keith miller, played by david spinx, arrives with his partner rosie (gerry cowper), their twins darren (charlie g. hawkins) and demi (shana swash), joining rosie's son mickey (joe swash) and moving into 27 albert square. he cannot read and is work-shy, tending to sit around watching television all day, making excuses to rosie as to why he doesn't go and find employment. yet rosie yearns for them to get married. however keith's reluctance to commit and his failure to get a job lead to rosie leaving walford in july 2006, along with demi and her daughter aleesha.