Originally given the name "Chris Perry",[REF] several actors auditioned for the character in 1992, with two being Michael Galvin and his flatemate Marton Csokas [REF].
Following the departures of Rachel McKenna (Angela Bloomfield), Ellen Crozier (Robyn Malcolm), and Kirsty Knight (Angela Dotchin), and the axing of David Kearney (Peter Elliott),[REF][REF] in 1998 and 1999, ratings for the show dropped dramatically in 2000 and producers decided to reinvent the show to boost audience interest [REF].