Steve McFadden he made his acting debut playing a small role in the 1988 television film "The Firm". That same year he had an uncredited brief appearance in the film "Buster" as a gang member. This was followed by appearances in the television series "The Bill", "Minder" and "Bergerac". McFadden then became famous for playing 'hard man' Phil Mitchell in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders". He joined EastEnders at the beginning of 1990, at the same time as Ross Kemp, who played Phil's younger brother Grant Mitchell. During that time, his character has been involved in numerous ratings-pulling storylines such as Sharongate
Ross Kemp a two-part adaptation of the Gerald Seymour novel "A Line in the Sand" for ITV. He has also presented on "The Friday Night Project" and appeared as a stand in host on "The Paul O'Grady Show" (2007, 2008). Kemp appeared in the 4th episode of Series 14 of BBC's motoring show "Top Gear". He was the "Man in Boot" of a Renault Twingo Sport being tested by Jeremy Clarkson. The test ended with Clarkson driving the car off the quayside of Belfast Harbour, after which Clarkson joked that Kemp had been killed. In 2004 Kemp filmed "Ross Kemp on Gangs",