List of Kat &amp; Alfie: Redwater characters
Alfie Moon is played by Shane Richie. The character originally appeared in the soap opera "EastEnders" from 2002 to 2005, and 2010 to 2016. Before his departure from "EastEnders", he discovers he has a mass on his brain. Of Alfie's part in "Redwater", Richie said, "Alfie's journey is to help his wife find her son but at the same time he has his own dark secret which he's keeping." Richie later said, "For the first time in 15 years, [Alfie] questions himself as a father, a husband and as a life, it feels like it's coming to an end for him. [...] Alfie starts getting hallucinations and one in particular is quite harrowing."
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.