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Samuel "Sam" Bateman (born 8 October 1986) is the son of Mike and Tess Bateman. He first interviewed for a receptionist job at the ED, but ended up being an emergency care assistant instead when he missed the interview.

Biography[]

Working at the ED (2004-2007)[]

Sam is the eldest of Tess Bateman's two children and still lived at home with the rest of the family when he worked in the ED. He has a good relationship with both his parents but is spending more time out of the house in an effort to gain independence.

Having just finished college Sam has decided to take a year out before going to University. He is a bright lad and could do very well but is easily distracted by beer and babes. Sam is a likely young man who is easy to get on with. However at times Sam can be short and moody for no apparent reason. Lately his temper has been flaring up more often but he is very charismatic and people quickly forgive him.

Sam's relationship with Tess turned sour in 2007 when he spotted her and Abs dancing, which wasn't helped when Alice Chantrey had earlier suggested the pair were probably having an affair. Sam went into hiding and cut off contact with his family and colleagues, which caused Tess to worry as he had left his medication behind. He is later found safe by Abs who convinces Sam that he isn't having a relationship with Tess. He brought Sam back to the Emergency Department, where Sam revealed that he is leaving to go traveling. Tess opposed this due to his mental health problems, although eventually allowed her son to be free and live his life after being talked round by Abs.

Later life[]

In August 2015, over 8 years after leaving his job there, Sam returned to the ED to visit his mother and let her know he had a child. He named the baby Charlie, and told her that he couldn't look after him alone. By the following week, Tess had already left her job to help him raise the child. On the day before Zoe and Max's wedding, Tess video called Zoe to congratulate her, and to apologised that she couldn't be there.

Despite the seemingly happy reunion, Tess found it difficult to cope due to having to raise a child and also look after Sam, whose health problems got worse. This resulted in the social services being involved believing Tess was unfit to care for the child. This caused a strain between her and Sam, and Tess left behind the household and returned to Holby City in 2020.

Behind the scenes[]

Luke Bailey portrayed Sam Bateman in Casualty. He appeared as a series regular from 2004 to 2007, and once again for a one off guest appearance in 2015 to aid with the short storyline which saw Tess' departure.

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