Alfie Moon
Alfie Moon is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera "EastEnders", played by Shane Richie. He made his first appearance on 21 November 2002, and left on 25 December 2005. He returned to "EastEnders" on 21 September 2010, following the return of on-screen wife Kat (Jessie Wallace) two episodes previously.
Making Waves (TV series)
Actors were auditioned and hired in late 2002, and included Alex Ferns, well-known to British audiences for his role as Trevor Morgan in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders". "Making Waves" was the first lead role for Ferns, who had taken time off from television acting since leaving "EastEnders" to avoid being typecast in a soap role, and was pleased not to be playing "a psychotic rapist". Emily Hamilton, cast as executive officer Jenny Howard, was largely unknown to British television audiences at the time; her only notable role was in Russell T Davies's "The Grand" in the late 1990s. Lee Boardman (who later appeared in "Rome") took the role of the chef Art Francis to distance himself from his most well-known role, drug-dealer Jez Quigley in the soap opera "Coronation Street". 
Stephen Kennedy was already known for his role as Ian Craig in the BBC Radio 4 soap opera "The Archers". He mentioned in an interview the differences between the two roles, before quipping that they were not that dissimilar. The crew of "Grafton" appeared as extras throughout the series and schoolchildren from St. Jude's School, Southsea appeared in the families day scenes in episode six.