{"id":25320,"date":"2022-11-08T01:01:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T00:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1733690"},"modified":"2022-11-08T01:28:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T00:28:56","slug":"eastenders-star-shane-richie-reveals-all-on-alfies-gunpoint-drama","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-star-shane-richie-reveals-all-on-alfies-gunpoint-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders star Shane Richie reveals all on Alfie\u2019s gunpoint drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Laura Denby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 08 November 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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There\u2019s another disaster around the corner for EastEnders<\/a>\u2018 hapless Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) next week, as he is held at gunpoint by a masked man<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The chaos begins when Alfie, left in charge of kids Tommy (Sonny Kendall), Bert and Ernie, challenges them to guess the code to Phil Mitchell\u2019s (Steve McFadden) safe. They crack the code, and end up with wads of cash in their clutches!<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s when Alfie heads out to buy a game for Tommy to make up for his absence that the drama unfolds.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlfie is just dropping Vi off at the bingo, and then he\u2019s on a mission to get to the shop to pick up the Zombie Apocalypse computer game for Tommy,\u201d says star Richie, who returned to his popular role<\/a> earlier this year. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s got an hour to get across town to the shop, and he\u2019s about to take off when he looks in the rear-view mirror and sees a guy in a rabbit mask sitting in the back of his cab!<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe mask is a bit \u2018Donnie Darko\u2019, disturbing!\u201d the actor adds. \u201cBut Alfie just straight away thinks<\/span>, \u2018<\/span><\/i>I can\u2019t let my boys down regardless<\/span>\u2018<\/span><\/i>. It\u2019s not until the guy in the back pulls out a gun, and it looks like this is going to turn a bit nasty, that the goalposts slightly move. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut all the time, even though this guy has just robbed a building society and he needs to be driven to the other side of London, all Alfie is thinking is, <\/span>\u2018<\/span><\/i>Can I make it to the other side of London and back in time to get the game?\u2019<\/span> \u2013 even with a gun in his back!<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n

The scenes describe sound like a classic Alfie scenario; and long-term EastEnders viewers will recall that he was once at the centre of a special episode which saw Alfie head out to buy \u2018protection\u2019 for him and Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace), only to end up in the middle of a robbery!<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for Alfie, this situation proves to be far more dangerous for him \u2013 even after he thinks he\u2019s won over his captor.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs time goes on, Alfie turns on the charm and starts befriending this guy. He ultimately finds out the man has trouble with his wife and can\u2019t get access to his kids, they find a common bond between them, and Alfie thinks he\u2019s won him over.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cSo, when the guy demands to be taken to this particular place, Alfie goes, <\/span>\u2018<\/span><\/i>No, I need to get this game regardless!<\/span>\u2018 He turns the car around and starts going back to the shop, telling the guy that he will just run in, get the game and then drive him to wherever he wants to go. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe manages to get it with five minutes to spare, but then he takes a call on his hands-free speaker, and suddenly the gunman knows about the safe and the code that\u2019s been cracked. That\u2019s when the gunman spots another opportunity.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n

If this man does get his hands on Phil\u2019s money, Alfie could be even more at risk. And Richie says he\u2019s thoroughly enjoying filming with co-star McFadden, as their alter egos\u2019 paths barely crossed in his earlier stints on the show.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve got some great stuff coming up next week that we\u2019re filming. Alfie and Phil are two characters that are just polar opposites.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked whether Alfie is fearful of Phil, the actor concludes: \u201cI don\u2019t think he\u2019s that scared of Phil. If he had been, he wouldn\u2019t have run off with Phil\u2019s money in the first place! But, I think he fears for Kat and what may or may not happen in the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Tune in to EastEnders next week to find out how Alfie will get himself out of this latest setback.<\/p>\n

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