actor bbc drama awards portrayal character proven popular fans performing annual official fan awards named favourite male second favourite newcomer series sam storyline voted second favourite storyline series pairing best couple series ranked second favourite male series favourite time male sam voted best couple series portrayal sam birth daughter voted fifth best acting performance series asked comment thought sam proven popular viewers chambers responded idea try turn time learn lines love playing sam finding different ways things roller coaster emotions storylines easy manage challenge find natural interesting way deliver controversy arose september set publicity shots released weekly magazines showing sam engaging kiss office scene failed screen series producer addressed complaints fans statement people complained photograph appeared press showing sam kissing actually kiss transmitted episode afraid genuine mistake occurred script featured sam actually kissing final scene episode transmitted august edited scripted shot cut sorry members audience felt cheated photographer attended shoot episode took selection shots sam photograph shoot mistakenly released marked episode wearing outfit episodes mistake sorry people concerns episodes chambers contradicted statement asserting cut scene fact exist aware reason omitted relevant episode stated given wrong idea risky producers work hard right image right time looked place mystery day october drinks industry body official complaint communications scene episode trial retribution depicted characters sam young taking shots following day work body chief executive claimed failing negative consequences action series presenting highly irresponsible portrayal excessive rapid drinking response groups accusation expect bbc greater care portrayal alcohol programmes bbc released statement explaining takes issue negative effects alcohol abuse seriously occasions continuing drama series deal alcohol storyline seek handle issue sensitivity medical journal featured article entitled cancer medical dramas examined character storyline author article quoted cancer research head patient information approving plot stating value dramas cancer normal frightening people character like cancer character fights illness good message home
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