Sam Taylor (Family Affairs)

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Family Affairs character
Sam Taylor
Played by	Leon Ockenden
Duration	2004
Date of Birth	1980
Date of Death	{{{death}}}
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Barman
Family	Mike, Eileen, Charlotte, Lucy

Sam Taylor was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Leon Ockenden from May to December 2004.

Sam entered the storyline in May 2004, to take a job at the Black Swan pub. There was an ulterior motive to taking the job; The pub was where Sam's biological mother Eileen Callan lived and worked. Sam kept his identity a secret until his half-sister Lucy Day expressed a romantic interest in him. Eileen found out who Sam was during an argument.

Eileen and Sam had a difficult start but then began to bond. Eileen was reluctant to tell Sam about his biological father Mike Shaw. Mike later had one meeting with Sam about establishing regular contact, but tragically, Mike was killed in a confrontation upstairs at the pub.

Sam stood by Eileen, even after hearing her confession tape about framing her husband, Pete for arson and he bore no ill feeling towards Lucy when emerged that she had killed Mike during the confrontation to save their mother from a potential rape.

Sam's wayward younger adoptive brother Olly put in an appearance and generally caused friction in Charnham.

Sam later began dating barmaid Geri Evans, who was suffering from Luekemia. He later proposed to her, but was subsequently turned down.

Several days after Christmas, Sam heard that his adoptive father Joe had broken his leg, he decided to leave Charnham and return to Portsmouth to look after him.