Mitchell family
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The Mitchell family is a fictional family in the BBC
soap opera
EastEnders
. The first Mitchell nuclear family introduced were Eric Mitchell's widow Peggy Mitchell
and her three children, Phil
, Grant
and Sam
. Billy Mitchell
was later introduced as Phil, Grant and Sam's cousin, as was Billy's nephew Jamie
.
, Grant's wife Sharon Watts had had an affair with her brother-in-law Phil. Grant and Sharon later split up, but it was after this that the Mitchell's ran The Queen Vic with Peggy Mitchell as its iconic landlady.
Phil married Nadia Borovac in 1993, but the couple soon split, he later married Kathy Beale in 1995 and they had a son, Ben. They also split up in 1999, and Kathy later took her son with her to South Africa. Grant also had a daughter, Courtney with wife Tiffany
, however he was left as a single parent when Tiffany died after being hit and run by Frank Butcher
on New Years Day 1999. Peggy married Frank Butcher late that year.
In 2001, Phil was in the centre of the Who Shot Phil?
storyline. Phil had become a darker and more menacing character during the previous year, and so five characters were suspected of trying to shoot him. This storyline received a lot of press in newspapers and the media, with many people placing bets on who the attempted killer was. Several outcomes were allegedly filmed An estimated 22 million viewers watched EastEnders on April 5, 2001 to find out that Lisa Shaw
— Phil's former girlfriend — was the culprit. The episode caused the third-largest power surge on record It would later become known that she was pregnant with Phil's child Louise. Lisa later ran away from Phil with Mel Healy after her relationship with Mark Fowler
didn't work out. Phil went after her and came back with Louise in October 2002.
Lisa was missing, and the Police suspected her of being dead and killed by Phil, so Kate Morton
, an undercover cop, tried to find out more by becoming Phil's girlfriend. He confessed to her; revealed in flashback episodes that after tracking Lisa down in Portugal, Phil convinced her that she was an unfit, irresponsible mother, and had allowed him to take Louise. He also said that if she ever returned, he would tell the police she shot him. He left a suicidal Lisa standing near the edge of a cliff with a handful of money and that was the last he saw of her. It was unknown whether Lisa had killed herself or not. Phil married Kate in 2003.
Lisa later returned, under the pretence she was a reformed character, she persuaded Phil to allow her be part of their daughter's life. It emerged that Lisa planned to do away with Phil and repay him for some of the hurt he'd caused. She attempted to shoot Phil but failed when Den Watts
discovered her plan and convinced her it was the wrong way to go about things. Lisa's binge drinking and desperation began reminding Den of his late wife, Angie. Den took Lisa under his wing and promised to get Louise back, as well as set up his arch enemy Phil. Den, with the help of his son Dennis Rickman
, framed Phil for armed robbery of a warehouse. With Phil arrested and in prison, Kate couldn't stop Lisa taking custody of Louise, after which they left Walford together. In December 2007, Jack Branning
revealed to Phil that Lisa and Louise were living in London.
As Grant had left to live in Brazil, and Phil was now in prison; Sam was the only Mitchell on the Square. She was tricked by her lawyer into selling the deeds to The Queen Vic to Den Watts, and manipulated by Andy Hunter. Andy married her but soon conned her out of everything leaving her penniless. She teamed up with Chrissie Watts
, Den's wife and Zoe Slater
for revenge; but ended up witnessing Chrissie kill her husband. Zoe had thought she killed him, although Sam had seen that Den hadn't actually died until Chrissie killed him. Sam used this to try and blackmail Chrissie into getting the Vic back, but she failed and ended up depressed and deranged, and the only way for her to get the truth out was for her to dig up Den's rotten corpse from under the Vic cellar. She was then suspected of the murder and imprisoned. Phil, Grant and Peggy came back to clear her name and they convinced Sharon Watts that Chrissie had been the one to kill her father. Chrissie was later sent down and Sharon gave the Vic back to Phil.
More recent Mitchell storylines have included Get Johnny Week
, where the Mitchell brothers came back to get revenge on Johnny Allen
a gangster who had threatened Peggy. Also Billy Mitchell and wife Honey had a child, Janet who suffered from Down's syndrome. And Ben Mitchell was involved in a child abuse storyline, after suffering physically and psychologically at the hands of Stella Crawford
, his father's fiancée.
In 2007, Ronnie
and Roxy Mitchell
were the latest Mitchells on the Square. Arriving from Ibiza, they were Phil's cousins; and Peggy's late husband Eric nieces, daughters of his brother Archie Mitchell
. In 2008 it was revealed that Ronnie had had a daughter when she was only fourteen and was forced by Archie to give her up for adoption. When Archie was later introduced in July 2008, he told Ronnie that her daughter was dead.
Roxy had had a one-night-stand with Ronnie's on-off boyfriend Jack Branning
, and this resulted in a pregnancy. Amy Mitchell was born premature in November. It was revealed at Christmas 2008 by Suzy Branning
; that she had lied about it being the child of her husband Sean Slater
, and this left her sister furious and her husband left.
Meanwhile, Danielle Jones
arrived in the Square. It was revealed that she was Ronnie's daughter, after Ronnie found her locket in her wine glass. After many attempts to tell Ronnie her true identity Ronnie finally realised who she was on the same day as Archie and Peggy's wedding. Just minutes after being reunited with her birth mother Danielle was killed by being run down by Janine Butcher and died in her mother's arms. Subsequently all of Archie's lies and manipulating came out and was disowned by the Mitchells. Peggy ordered Phil to kill him but Phil ordered him to leave Waford and never to return.
Archie returned in July 2009, where Peggy fell for his charms once again.
Sam phoned Phil in August 2009, asking for money to help her out in Brazil where she was still on the run for her part in Den Watts' death. Phil sent Ricky to Brazil to find Sam and give her £30,000. Sam saw Ricky as her ticket to return home and she returned with him to the UK, much to the shock of Peggy, Phil and Bianca and the rest of Albert Square. She and Ricky got engaged, but she started an affair with Jack Branning. When the affair became public knowledge, Sam fled the square.
In December 2009, Archie got involved with Janine Butcher, and together they plotted to get revenge on the rest of the Mitchells. On Christmas Eve, they drove the Mitchells out of the Vic, leaving them all scattered across the square. On Christmas Day, Archie was found by daughter Ronnie lying in a pool of blood in the Queen Vic Pub, where he died in her arms. After weeks of speculation, the killer was finally revealed to be Stacey Slater, but the police closed the case after Bradley Brannings' death, assuming he was the killer. Sam also returned to the square and was in hiding at a flat which Minty provided for her. Whilst the murder investigation for Archie was still ongoing and detective Marsden was intent on the killer being one of the Mitchells, Peggy and Phil plotted to tell them it was Sam who had done it. She overheard this and subsequently handed herself into the police, though not before telling them Peggy was the killer. Sam then went to prison for her involvement in Den Watts murder.
Ronnie and Roxy's mum arrived in the Square shortly after Archie's death, and she later admitted she had had a son called Danny Mitchell. Roxy got Archie's millions and the Queen Vic. Danny tried to steal it, but Glenda told Roxy and Danny left. It turned out that Ronnie had been raped by Archie when she was 13, and that Glenda had known all along. Phil lost custody of Louise, and Ben got sent to prison and started taking crack cocaine. Roxy decided to make Peggy landlady of the pub, but on Peggy's return, after a showdown with a withdrawing Phil, Phil took a match to the pub, and the Queen Victoria Public House was burnt out. This then resulted in Peggy leaving the square in a poignant episode. In the meantime, Sam revealed she was pregnant, and she gave birth in September 2010 to a little boy whom she named Richard. After a DNA test, Sam revealed the father to be Ricky Butcher, but after a suspicious Bianca rang the DNA clinic back, it was revealed that the baby's biological father was Jack Branning. After this, Ronnie revealed she was also pregnant with Jack's baby. After Sam realised neither Jack nor Ricky were going to leave their spouses to be with her, she tried to get Minty to leave with her; but he declined, leaving Sam to leave the square with baby Richard, presumably to live with her brother Grant in Brazil.
Ronnie and Jack got married in November 2010, and Ronnie gave birth to a son in December who she named James. He died from sudden infant death syndrome
and Ronnie swapped him with Kat and Alfie's baby.
In January 2011 Phil Mitchell had a heart attack in the R & R. Phil was trapped by Ian Beale in the stock room, but he was soon found and rushed to hospital. Later he asked Shirley Carter to marry him. At first she said no, but later changed her mind. However, on the day of the wedding, Shirley refused to marry Phil when she discovered his affair with Glenda although the couple are still together.
In January 2011 Roxy sold 27 Albert Square to Tanya Branning
, and her family. While moving out she lost her dog Albert. She moved in with her mother, Glenda, and as she moved out, Glenda's flat mate Carol Branning moved out. Glenda later left Albert Square in disgrace after being disowned by Ronnie and Roxy and rejected by her lovers, Phil Mitchell and Ian Beale.
In July 2011, Ronnie was sentenced to three years in prison for kidnapping Tommy. She was eventually forgiven by Kat. In September, it was revealed that Ben Mitchell is gay, a fact that devastated Phil.
. Some of these businesses were from the Beale Empire such as Bridge Street Cafe and The Arches. However, Sam
lost the Mitchell Empire. Even though the official Mitchell empire was lost, the Mitchells still operates some Walford businesses such as the eminent Queen Vic and the Mitchell Sisters used to own R&R nightclub with they sold to Jack Branning
. Phil Mitchell used to be the car lot's owner which he rented to Kevin Wicks
and his aunt, Pat Evans
. Jack Branning blackmailed him and Phil relinquished the business. Archie Mitchell bought Pat Cars (formerly Janine Cars) from Jack
and renamed it Mitchell's Executive Motors. However, the mainstream Mitchell family were in debt causing them to lose their pub to rogue Mitchell, Archie Mitchell. Archie wanted to sell the pub to make flats in the Square however, he died and left The Queen Victoria
, Mitchell's Executive Motors and 27 Albert Square to Roxy. Roxy also bought the beauty salon Booty after a bidding war between her and Ronnie. Roxy later sold the beauty salon back to Tanya and she sold her share od R&R
to Janine Malloy. In 2011, The Mitchell empire has been returned to its former glory, with Phil Mitchell now owning the Queen Victoria, The Arches, The Cafe & a Controlling share in the R&R.
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Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
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...
. The first Mitchell nuclear family introduced were Eric Mitchell's widow Peggy Mitchell
Peggy Mitchell
Margaret Ann "Peggy" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Peggy was initially played by Jo Warne when she first appeared on 30 April 1991, featuring in the series on a recurring basis over several weeks. Peggy was reintroduced in 1994, recast and was then played by...
and her three children, 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...
, Grant
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...
and 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...
. Billy Mitchell
Billy Mitchell (EastEnders)
William "Billy" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Perry Fenwick, who made his first appearance on 2 November 1998. Billy was seen when Phil went to visit his godson Jamie. However, he didn't arrive in the Square until 2 August 1999, almost a year after...
was later introduced as Phil, Grant and Sam's cousin, as was Billy's nephew Jamie
Jamie Mitchell
Jamie Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Jack Ryder, who made his first appearance on 9 November 1998. Ryder decided to leave in 2002, and his final episode aired Christmas Day 2002, when Jamie was killed off....
.
Storylines
One of the Mitchell family's first major storylines was SharongateSharongate
"Sharongate" is the term used for a storyline in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, which reached its climax on 24 October 1994, attracting 25.3 million viewers. The plot was written by EastEnders scriptwriter, Tony Jordan. In the storyline, Sharon Mitchell confessed on tape that she had slept with...
, Grant's wife Sharon Watts had had an affair with her brother-in-law Phil. Grant and Sharon later split up, but it was after this that the Mitchell's ran The Queen Vic with Peggy Mitchell as its iconic landlady.
Phil married Nadia Borovac in 1993, but the couple soon split, he later married Kathy Beale in 1995 and they had a son, Ben. They also split up in 1999, and Kathy later took her son with her to South Africa. Grant also had a daughter, Courtney with wife Tiffany
Tiffany Mitchell
Tiffany Dawn Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Martine McCutcheon from 1995 until 1998. The character was created by the writer, Tony Jordan...
, however he was left as a single parent when Tiffany died after being hit and run by Frank Butcher
Frank Butcher
Francis Aloysius "Frank" Butcher is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by the late Mike Reid. Frank made his first appearance on-screen as a guest character in 1987 but, due to a positive viewer reception, he was reintroduced in 1988 as a regular. Reid took a long...
on New Years Day 1999. Peggy married Frank Butcher late that year.
In 2001, Phil was in the centre of the Who Shot Phil?
Who Shot Phil?
"Who Shot Phil?" was a storyline of the BBC soap opera EastEnders which evolved during 2001.-Background:The storyline centred around one of EastEnders longest running characters, Phil Mitchell . The build up to the storyline occurred throughout 2000-2001. The character became darker and a more...
storyline. Phil had become a darker and more menacing character during the previous year, and so five characters were suspected of trying to shoot him. This storyline received a lot of press in newspapers and the media, with many people placing bets on who the attempted killer was. Several outcomes were allegedly filmed An estimated 22 million viewers watched EastEnders on April 5, 2001 to find out that Lisa Shaw
Lisa Fowler
Lisa Deborah Fowler is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Lucy Benjamin from 1998 to 2003 and in 2010. Lisa was instrumental in one of EastEnders most highly publicised and anticipated storylines, dubbed Who Shot Phil? in 2001, where she gunned down her former...
— Phil's former girlfriend — was the culprit. The episode caused the third-largest power surge on record It would later become known that she was pregnant with Phil's child Louise. Lisa later ran away from Phil with Mel Healy after her relationship with Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
Mark Albert Fowler is a fictional character from the popular British BBC soap opera EastEnders. Mark was an original regular character in the series starting February 1985 but became a semi-regular after his original portrayer David Scarboro was written out of the role in April 1985. Scarboro made...
didn't work out. Phil went after her and came back with Louise in October 2002.
Lisa was missing, and the Police suspected her of being dead and killed by Phil, so Kate Morton
Kate Morton
Kate Morton is an Australian author, who has enjoyed domestic and international success with her novels The House at Riverton and The Forgotten Garden. Morton's third novel, The Distant Hours, was published in 2010.-Early life and education:Morton is the eldest of three sisters...
, an undercover cop, tried to find out more by becoming Phil's girlfriend. He confessed to her; revealed in flashback episodes that after tracking Lisa down in Portugal, Phil convinced her that she was an unfit, irresponsible mother, and had allowed him to take Louise. He also said that if she ever returned, he would tell the police she shot him. He left a suicidal Lisa standing near the edge of a cliff with a handful of money and that was the last he saw of her. It was unknown whether Lisa had killed herself or not. Phil married Kate in 2003.
Lisa later returned, under the pretence she was a reformed character, she persuaded Phil to allow her be part of their daughter's life. It emerged that Lisa planned to do away with Phil and repay him for some of the hurt he'd caused. She attempted to shoot Phil but failed when 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"....
discovered her plan and convinced her it was the wrong way to go about things. Lisa's binge drinking and desperation began reminding Den of his late wife, Angie. Den took Lisa under his wing and promised to get Louise back, as well as set up his arch enemy Phil. Den, with the help of his son 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...
, framed Phil for armed robbery of a warehouse. With Phil arrested and in prison, Kate couldn't stop Lisa taking custody of Louise, after which they left Walford together. In December 2007, Jack Branning
Jack Branning
Jack Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Scott Maslen. He made his first appearance on 29 October 2007. He is the youngest child of Jim and Reenie Branning and the brother of April Branning, Carol Jackson, Derek Branning, Suzy Branning and Max Branning...
revealed to Phil that Lisa and Louise were living in London.
As Grant had left to live in Brazil, and Phil was now in prison; Sam was the only Mitchell on the Square. She was tricked by her lawyer into selling the deeds to The Queen Vic to Den Watts, and manipulated by Andy Hunter. Andy married her but soon conned her out of everything leaving her penniless. She teamed up with 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...
, Den's wife and Zoe Slater
Zoe Slater
Zoe Slater is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Michelle Ryan. She made her first appearance on the 18 September 2000...
for revenge; but ended up witnessing Chrissie kill her husband. Zoe had thought she killed him, although Sam had seen that Den hadn't actually died until Chrissie killed him. Sam used this to try and blackmail Chrissie into getting the Vic back, but she failed and ended up depressed and deranged, and the only way for her to get the truth out was for her to dig up Den's rotten corpse from under the Vic cellar. She was then suspected of the murder and imprisoned. Phil, Grant and Peggy came back to clear her name and they convinced Sharon Watts that Chrissie had been the one to kill her father. Chrissie was later sent down and Sharon gave the Vic back to Phil.
More recent Mitchell storylines have included 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:...
, where the Mitchell brothers came back to get revenge on 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...
a gangster who had threatened Peggy. Also Billy Mitchell and wife Honey had a child, Janet who suffered from Down's syndrome. And Ben Mitchell was involved in a child abuse storyline, after suffering physically and psychologically at the hands of Stella Crawford
Stella Crawford
Stella Crawford is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Sophie Thompson. She left the show on 20 July 2007.-Storylines:...
, his father's fiancée.
In 2007, Ronnie
Ronnie Mitchell
Veronica Elizabeth "Ronnie" Branning is a fictional character from the British BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Samantha Womack. Ronnie and her sister Roxy were introduced by executive producer Diederick Santer in July 2007; Ronnie is the "ice" to Roxy's "fire"...
and Roxy Mitchell
Roxy Mitchell
Roxanne Lizette "Roxy" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, portrayed by Rita Simons. Roxy arrived in Walford with her sister Ronnie on 24 July 2007 and decided to move permanently to Walford from Ibiza where they ran a bar together. Roxy is the younger of the two...
were the latest Mitchells on the Square. Arriving from Ibiza, they were Phil's cousins; and Peggy's late husband Eric nieces, daughters of his brother Archie Mitchell
Archie Mitchell
Archibald Lionel "Archie" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Larry Lamb.The character of Archie is the father of already established characters Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell , and a member of the Mitchell family, who have appeared in the soap since 1990...
. In 2008 it was revealed that Ronnie had had a daughter when she was only fourteen and was forced by Archie to give her up for adoption. When Archie was later introduced in July 2008, he told Ronnie that her daughter was dead.
Roxy had had a one-night-stand with Ronnie's on-off boyfriend Jack Branning
Jack Branning
Jack Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Scott Maslen. He made his first appearance on 29 October 2007. He is the youngest child of Jim and Reenie Branning and the brother of April Branning, Carol Jackson, Derek Branning, Suzy Branning and Max Branning...
, and this resulted in a pregnancy. Amy Mitchell was born premature in November. It was revealed at Christmas 2008 by Suzy Branning
Suzy Branning
Suzy Branning is a fictional character from the BBC One soap opera EastEnders, played by Maggie O'Neill, but was played by Julie Christian-Young for a brief appearance in 1996. O'Neill began filming in May 2008, and she made her first on-screen appearance on 8 July 2008....
; that she had lied about it being the child of her husband 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 this left her sister furious and her husband left.
Meanwhile, Danielle Jones
Danielle Jones (EastEnders)
Danielle Jones is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Lauren Crace. The character appeared between 18 August 2008 and 3 April 2009. Crace's casting in the role was announced in July 2008, when she was described as a love interest for fellow new character Callum Monks...
arrived in the Square. It was revealed that she was Ronnie's daughter, after Ronnie found her locket in her wine glass. After many attempts to tell Ronnie her true identity Ronnie finally realised who she was on the same day as Archie and Peggy's wedding. Just minutes after being reunited with her birth mother Danielle was killed by being run down by Janine Butcher and died in her mother's arms. Subsequently all of Archie's lies and manipulating came out and was disowned by the Mitchells. Peggy ordered Phil to kill him but Phil ordered him to leave Waford and never to return.
Archie returned in July 2009, where Peggy fell for his charms once again.
Sam phoned Phil in August 2009, asking for money to help her out in Brazil where she was still on the run for her part in Den Watts' death. Phil sent Ricky to Brazil to find Sam and give her £30,000. Sam saw Ricky as her ticket to return home and she returned with him to the UK, much to the shock of Peggy, Phil and Bianca and the rest of Albert Square. She and Ricky got engaged, but she started an affair with Jack Branning. When the affair became public knowledge, Sam fled the square.
In December 2009, Archie got involved with Janine Butcher, and together they plotted to get revenge on the rest of the Mitchells. On Christmas Eve, they drove the Mitchells out of the Vic, leaving them all scattered across the square. On Christmas Day, Archie was found by daughter Ronnie lying in a pool of blood in the Queen Vic Pub, where he died in her arms. After weeks of speculation, the killer was finally revealed to be Stacey Slater, but the police closed the case after Bradley Brannings' death, assuming he was the killer. Sam also returned to the square and was in hiding at a flat which Minty provided for her. Whilst the murder investigation for Archie was still ongoing and detective Marsden was intent on the killer being one of the Mitchells, Peggy and Phil plotted to tell them it was Sam who had done it. She overheard this and subsequently handed herself into the police, though not before telling them Peggy was the killer. Sam then went to prison for her involvement in Den Watts murder.
Ronnie and Roxy's mum arrived in the Square shortly after Archie's death, and she later admitted she had had a son called Danny Mitchell. Roxy got Archie's millions and the Queen Vic. Danny tried to steal it, but Glenda told Roxy and Danny left. It turned out that Ronnie had been raped by Archie when she was 13, and that Glenda had known all along. Phil lost custody of Louise, and Ben got sent to prison and started taking crack cocaine. Roxy decided to make Peggy landlady of the pub, but on Peggy's return, after a showdown with a withdrawing Phil, Phil took a match to the pub, and the Queen Victoria Public House was burnt out. This then resulted in Peggy leaving the square in a poignant episode. In the meantime, Sam revealed she was pregnant, and she gave birth in September 2010 to a little boy whom she named Richard. After a DNA test, Sam revealed the father to be Ricky Butcher, but after a suspicious Bianca rang the DNA clinic back, it was revealed that the baby's biological father was Jack Branning. After this, Ronnie revealed she was also pregnant with Jack's baby. After Sam realised neither Jack nor Ricky were going to leave their spouses to be with her, she tried to get Minty to leave with her; but he declined, leaving Sam to leave the square with baby Richard, presumably to live with her brother Grant in Brazil.
Ronnie and Jack got married in November 2010, and Ronnie gave birth to a son in December who she named James. He died from sudden infant death syndrome
Sudden infant death syndrome
Sudden infant death syndrome is marked by the sudden death of an infant that is unexpected by medical history, and remains unexplained after a thorough forensic autopsy and a detailed death scene investigation. An infant is at the highest risk for SIDS during sleep, which is why it is sometimes...
and Ronnie swapped him with Kat and Alfie's baby.
In January 2011 Phil Mitchell had a heart attack in the R & R. Phil was trapped by Ian Beale in the stock room, but he was soon found and rushed to hospital. Later he asked Shirley Carter to marry him. At first she said no, but later changed her mind. However, on the day of the wedding, Shirley refused to marry Phil when she discovered his affair with Glenda although the couple are still together.
In January 2011 Roxy sold 27 Albert Square to Tanya Branning
Tanya Branning
Tanya Lauren Jessop is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Jo Joyner. She made her first appearance on 27 June 2006. She left the show temporarily on 25 December 2009 for maternity leave and returned for one episode on 23 June 2010. She made her full-time return on...
, and her family. While moving out she lost her dog Albert. She moved in with her mother, Glenda, and as she moved out, Glenda's flat mate Carol Branning moved out. Glenda later left Albert Square in disgrace after being disowned by Ronnie and Roxy and rejected by her lovers, Phil Mitchell and Ian Beale.
In July 2011, Ronnie was sentenced to three years in prison for kidnapping Tommy. She was eventually forgiven by Kat. In September, it was revealed that Ben Mitchell is gay, a fact that devastated Phil.
The Mitchell Empire
The Mitchell's business empire was a rival of the successful Beale Empire. The Mitchell Empire owned The Queen Vic (1995-), Walford Snooker Hall, Bridge Street Cafe, The Arches, a percentage of e20E20
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. Some of these businesses were from the Beale Empire such as Bridge Street Cafe and The Arches. However, 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...
lost the Mitchell Empire. Even though the official Mitchell empire was lost, the Mitchells still operates some Walford businesses such as the eminent Queen Vic and the Mitchell Sisters used to own R&R nightclub with they sold to Jack Branning
Jack Branning
Jack Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Scott Maslen. He made his first appearance on 29 October 2007. He is the youngest child of Jim and Reenie Branning and the brother of April Branning, Carol Jackson, Derek Branning, Suzy Branning and Max Branning...
. Phil Mitchell used to be the car lot's owner which he rented to Kevin Wicks
Kevin Wicks
Kevin Wicks is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Phil Daniels. He made his first appearance on 17 February 2006...
and his aunt, Pat Evans
Pat Evans
Patricia Louise "Pat" Evans is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She has been played by Pam St. Clement since 12 June 1986, just over a year after the show first aired...
. Jack Branning blackmailed him and Phil relinquished the business. Archie Mitchell bought Pat Cars (formerly Janine Cars) from Jack
Jack Branning
Jack Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Scott Maslen. He made his first appearance on 29 October 2007. He is the youngest child of Jim and Reenie Branning and the brother of April Branning, Carol Jackson, Derek Branning, Suzy Branning and Max Branning...
and renamed it Mitchell's Executive Motors. However, the mainstream Mitchell family were in debt causing them to lose their pub to rogue Mitchell, Archie Mitchell. Archie wanted to sell the pub to make flats in the Square however, he died and left The Queen Victoria
The Queen Victoria
The Queen Victoria is a fictional Victorian public house in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders. It has the fictional address of 46 Albert Square, Walford, London E20.-Appearance and development:...
, Mitchell's Executive Motors and 27 Albert Square to Roxy. Roxy also bought the beauty salon Booty after a bidding war between her and Ronnie. Roxy later sold the beauty salon back to Tanya and she sold her share od R&R
R&R
R&R may refer to:* R&R , a music trade magazine* R&R , acronym for Rest and Recuperation* "R&R" , an episode of the science fiction TV show*R&R , a fictional nightclub in EastEnders...
to Janine Malloy. In 2011, The Mitchell empire has been returned to its former glory, with Phil Mitchell now owning the Queen Victoria, The Arches, The Cafe & a Controlling share in the R&R.
Family members
- Edward Mitchell; married Betty
- Philip Mitchell; married Sandra
- Eric Mitchell; married Peggy MartinPeggy MitchellMargaret Ann "Peggy" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Peggy was initially played by Jo Warne when she first appeared on 30 April 1991, featuring in the series on a recurring basis over several weeks. Peggy was reintroduced in 1994, recast and was then played by...
(1960–85)- Phil MitchellPhil MitchellPhilip 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...
; married Nadia Borovac (1993–94); married Kathy Hills (1995–99); married Kate Morton (2003–05)- Ben Mitchell, son of Phil and Kathy
- Louise Mitchell, daughter of Phil and Lisa FowlerLisa FowlerLisa Deborah Fowler is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Lucy Benjamin from 1998 to 2003 and in 2010. Lisa was instrumental in one of EastEnders most highly publicised and anticipated storylines, dubbed Who Shot Phil? in 2001, where she gunned down her former...
- Grant MitchellGrant 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...
; married Sharon WattsSharon RickmanSharon 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...
(1991–95); married Tiffany RaymondTiffany MitchellTiffany Dawn Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Martine McCutcheon from 1995 until 1998. The character was created by the writer, Tony Jordan...
in (1996–99); married Carla (2003—)- Mark Fowler, Jr., son of Grant and Michelle FowlerMichelle FowlerMichelle Fowler is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by actress Susan Tully.Although she was one of the brighter people in Walford, that didn't stop Michelle making some huge mistakes during her time in Albert Square...
- Courtney Mitchell, daughter of Grant and Tiffany
- Mark Fowler, Jr., son of Grant and Michelle Fowler
- Sam MitchellSam 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...
, married Ricky ButcherRicky ButcherRichard Francis "Ricky" Butcher is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Sid Owen. Introduced as a school boy in 1988, Ricky is one of the longest-running, male protagonists to feature in EastEnders. Owen originally left the role in 2000 to pursue a music career...
(1991–93); married Andy Hunter (2004–05)- Richard Mitchell, son of Sam and Jack Branning.
- Phil Mitchell
- Archie MitchellArchie MitchellArchibald Lionel "Archie" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Larry Lamb.The character of Archie is the father of already established characters Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell , and a member of the Mitchell family, who have appeared in the soap since 1990...
, married GlendaGlenda MitchellThe following is a list of characters who first appeared or are due to appear in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 2010, by order of first appearance...
(1968–91); married Peggy MitchellPeggy MitchellMargaret Ann "Peggy" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Peggy was initially played by Jo Warne when she first appeared on 30 April 1991, featuring in the series on a recurring basis over several weeks. Peggy was reintroduced in 1994, recast and was then played by...
(2009)- Ronnie MitchellRonnie MitchellVeronica Elizabeth "Ronnie" Branning is a fictional character from the British BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Samantha Womack. Ronnie and her sister Roxy were introduced by executive producer Diederick Santer in July 2007; Ronnie is the "ice" to Roxy's "fire"...
, daughter of Archie and Glenda; married Jack BranningJack BranningJack Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Scott Maslen. He made his first appearance on 29 October 2007. He is the youngest child of Jim and Reenie Branning and the brother of April Branning, Carol Jackson, Derek Branning, Suzy Branning and Max Branning...
(2010—)- Danielle JonesDanielle Jones (EastEnders)Danielle Jones is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Lauren Crace. The character appeared between 18 August 2008 and 3 April 2009. Crace's casting in the role was announced in July 2008, when she was described as a love interest for fellow new character Callum Monks...
, daughter of Ronnie and Joel Reynolds - James Branning, son of Ronnie and Jack BranningJack BranningJack Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Scott Maslen. He made his first appearance on 29 October 2007. He is the youngest child of Jim and Reenie Branning and the brother of April Branning, Carol Jackson, Derek Branning, Suzy Branning and Max Branning...
- Danielle Jones
- Roxy MitchellRoxy MitchellRoxanne Lizette "Roxy" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, portrayed by Rita Simons. Roxy arrived in Walford with her sister Ronnie on 24 July 2007 and decided to move permanently to Walford from Ibiza where they ran a bar together. Roxy is the younger of the two...
, daughter of Archie and Glenda; married Sean SlaterSean SlaterSean 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...
(2008—)- Amy Mitchell, daughter of Roxy and Jack BranningJack BranningJack Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Scott Maslen. He made his first appearance on 29 October 2007. He is the youngest child of Jim and Reenie Branning and the brother of April Branning, Carol Jackson, Derek Branning, Suzy Branning and Max Branning...
- Amy Mitchell, daughter of Roxy and Jack Branning
- Ronnie Mitchell
- Clive Mitchell; married Elaine
- Charlie Mitchell
- Harry Mitchell
- Eric Mitchell; married Peggy Martin
- Kenneth Mitchell; married Barbara
- Steven Mitchell; married Janet
- Charlie Mitchell; married Lynne
- Jamie MitchellJamie MitchellJamie Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Jack Ryder, who made his first appearance on 9 November 1998. Ryder decided to leave in 2002, and his final episode aired Christmas Day 2002, when Jamie was killed off....
, son of Charlie and Lynne
- Jamie Mitchell
- Billy MitchellBilly Mitchell (EastEnders)William "Billy" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Perry Fenwick, who made his first appearance on 2 November 1998. Billy was seen when Phil went to visit his godson Jamie. However, he didn't arrive in the Square until 2 August 1999, almost a year after...
, married Little Mo Slater (2002–06); married Honey EdwardsHoney MitchellSusan "Honey" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Emma Barton. She made her first appearance in the show on 22 November 2005. It was reported on 19 April 2008 that she had been axed from EastEnders, and her last appearance was on 2 September 2008...
(2006—)- Dan Pearce, son of Billy and Julie Perkins
- Lola PearceLola PearceLola Pearce is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Danielle Harold. Lola is the granddaughter of Billy Mitchell and Julie Perkins . Lola made her first appearance on 12 July 2011....
, daughter of Dan and an unknown woman
- Lola Pearce
- Janet Mitchell, daughter of Billy and Honey
- William Mitchell, son of Billy and Honey
- Jay BrownJay BrownJames "Jay" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Jamie Borthwick. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 14 December 2006.-Backstory:...
, Billy's foster son
- Dan Pearce, son of Billy and Julie Perkins
- Charlie Mitchell; married Lynne
- Steven Mitchell; married Janet
- Philip Mitchell; married Sandra
See also
- SharongateSharongate"Sharongate" is the term used for a storyline in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, which reached its climax on 24 October 1994, attracting 25.3 million viewers. The plot was written by EastEnders scriptwriter, Tony Jordan. In the storyline, Sharon Mitchell confessed on tape that she had slept with...
- Who Shot Phil?Who Shot Phil?"Who Shot Phil?" was a storyline of the BBC soap opera EastEnders which evolved during 2001.-Background:The storyline centred around one of EastEnders longest running characters, Phil Mitchell . The build up to the storyline occurred throughout 2000-2001. The character became darker and a more...
- Get Johnny WeekGet 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:...
- The Secret MitchellThe Secret Mitchell"The Secret Mitchell" was a storyline of the BBC soap opera EastEnders, involving the characters of Ronnie Mitchell and Danielle Jones , starting in May 2008 and climaxing on 2 April 2009.-Background:...
- Who Killed Archie?Who Killed Archie?"Who Killed Archie?" is a storyline from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, which began on 25 December 2009, Christmas Day, when the character Archie Mitchell, played by Larry Lamb, was murdered by an unseen person. Events leading up to and following the murder put several characters in the frame, in...