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.
Michelle Collins
In 2004, she starred in an episode of "French and Saunders" and also starred with fellow "EastEnders" actor Martin Kemp in the ITV drama "Can't Buy Me Love", which was watched by nearly eight million viewers. The programme was inspired by the real-life story of Howard Walmsley, who was jailed for fraud after pretending to win the lottery to keep his wife Donna (played by Collins) from leaving him. Their lives and marriage were subsequently turned upside down by the events that unfolded.
In 2005, Collins starred in the ITV drama "The Last Detective" and in the BBC drama "The Family Man", alongside ex-EastEnder Daniela Denby-Ashe, which aired in March 2006. She starred in the West End musical "Daddy Cool", and while working during the night there shot sequences for a cameo in the short film "Broken" written and directed by Vicki Psarias, which went on to win the several international awards. She also featured in the film "Don't Stop Dreaming", released in 2007. She left "Daddy Cool" in January 2007 to shoot the "Doctor Who" episode "42".