river4ever Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 The first time I saw the pilot episode was on the romances dvd and towards the beginning Tom makes a speech to Pippa and the kids at his 40th birthday. He talks about how he's looking forward to watching all of them grow up/have families of their own/celebrate their own 40ths etc. It kind of made me a little sad, knowing he got killed off 2 years later, so he never got the chance to see all that. Did Roger quit or was he axed? Because if he was axed then I can't understand why the producers wanted to get rid of such a popular and important character so early on in the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.laur5 Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 No he wasit Roger okaley confirmed interview last year that he Quit and he regarts leaving and so does Vanessa Downing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistified Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 ^ I can't answer whether Roger Oakley was sacked or her quit, but I would imagine he quit seeing as he came back last year in Sally's dream sequence. Tom's speech is very sad. I think him losing his job with all those kids to look after was very sad too and is very relevant again these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Kevin- Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I really liked the speech Tom made at the very beginning!! I likedhow he named out all his kids and the camera followed them as he went on. I remember the scene where he found out he would eb losing his job and it was sad because they might nothave been able to keep their kids. I loved all the stuff in the pilot with Frank and Steven about Steven taking fighting lessons I think it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
river4ever Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 No he wasit Roger okaley confirmed interview last year that he Quit and he regarts leaving and so does Vanessa Downing. Thanks, and I'm not surprised they both regret it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martha-jack Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 It was sad hearing his speech and i think its even more sad hearing it now as we know what's going to happen from then on to them and all of the kids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzhands Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 No he wasit Roger okaley confirmed interview last year that he Quit and he regarts leaving and so does Vanessa Downing. Where was this interview? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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