decided to leave the village together in September 2000. Sam Smallwood Sam Smallwood is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Tim Downie, appearing from 1999 to 2000. Sam was a student at Hollyoaks Community College. He was a flatmate of Alex Bell (Martino Lazzeri) and fell for Nikki Sullivan (Wendy Glenn). They started dating when Nikki's boyfriend Dan Sanders, was sent to prison, but broke up when Nikki reunited with Dan after he was released. Sam discovered Nikki and Dan's plans to secretly marry whilst they, Sam and their friends were on a skiing trip in Switzerland, and he revealed this to the group the day before the wedding. Sam was unable to stop Nikki from marrying Dan, however afterwards, Nikki realised that she had made a mistake and ended things with Dan. Sam went after Dan but they had an argument, leading to Dan falling down a ski slope to his death. However the stop and search rescue team failed to find Dan's body and the group returned to the hut to discover all of Dan's belongings gone, revealing that he was in fact alive. Sam and Nikki decided to rekindle their relationship, and decided to leave the village together in September 2000. Dan Sanders Dan Sanders is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Joseph May, between 1999 and 2000. Dan was the boyfriend of Nikki Sullivan (Wendy Glenn). In late 1999, Dan and Nikki got drunk and stole a car upon Nikki's insistence, taking it for a joyride. They were involved in a car accident, which resulted in the death of Steven Banks. Dan was sent to prison for dangerous driving, but was later released in 2000. After his release, Dan and Nikki went to visit the Banks family to apologize, however Dan was nearly attacked by Steven's son Justin and his wife Linda, who refused to ever forgive Dan and Nikki for Steven's death. Dan and Nikki got engaged and decided to have a secret wedding whilst on a ski trip to Switzerland. Nikki's ex-flame Sam Smallwood (Tim Downie) revealed their plan and tried to persuade Nikki not to marry Dan. Nikki ignored Sam's pleas and married Dan but then realised that she had made a mistake, leaving Dan heartbroken and he skied off alone. Sam followed Dan and a fight ensued, which