Danny Daggert
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| Danny Daggert | |||||||||||||||
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Cleveland Campbell | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2001–2007 | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 25 June 2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 29 May 2007 | ||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Steve Frost (2001) Kathleen Beedles (2007) | ||||||||||||||
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Danny Daggert is a fictional character from the British television soap opera Emmerdale, played by Cleveland Campbell. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 25 June 2001.
Danny and his family were the first black family to appear regularly in Emmerdale.[1] Most of the family were written out in 2002, leading the actor to believe he would also be written out of the show. However, the producers asked him to stay on, which he saw as "a tremendous compliment" and found that it gave him confidence.[2] Remarking on his character's "wild" family, Campbell felt Danny's mother Cynthia Daggert (Kay Purcell) hot-headedness could "play havoc with his life".[2] When Julie MacCaskill of the Daily Record pointed out that he appeared to be the only sensible member of the Daggerts, Campbell said his character was "not necessarily always sensible, but at least he strives to do what is best."[2] He summed up 2002 for his character: "All things considered, it wasn't too bad. He found stability in Emmerdale, which is in complete contrast to the life he once led. He got himself a girlfriend and a job he not only likes but he's good at."[2] Campbell added that he wanted to leave Danny's storylines up to the scriptwriters, but suggested that he deserved to be happy with a little drama thrown in.[2]
In June 2006, Kris Green of Digital Spy reported that Campbell would be leaving Emmerdale in August that year.[3] Green said a show spokesperson confirmed that Campbell's departure had been planned for a while and that his character would leave as part of "a dramatic storyline".[3] Of leaving the serial, Campbell stated: "I've had a fantastic five years on Emmerdale and made a lot of very good friends but I'm looking forward to pursuing other projects."[3] Actress Danielle Henry, who played Campbell's on-screen sister Latisha Daggert, reprised her role in order to facilitate Danny's departure from the village.[4] In May 2007, Campbell briefly returned for the funeral of Len Reynolds (Peter Martin).[5] Campbell appeared in 495 episodes.[6]