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.
Joan Hooley
Her other credits include roles in "No Hiding Place" (1961); "Danger Man" (1965); "Special Branch" (1969); as Umma in "C.A.B." (1988); "The Bill" (1988; 1993); "Bugs" (1995) and "Kavanagh QC" (1997). In 1998 she was cast as Josie McFarlane, the mother of Mick McFarlane (Sylvester Williams), in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders". The character was introduced by executive producer Matthew Robinson, but in November 1999 it was announced that Hooley's character was being dropped. Hooley made her final appearance in episodes transmitted in February 2000. Since leaving the serial, Hooley has publicly accused "EastEnders" and the BBC of racism and tokenism, for giving her character no significant storylines, and using her like a prop. In 2000 she commented, "It was very demeaning and a form of insidious racism. That is a very strong phrase to use against the BBC and "EastEnders" but I feel very badly about how they handled my character. They were just fulfilling a duty to have a black face in the show."