Thread:Aks6609/@comment-4511630-20170719181650/@comment-24961064-20170727212011

Personally, I think Sam and Sally are different as (a) they're child actors who don't appear as much as adults (b) they were in it for 3 years and (c) they are children of established characters and as they lived in the village they would have to be regular for however long they were in it.

As for Clare and George, read Aks' statement above. I agree with Aks' six month rule and if a character is announced as regular or guest then we can categorise them as so. Relating it back to the original discussion, Nell would have to appear until at least August/September to be a regular character and even then it's a bit far-fetched.