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."
Anthony Moon
The character was announced on 10 May 2011, as an extension to the Moon family, with the part being cast to Matt Lapinskas. The character was announced at the same time as Anthony's brother Tyler, which was to be played by Tony Discipline. Lapinskas said he was over the moon over his casting and said it's good that he will be appearing on a show that he has been a lifelong fan of. He also added that the cast and crew ere very welcoming. Executive producer Bryan Kirkwood said that Lapinskas and Discipline are great additions to the show and that along with Eddie, they could become an established family on the Square. Tyler and Anthony were suspected to be "a couple of likely lads who are more than likely to cause a stir in Albert Square." Anthony first appears on 25 July 2011. Lapinskas appears as Anthony in "EastEnders E20" before starting in "EastEnders", saying that it "broke him in". In February 2012, Lapinskas said to Daniel Kilkelly from Digital Spy that he was "really enjoying" "EastEnders" and that it is "a real learning curve".