Danny Moon
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Daniel "Danny" Moon is a fictional character
from the BBC
soap opera
EastEnders
, played by Jake Maskall
. He made his first appearance on 30 December 2004. The character was axed in July 2005 but returned briefly in March 2006 for the special week of episodes as part of the storyline Get Johnny Week
.
. In later years he proved to be quite clingy, depending on his older brother Jake.
Danny arrived in the series with his older brother Jake
as the second cousins
of Alfie
and Spencer Moon
. Alfie in particular was not happy to see them since they were always in trouble, and it turned out that Alfie took the rap for their crime and went to prison for three years for credit card fraud
.
Danny worked for his much-hated enemy Andy Hunter until the gangster's death. He had a brief relationship with Andy's estranged wife, Sam
, just to spite his boss. He and Jake had some animosity between them surrounding the time of Andy's death, but they reconciled. He and Jake then started working as doormen for another gangster, Johnny Allen
.
On 8 July 2005, Danny left Walford
after he unwisely set fire to Johnny Allen's house because Johnny would not take him seriously and stole his business ideas. Jake knew what Johnny would do to Danny and they planned to flee Walford before Johnny could find them. Whilst Jake was saying goodbye to Chrissie Watts
, Johnny was forcing Danny into his car. He gave Jake a chance to leave, but Jake got into the car to stay with his grateful but scared brother. Johnny drove them to a forest and locked Jake in the car as he prepared to shoot Danny. Johnny didn't pay any heed to Danny's pleas for mercy, but, after Jake kicked the car window out and escaped into the woods to find them. He played more successfully at Johnny's conscience by persuading him not to kill Danny. The episode ended with Johnny raising the gun at both of them, however, it did not reveal their fate until a few months later when Jake turned up, where it turns out that Johnny let them go: under the agreement that they were not seen again.
Jake told Johnny that he wasn't there to cause problems, but for personal reasons as his would-be love interest Chrissie Watts
was under suspicion for her husband Den Watts
's murder. Johnny let him stay, but refused for his brother to ever return. Jake revealed that Danny has gone abroad to sort himself out.
On New Year's Eve 2005, Danny was contacted by a wounded Johnny who had been beaten severely by Dennis Rickman
for threatening his wife Sharon
and ordered him to murder Dennis. Returning to the Square that same night, Danny disguised himself and stabbed Dennis in the chest while the locals celebrated the new year, filming what he had done on a mobile phone at Johnny's request, and left Dennis to bleed to death in Sharon's arms.
On 21 March 2006, Jake was summoned to Johnny's club, Scarlet, only to be greeted by Danny who was there to look after things for Johnny, who was then living in Essex
. Danny revealed he had been in contact with Johnny while he was abroad, and to make up for what he did, he was now working for Johnny. After hearing that his Nana had died, he left again.
Phil
and Grant Mitchell
returned later the same week and set off to Essex
where Phil wanted to confront Johnny about Dennis' murder. When he and Grant broke into Johnny's mansion, Johnny attacked Phil with a stick. Danny suddenly appeared and Johnny ordered him to throw the Mitchell brothers out. Danny was overpowered by Grant, who punched him and locked him in a room. When released from the room, Danny was asked by Johnny to look after Ruby
while he tried to evade the Mitchells.
Danny's behaviour suddenly showed signs of mental illness
when he referred to Johnny as "dad" when asking Ruby if he ever talked about him and told Ruby to get undressed but he promised he wouldn't look. He then drugged Ruby with sleeping pills and lay on her bed watching her sleep.
Jake tracked Danny down and tried to persuade him to return to Walford. Danny didn't want to go because he thought Johnny needed him and Johnny's home was his home as well. Jake was aware that Danny was being used by Johnny and Johnny didn't care at all for him and that Danny had become mentally unstable.
After initially fleeing from the Mitchells, Johnny returned to where he had last seen them, with Danny and a shotgun in tow. After returning to the house and locking the brothers in a sound-proof room, Danny was again confronted by his brother. During the conversation, Danny produced a mobile phone with video evidence that it was he who had delivered the fatal stabbing to Dennis on New Year's Eve. After a short struggle in which Danny took a pistol to Jake, threatening him, he knocked Jake unconscious with a baseball bat and, under Johnny's orders, marched the Mitchells into the nearby woods armed with the shotgun and a spade with the intent to kill and bury them. Just as he was about to kill Grant, Jake appeared with the pistol that Danny had dropped during the earlier struggle and, only meaning to shoot his brother in the arm or leg to save the Mitchells, accidentally fired a fatal shot. Danny was killed instantly, and Jake then told the Mitchells that it was Danny who had murdered Dennis.
Jake secretly buried Danny in the woods where he died, with only the spade to mark his grave. Only the Mitchells, Sean Slater
and the Allens are aware that he killed Danny.
Fictional character
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from the BBC
BBC
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soap opera
Soap opera
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EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
, played by Jake Maskall
Jake Maskall
Jake Maskall is an English television, film and theatre actor.-Career:Jake's most notable role came in the BBC television soap opera EastEnders where he played ladies' man and bad boy Danny Moon. His character first appeared on 30 December 2004 and was driven out of the show by gangster Johnny...
. He made his first appearance on 30 December 2004. The character was axed in July 2005 but returned briefly in March 2006 for the special week of episodes as part of the storyline Get Johnny Week
Get Johnny Week
"Get Johnny Week" was a week-long storyline in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, which occurred at the end of March 2006. The storyline involved the characters of Johnny and Ruby Allen, Grant and Phil Mitchell, and Jake and Danny Moon.-Storyline development:...
.
Storylines
Both Jake and Danny have implied that their childhood was miserable and full of abuse. Danny once told Alfie that their father used to beat them with a belt. Danny also suffered from bedwettingBedwetting
Nocturnal enuresis, commonly called bedwetting, is involuntary urination while asleep after the age at which bladder control usually occurs. Nocturnal enuresis is considered primary when a child has not yet had a prolonged period of being dry...
. In later years he proved to be quite clingy, depending on his older brother Jake.
Danny arrived in the series with his older brother Jake
Jake Moon
Jacob "Jake" Moon is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Joel Beckett, who appeared from 30 December 2004 as a regular character.-Storylines:...
as the second cousins
Cousin chart
In kinship terminology, a cousin is a relative with whom one shares one or more common ancestors. The term is rarely used when referring to a relative in one's immediate family where there is a more specific term . The term "blood relative" can be used synonymously and establishes the existence of...
of Alfie
Alfie Moon
Alfred William "Alfie" Moon is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Shane Richie. He made his first appearance on 21 November 2002, and left on 25 December 2005...
and Spencer Moon
Spencer Moon
Spencer Moon is a fictional character from the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Christopher Parker between 2002 and 2005. Spencer is the brother of Alfie Moon, played by Shane Richie.-Storylines:...
. Alfie in particular was not happy to see them since they were always in trouble, and it turned out that Alfie took the rap for their crime and went to prison for three years for credit card fraud
Fraud
In criminal law, a fraud is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual; the related adjective is fraudulent. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction. Fraud is a crime, and also a civil law violation...
.
Danny worked for his much-hated enemy Andy Hunter until the gangster's death. He had a brief relationship with Andy's estranged wife, Sam
Sam Mitchell (EastEnders)
Samantha Margaret Priscilla "Sam" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC One soap opera EastEnders. The third member of the Mitchell family to be introduced, Sam entered as a 15-year-old school girl in July 1990, played by Danniella Westbrook. Westbrook quit in 1993, but was reintroduced...
, just to spite his boss. He and Jake had some animosity between them surrounding the time of Andy's death, but they reconciled. He and Jake then started working as doormen for another gangster, Johnny Allen
Johnny Allen (EastEnders)
Jonathan "Johnny" Allen is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Billy Murray.-Storylines:Johnny Allen was a businessman and retired gangster, who grew up in Walford but moved away to start up an empire of his own which he named J.A. Enterprises...
.
On 8 July 2005, Danny left Walford
Walford
Walford is a fictional borough of east London in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. The name Walford is both a street in Dalston where one of the series' creators, Tony Holland, lived and a blend of Walthamstow, where Holland was born, and Stratford. The suffix 'ford' is also found throughout East...
after he unwisely set fire to Johnny Allen's house because Johnny would not take him seriously and stole his business ideas. Jake knew what Johnny would do to Danny and they planned to flee Walford before Johnny could find them. Whilst Jake was saying goodbye to Chrissie Watts
Chrissie Watts
Christine "Chrissie" Watts is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Tracy-Ann Oberman. She first appeared in April 2004 as the second wife of the show's "most enduring character", Den Watts, becoming a prominent regular for the next 18 months...
, Johnny was forcing Danny into his car. He gave Jake a chance to leave, but Jake got into the car to stay with his grateful but scared brother. Johnny drove them to a forest and locked Jake in the car as he prepared to shoot Danny. Johnny didn't pay any heed to Danny's pleas for mercy, but, after Jake kicked the car window out and escaped into the woods to find them. He played more successfully at Johnny's conscience by persuading him not to kill Danny. The episode ended with Johnny raising the gun at both of them, however, it did not reveal their fate until a few months later when Jake turned up, where it turns out that Johnny let them go: under the agreement that they were not seen again.
Jake told Johnny that he wasn't there to cause problems, but for personal reasons as his would-be love interest Chrissie Watts
Chrissie Watts
Christine "Chrissie" Watts is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Tracy-Ann Oberman. She first appeared in April 2004 as the second wife of the show's "most enduring character", Den Watts, becoming a prominent regular for the next 18 months...
was under suspicion for her husband Den Watts
Den Watts
Dennis Alan "Den" Watts is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by actor Leslie Grantham. He became well known for his tabloid nickname, "Dirty Den"....
's murder. Johnny let him stay, but refused for his brother to ever return. Jake revealed that Danny has gone abroad to sort himself out.
On New Year's Eve 2005, Danny was contacted by a wounded Johnny who had been beaten severely by Dennis Rickman
Dennis Rickman
Dennis Rickman is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Nigel Harman. He entered the show on 14 April 2003 and made his last appearance on 30 December 2005, when he was fatally stabbed as the midnight fireworks began. He is part of the Watts family, though his...
for threatening his wife Sharon
Sharon Rickman
Sharon Anne Rickman is a fictional character from the popular BBC1 soap opera EastEnders, played by Letitia Dean, who was a regular cast member for the first 10 years after the programme began on 19 February 1985. She returned in May 2001, and appeared on and off, having most recently appeared in...
and ordered him to murder Dennis. Returning to the Square that same night, Danny disguised himself and stabbed Dennis in the chest while the locals celebrated the new year, filming what he had done on a mobile phone at Johnny's request, and left Dennis to bleed to death in Sharon's arms.
On 21 March 2006, Jake was summoned to Johnny's club, Scarlet, only to be greeted by Danny who was there to look after things for Johnny, who was then living in Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
. Danny revealed he had been in contact with Johnny while he was abroad, and to make up for what he did, he was now working for Johnny. After hearing that his Nana had died, he left again.
Phil
Phil Mitchell
Philip James "Phil" Mitchell is a long-running fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Steve McFadden.Phil first arrived in Albert Square on 20 February 1990, and was soon joined by his brother, Grant, sister Sam and mother Peggy...
and Grant Mitchell
Grant Mitchell (EastEnders)
Grant Anthony Mitchell is a fictional character from the British soap opera EastEnders, played by Ross Kemp. Grant first appeared in 1990, introduced by producer Michael Ferguson to revamp the show. Kemp remained until 1999 when he opted to leave...
returned later the same week and set off to Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
where Phil wanted to confront Johnny about Dennis' murder. When he and Grant broke into Johnny's mansion, Johnny attacked Phil with a stick. Danny suddenly appeared and Johnny ordered him to throw the Mitchell brothers out. Danny was overpowered by Grant, who punched him and locked him in a room. When released from the room, Danny was asked by Johnny to look after Ruby
Ruby Allen
Ruby Allen is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Louisa Lytton. Her first appearance was on 18 March 2005 and her last was on 23 November 2006....
while he tried to evade the Mitchells.
Danny's behaviour suddenly showed signs of mental illness
Mental illness
A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern generally associated with subjective distress or disability that occurs in an individual, and which is not a part of normal development or culture. Such a disorder may consist of a combination of affective, behavioural,...
when he referred to Johnny as "dad" when asking Ruby if he ever talked about him and told Ruby to get undressed but he promised he wouldn't look. He then drugged Ruby with sleeping pills and lay on her bed watching her sleep.
Jake tracked Danny down and tried to persuade him to return to Walford. Danny didn't want to go because he thought Johnny needed him and Johnny's home was his home as well. Jake was aware that Danny was being used by Johnny and Johnny didn't care at all for him and that Danny had become mentally unstable.
After initially fleeing from the Mitchells, Johnny returned to where he had last seen them, with Danny and a shotgun in tow. After returning to the house and locking the brothers in a sound-proof room, Danny was again confronted by his brother. During the conversation, Danny produced a mobile phone with video evidence that it was he who had delivered the fatal stabbing to Dennis on New Year's Eve. After a short struggle in which Danny took a pistol to Jake, threatening him, he knocked Jake unconscious with a baseball bat and, under Johnny's orders, marched the Mitchells into the nearby woods armed with the shotgun and a spade with the intent to kill and bury them. Just as he was about to kill Grant, Jake appeared with the pistol that Danny had dropped during the earlier struggle and, only meaning to shoot his brother in the arm or leg to save the Mitchells, accidentally fired a fatal shot. Danny was killed instantly, and Jake then told the Mitchells that it was Danny who had murdered Dennis.
Jake secretly buried Danny in the woods where he died, with only the spade to mark his grave. Only the Mitchells, Sean Slater
Sean Slater
Sean Slater is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Robert Kazinsky. Sean left the Square temporarily on 27 March 2007, as Kazinsky was suspended from work for two months. He returned on 28 May 2007...
and the Allens are aware that he killed Danny.