List of EastEnders characters (1994)
Geoff Barnes is played by David Roper. Geoff is introduced as a love interest for the long running character, Michelle Fowler (Susan Tully), in 1994. He is much older than Michelle, and their age difference causes most of the major problems in their relationship. They plan to marry, but in the end Geoff realises that Michelle doesn't really love him. He ends the relationship and moves to Scotland in April 1995, but returns in September as part of Michelle's exit storyline. His last appearance is in October 1995.
Mitchell family
One of the Mitchell's, and "EastEnders"', biggest storylines occurred in 2001, when Phil was at the centre of the Who Shot Phil? storyline. Phil had become a darker and more menacing character during the previous year, and five characters were suspected of being responsible. This storyline received a lot of press in newspapers and the media, with many people placing bets on who the attempted killer was. Several outcomes were allegedly filmed An estimated 22 million viewers watched "EastEnders" on April 5, 2001 to find out that Lisa Shaw (Lucy Benjamin) — Phil's former girlfriend — was the culprit. The episode caused the third-largest power surge on record It was later revealed that Lisa was pregnant with Phil's child, Louise. Lisa later took Louise and emigrated to Portugal after her marriage to Mark Fowler (Todd Carty) broke down. Phil followed her, and returned with Louise in October 2002; Lisa was then reported missing, leading the police to suspect Phil of murdering her. Jill Halfpenny was introduced as Kate Morton, Phil's third wife, as a result, betraying her job as an undercover cop due her feelings for Phil. Phil married Kate in 2003 but Lisa made a surprise return on their wedding day, scheming to kill Phil despite her appearance as a reformed character. After convincing Lisa not to kill Phil, Den Watts (Leslie Grantham) helped her take her revenge by setting Phil up for armed robbery; Phil was arrested in 2003. This led to McFadden's departure from the show for two years, as he escaped prison and went on the run from the police.