If it wasn’t for Eastenders, I probarbly wouldn’t be working in TV now, I still watch the soap. The actors and writing are great.

It was intense but rewarding work and I had some great on-screen partnerships with Pam, Lindsey, Patsy and Michelle. I’ll always have fond memories of working on the show I learned a lot.

I’m not a great one for parties, It just doesn’t suit me – I like to keep work and home totally seperate.

I do like playing Doctors as it brings out the more compassionate side of my nature. I like to listern, I like to understand and I like to help people. And it’s also great to beable to play a married man in an era where there are such strong values.

I sang a lot when I was younger and loved communicating through song and dance. I think I knew that I expressed myself better through a character and it became a job.

There’s got to be a sense of mystery, You’ve got to create a world that audiences can really believe in and take them on a journey. That’s why I hate this idea of celebrity, it spoils all that.

I don’t want to know what actors do when they’re not acting, what they are like off-screen. I want to buy into the character they are playing and not be thinking about who they’re married to or what they like for breakfast. This business is about magic, not about making stars.