WHY BROOKSIDE IS ON THE SKIDS; Sammy Rogers on the demise of the Liverpool soap.(Features)

From: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) | Date: September 11, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: MERLE BROWN EXCLUSIVE

BROOKSIDE may be 20 years old this year, but one of it's longest serving stars reckons the Liverpool soap can't afford to rest on its laurels.

Rachael Lindsay, 30, has played sexpot Sammy Rogers on and off for 15 years. Back in 1987 when she joined the soap as part of the luckless Rogers family, Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston were part of a strong cast in the gritty drama that dealt with all the issues of the day, from rape, un...

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