Alex Ferns looks serious in a scene from Nightsleeper.
Alex Ferns played Trevor Morgan in Eastenders during the early 00s (Picture: BBC)

Former EastEnders star Alex Ferns looks worlds away from his Albert Square days two decades on.

Trevor Morgan’s physical abuse of Little Mo (Kacey Ainsworth) throughout their marriage became one of the most talked-about plots on the soap in the 00s – so much that he was one thought to be the ‘UK’s most hated soap villain’.

And the star recently made his return to the screen in BBC’s latest drama Nightsleeper – which follows passengers on a sleeper train from Glasgow to London in the aftermath of a hijacking.

The main characters in Nightsleeper are former police officer Joe Roag (Joe Cole) and acting technical director at the National Cyber Security Centre Abby Aysgarth, played by Alexandra Roach.

Alex portrays one of the many people stuck on board. Arran Moy is an accountant who takes advantage of the unattended bar when the train is hijacked.

Trevor and Mo during their abusive relationship storyline in EastEnders
He is a very memorable villain of the BBC One soap (Picture: BBC)

Some of the most memorable moments from Little Mo and Trevor’s storyline were Mo trying to kill Trevor by hitting over the head with an iron and Trevor forcing Mo to eat her Christmas dinner on the floor.

Things came to an explosive (quite literally) head in 2002 when Trevor was killed off in an explosion after threatening Mo with a petrol can.

Actor Alex, 55, was recently asked if Trevor could ever come back to the Square –despite the fact he’s pretty dead.

The soap star joked on Good Morning Britain: ‘I would never say never. When I was interviewed about this play I said wouldn’t it be funny if the letterbox opened and there was Trevor’s eyes peering through the letterbox! But never say never. He could wreak havoc on the Square.’

Nightsleeper,First Looks,Joe (JOE COLE),Euston Films,Mark Mainz
Former police officer Joe finds himself stuck on board (Picture: BBC/Euston Films/Mark Mainz)

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Meanwhile Kacey said she would consider returning to EastEnders if the right story came up.

But she added that she felt Little Mo’s story had run its course.

Kacey said: ‘I never know. We always talk about it and we always say if there was a story to be told. I always think that. I loved playing that story, but I felt like it was full circle. Everything I’m doing now is so diverse…and I’m enjoying doing that.’

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