Sam — The Bells Go Down Character Profile

About Sam

A small-time thief who steals barrels of Guinness and accidentally joins the AFS to evade police. He continues his thefts but eventually rescues PC O'Brien from drowning after a bomb explosion blows the officer into the River Thames.

Character Facts

Played by

Mervyn Johns

Appears in

The Bells Go Down (1943)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Sam — Alliance Teammate — Tommy Turk (Tommy Trinder)

  Sam and Tommy are paired together in the same AFS firefighting crew.

• Sam — Professional Crewmate — Nan (Philippa Hiatt)

  Sam and Nan serve alongside each other in the same AFS unit, sharing professional duties.

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More characters from The Bells Go Down

• Tommy Turk (Tommy Trinder)
• Ted Robbins (James Mason)
• Bob (Philip Friend)
• Brookes (William Hartnell)
• District Officer McFarlane (Finlay Currie)
• Pa Robbins (Norman Pierce)
• Ma Robbins (Muriel George)
• Nan (Philippa Hiatt)
• Ma Turk (Beatrice Varley)
• Susie (Meriel Forbes)
• Peters (H Victor Weske)
• Vicar (Frederick Culley)