User:AnemoneProjectors/Moon family
| Moon family | |||||
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| First appearance | 21 November 2002 | ||||
| Duration | 2002–06, 2010— | ||||
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The Moon family are a fictional family from the BBC soap opera EastEnders. The family first appeared from 2002 to 2005, when Alfie Moon (Shane Richie), his brother Spencer Moon (Christopher Parker) and their grandmother Victoria Moon (Hilda Braid), known as Nana, were the key family members. Brothers Jake Moon (Joel Beckett) and Danny Moon (Jake Maskall) were also introduced in 2004 as Alfie and Spencer's second cousins, and they departed in 2006. Another second cousin, Maxwell Moon (Andrew Paul), appeared briefly in 2003. Alfie's first wife Liza Moon (Joanne Adams) also appeared briefly, before Alfie's marriage to Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) in 2003. Alfie and Kat returned to the series in 2010, and Alfie's second cousin once removed Michael Moon (Steve John Shepherd) followed shortly after, and Kat gave birth to Tommy Moon, who was actually fathered by Michael. Michael's father Eddie Moon (David Essex) and half brothers Anthony Moon (Matt Lapinskas) and Tyler Moon (Tony Discipline) joined the series in 2011.
Storylines
Alfie arrives after being ejected from the tube for fare evasion and quickly takes on the role of manager at The Queen Victoria public house. Alfie's brother Spencer and grandmother Victoria ("Nana") move in. Alfie grows close to barmaid Kat Slater and they start a slow relationship, but it ends when she is unable to trust him. Kat gets engaged to local gangster Andy Hunter (Michael Higgs), who knows Alfie's feelings for Kat, so warns him to stay away from their wedding. Kat visits Nana in hospital, and thinking she is asleep, reveals her feelings for Alfie. Nana tells Alfie, and rushes to the wedding to confess his love for Kat. Kat jilts Andy but he swears revenge. Kat and Alfie get engaged and arrange a Christmas Day wedding, but he is still married to Liza. With only days to go to the wedding, Liza makes it difficult to finalise the divorce, so Alfie is forced to cancel the wedding, but gets a friend to pose as a vicar. Spencer convinces Alfie not to start his marriage with a lie, so he tells Kat the truth. Alfie's lawyer then brings the decree absolute and the wedding is able to go ahead. Alfie borrows money from Andy to help bail Kat's father Charlie Slater (Derek Martin) from prison. Andy demands money each week, knowing Alfie cannot afford it. He offers Kat the chance to pay off the debt in full by having sex with him, and she reluctantly agrees, not knowing that Alfie has paid the money. Andy keeps the money and sends Alfie a recording of him and Kat having sex. Their marriage breaks down and Kat leaves Walford.
Alfie starts a relationship with Kat's sister Little Mo Mitchell (Kacey Ainsworth) and they are about to announce their relationship with Kat returns, wanting Alfie back. Alfie chooses Kat and lets Mo down with a hug, but her ex-husband Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) sees the hug and assumes they are an item, so reveals this in public. Kat leaves Alfie again. However, they grow close again and help to complete Nana's wishlist of things she wants to do before she dies. After she dies, Alfie decides to travel across America, and Kat goes with him.
Development
Generations
- Alfred Moon, married unnamed wife
- John Moon, married unnamed wife
- Bobby Moon, married Alison
- Henry Moon, married unnamed wife
- Joseph Moon, married Melissa
- William Moon, married Victoria
- Alfred Moon, married Cherry
- Alfie Moon, married Kat Slater
- Spencer Moon
- Alfred Moon, married Cherry
- Unnamed son, married unnamed wife
- Unnamed son, married unnamed wife
- Eddie Moon, married unnamed wife (1), married unnamed wife (2)
- Michael Moon, son of Eddie and unnamed wife (1)
- Tommy Moon, son of Michael and Kat Moon
- Anthony Moon, son of Eddie and unnamed wife (2)
- Tyler Moon, son of Eddie and unnamed wife (2)
- Francesca Moon, daughter of Eddie and unnamed wife (2)
- Craig Moon, son of Eddie and unnamed wife (2)
- Michael Moon, son of Eddie and unnamed wife (1)
- Eddie Moon, married unnamed wife (1), married unnamed wife (2)
- Unnamed son, married unnamed wife
- John Moon, married unnamed wife