Fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders
Soap opera character
Alfie Moon
EastEnders character
Portrayed by
Shane Richie
Duration
2002–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–2019, 2022–present
First appearance
Episode 2415 21 November 2002 (2002-11-21)
Classification
Present; regular
Created by
Tony Jordan
Introduced by
Louise Berridge (2002)
Bryan Kirkwood (2010)
John Yorke (2018)
Chris Clenshaw (2022)
Spin-off appearances
East Street (2010)
The Walford Apprentice (2012)
Kat & Alfie: Redwater (2017)
EastEnders: The Podcast (2018)
In-universe information
Other names
Chris Wright
Occupation
Barman
Bar manager
Market trader
Pub landlord
Father
Alfred Moon
Mother
Cherry Moon
Brothers
Spencer Moon
Wife
Liza Moon (1998–2003)
Kat Slater (2003–2013, 2014–2019)
Roxy Mitchell (2013–2014)
Sons
Bert Moon Ernie Moon
Daughters
Cherry Slater
Stepsons
Tommy Moon
Stepdaughters
Zoe Slater
Grandfathers
William Moon
Grandmothers
Nana Moon
Other relatives
Jake Moon Danny Moon Maxwell Moon Michael Moon Craig Moon Anthony Moon Tyler Moon Eddie Moon Scarlett Butcher
Alfie Moon is a fictional character from the BBC drama EastEnders, played by Shane Richie. He made his first appearance on 21 November 2002, and left on 25 December 2005. He returned on 21 September 2010, following the return of his on-screen wife, Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace), two episodes previously, and they continued to feature until 22 May 2015. Alfie appeared in a guest stint between 26 December 2015 and 25 January 2016, before starring in the six-part drama spin-off series Kat & Alfie: Redwater in 2017. Richie returned for two short stints in 2018, concluding with his exit on 22 January 2019. Richie then made a virtual cameo appearance on 12 July 2022, followed by a permanent return from 12 September 2022.
Some of the character's more prominent storylines have included: his turbulent relationship with—and later marriage to—Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace); an affair with Kat's sister Little Mo Mitchell (Kacey Ainsworth); the dementia and death of his grandmother Nana Moon (Hilda Braid); believing that Kat's son Tommy Moon had died of cot death, unaware that their neighbour Ronnie Branning (Samantha Womack) had switched him with her own deceased child; discovering that Kat had been sleeping with Derek Branning (Jamie Foreman); beginning a relationship with Ronnie's sister Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons) and marrying her, but reuniting with Kat moments after the wedding; Kat's pregnancy with twins—Bert and Ernie, destroying their home by committing arson to get the insurance money; winning the lottery; being diagnosed with a brain tumour; reuniting with Kat until they split again when she discovers that he is the father of Cherry Slater; and being diagnosed with prostate cancer.
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