Francis "Frank" Rogers is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Brookside, played by Peter Christian.
Burke told the Liverpool Echo's Peter Grant that "as the youngest daughter of Frank and Chrissy Rogers, [Katie] had a lot on her plate.
[4] Brookside's executive producer Mal Young defended the decision to kill Frank because it created emotional drama.
"[5] Frank arrived on Brookside Close in December 1987 with his wife Chrissy (Eithne Brown) and children, renting No.7 from Harry Cross (Bill Dean).
No.5 is eventually sold to Barry Grant (Paul Usher) in 1994 and the proceeds are split between Lyn, Sammy, Geoff (Stephen Walters) and Katie.
Just before Brookside's demise in 2003, Frances Traynor from the Daily Record named the crash that caused Frank's death one of the show's "most controversial plotlines".
[9] Mark Lawson from The Independent criticised Brookside for featuring too many dramatic stories in quick succession and included Frank's death.
[10] Francesca Babb from All About Soap included Frank's wedding day death in their "most memorable moments" of Brookside feature.