Samantha Ann "Sam" Mitchell (previously Butcher and Hunter) is a fictional character from the BBC One soap opera EastEnders. She appeared intermittently between 1990 and 2005 and returned in 2009. The third member of the Mitchell family to be introduced, Sam entered as a 15 year old school girl in July 1990, and was initially played by Danniella Westbrook. Westbrook quit in 1993, but was reintroduced from 1995–1996 and from 1999–2000. In both her...
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Samantha Ann "Sam" Mitchell (previously Butcher and Hunter) is a fictional character from the BBC One soap opera EastEnders. She appeared intermittently between 1990 and 2005 and returned in 2009. The third member of the Mitchell family to be introduced, Sam entered as a 15 year old school girl in July 1990, and was initially played by Danniella Westbrook. Westbrook quit in 1993, but was reintroduced from 1995–1996 and from 1999–2000. In both her 1996 and 2000 exits, Sam was written out earlier than the producers intended due to off-screen controversies surrounding Westbrook and her cocaine addiction. In 2002, the character was reintroduced for a fourth time, but the role was recast to another actress, Kim Medcalf. Medcalf left the role in 2005. In an interview with Paul O'Grady, Medcalf said she would never say never to another comeback. However, it was confirmed in April 2009 that Danniella Westbrook would return to the show to reprise her role as Sam for several months, departing...
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