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.
Laila Morse
In the same year, she made her first appearance as Mo Harris in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders". Morse later admitted to being terrified when she was offered the part. Morse's first scene in the BBC soap opera was with Pam St Clement, who played Pat Butcher. A couple of weeks later, a television critic said that Morse had acted like "a lump of cardboard". Recalling the article, Morse replied: "I daresay he was right! I was bloody petrified." She admitted that it was only three years later that she started to feel comfortable on set. Morse made her last appearance as Mo Harris in "Eastenders" on 21 January 2016, after appearing on a recurring basis since July 2012.
In June 2017, Morse expressed interest in returning to "EastEnders" as she felt that she never "officially left". In December 2017, it was announced that Morse would be returning to the show to play Mo.