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.
Rose Tyler
The British media had regularly released conflicting reports about how long Piper would be staying with the programme. In March 2006, she claimed that she would continue on "Doctor Who" into its third series in 2007. The BBC announced on 15 June 2006 that Piper was to depart in the final episode of the second series, "Doomsday". Piper's decision to leave had been taken a year previously but remained a secret until news of her departure became public. Following "Doomsday", Piper as Rose was greenlit to be the star of the spin-off series "", set in her parallel universe and to air as a bank holiday special, but Davies deemed the concept "a spin-off too far" after "Torchwood" and "The Sarah Jane Adventures". Piper's eventual return during series four was planned during filming of the second series; in January 2006, she made a pact promising to return to film several more episodes. Davies and Piper cited her commitment to other projects—specifically, her roles as Belle de Jour in "Secret Diary of a Call Girl", the lead character in the BBC adaptations of Philip Pullman's Sally Lockhart quartet, and Fanny Price in the ITV adaptation of "Mansfield Park"—as explanations behind her departure appearing permanent. Davies' successor as executive producer, Steven Moffat praised the creation and casting of the character in advance of the series' 50th anniversary in 2013. He stated that the character of Rose helped secure the return of the show by allowing "an audience who would not naturally have watched "Doctor Who"" to become invested in the show. Moffat suggested that during the first two years of the revival "Doctor Who" "was Billie Piper’s show" and that this has given her an "iconic status" above other "Doctor Who" companions.