This prompts Archie to confront Phil over his behaviour. [8] Phil can be very violent, but unlike Grant, he occasionally showed restraint when dealing with various enemies encountered exacting revenge over time, using mind games or getting others to do his dirty work, amongst other things. However, Phil is surprised when the pub's new owner turns out to be Shirley's brother Mick Carter (Danny Dyer). But the child was born in 2017 - making him six. McFadden said: "I'm going to stick my mechanic's overalls in a locker while I take a look at a few other projects. EastEnders spoilers: Furious Phil Mitchell demands Gray Atkins sets him free after being arrested. It quickly turns out Carl threatened Shirley to stay away from Walford or he would harm Phil's family. Days later, he coughs up blood and is taken to hospital. [11] This particular episode has also been used in a study by the Stirling Media Research Institute, where men were asked questions about the violence contained within a spectrum of broadcast television material. They are not being told anyone else's storylines. [] He's hit his kids and his mum, so yes, [worse violence is] something he's capable of. After Phil insults Shirley and makes hurtful remarks about the fling they had together, an enraged Shirley attempts to go for him, but Sharon stops her, and after a brief struggle, Phil is accidentally shot. Phil later finds this out and wants revenge on Callum. "[25] The storyline also sees Phil become more violent. The brothers return to Walford when Peggy requests they help his sister Sam (Kim Medcalf), who is wrongfully remanded in custody for Den's murder; Den was murdered by his second wife and Sam's nemesis, Chrissie (Tracy-Ann Oberman), after the duo and Sam's friend Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan) initially worked together to get revenge on Den for his nefarious activities including Sam's intent to avenge Phil's ordeal. Among the many issues Phil has been used to cover is alcoholism and the consequences the condition has upon the sufferer's life. In 2021, Phil has been helping Sharon, Sharon wants to rekindle their relationship but Phil is unsure. Closing up one night after an event, two men break in and vandalize the bar, and when Sharon attempts to defend herself alone, she is severely beaten and left for dead. A week later, Phil returns home, battered and bruised. Ferguson had previously been a producer on ITV's The Bill which seemed to be challenging EastEnders in providing a realistic vision of modern life in London. Unaware of Phil's role in her attack, Sharon accepts. Phil and Aidan hide the stolen money in a coffin in Billy's funeral parlour. Just before Christmas 2003, Phil escapes from prison and confronts Den; they fight until Den gives him 200,000 to survive 'on the run', and Phil punches Dennis in revenge for their earlier differences. After resolving matters with Grant and securing Jake's safety from exposed as a killer following the discovery of Danny's death, Phil resumes life with his family and Sharon. When Phil gets home, he finds that Shirley knows the truth about Heather's death. [46] Indeed, the character's violent behaviour evoked concern from viewers in October 2002. [47], A certain level of criticism was aimed at the character due to the stark personality change he underwent circa 2000. When Peggy finds out about this, she locks him inside her home so he cannot have access to drugs; however, Phil suffering from withdrawal symptoms escapes and confronts Peggy, setting the pub on fire as a result. He then learns from Ben that Lola has ended their relationship and has begun dating Ian's son Peter Beale (Ben Hardy). During Phil and Kathy's engagement party, Grant plays an audio cassette recording of Sharon admitting to the affair. The police, Phil and Sharon discuss Lisa being traced through her cash withdrawals in Castle Point and that she has a mental health team. Die Serie wurde . Distracted, Phil crashes the car, and Dennis is badly injured. Producer Corinne Hollingworth commented: "There were some good actors we had to turn down because we couldn't find the 'right' brother. Phil is known for being the son of Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor), and the brother of Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp) and Sam Mitchell (Danniella Westbrook). Later, Phil is knocked unconscious when the exposed gas line explodes during the Walford in Bloom event but he is unharmed. If y. [] What he's really doing is self-harm which is a common response to anger. The jury find Max guilty and it emerges that Phil paid the foreman for this verdict. [5] Kathy agrees to marry Phil in 1994, despite discovering that he torched a vehicle in a car lot owned by Frank Butcher (Mike Reid) to secure an insurance scam, accidentally killing a homeless boy trapped inside. Will Phil do something he cannot come back from? After emotionally holding him, Phil leaves without him. After discovering Aidan has been tormenting Mick and his family, Phil punches Aidan and shows him evidence that he killed Luke which forces Aidan to leave Walford for good. Phil and Peggy hire a nanny, Joanne Ryan (Tara Lynne O'Neill), without consulting her, telling her that Lisa is mentally unstable. He then discovers that Ben is in a sexual relationship with Paul Coker (Jonny Labey) and is kidnapped by Kathy's husband, Gavin. It is revealed that Phil attacked Ian at Sharon's request. They later marry, but are oblivious to Shirley's bitterness up to the point where she attempts to persuade him to be with her, rather than Sharon, only hours before the wedding. Phil kidnaps Ian on the day of Max's trial so he cannot testify, and then kidnaps Carl once Max is acquitted. Janine EvansMrs. Later in the year, Phil attempts to buy back The Queen Vic, wanting to move his family into The Queen Vic after his split with Sharon. Some time after, Phil tries to give Ian advice after Bobby violently assaults Jane, putting her in hospital. Two years later, Phil goes into partnership at The Queen Victoria public house with Grant and his wife Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) up to the point where he moves in with them. Martin, then takes Keanu to a warehouse, where he had to kill him and record himself doing it as proof for the Mitchells. Shirley initially accepts, but later changes her mind after discovering Phil's affair with Glenda; though she later forgives Phil for his infidelity, Shirley refuses to marry him. They soon clash, however, when it becomes clear that Carl plans to usurp Phil as the square's reigning hardman. However, it ends when Sharon's painkiller addiction puts Lexi in danger. He is the fianc of Kat Slater and is portrayed by Steve McFadden. However, she later changes her mind and asks Marcus to return all Phil's money to his accounts unaware that Phil has seen them. 16 Nov 2021. His plan come to fruition when Phil contacts Dan's former crime boss, Ritchie Stringer (Gareth Hunt), and together to pair conspire to incriminate Dan for the shooting; with Ritchie giving Dan the same gun that Lisa used to shoot Phil. There were mixed reviews for the highly publicised storyline (dubbed Get Johnny Week) involving the Mitchell brothers reunion in 2006. EastEnders viewers learned Billy Mitchell's real age on the BBC soap, and many were in disbelief over how old he was. Although troubled by lapses in alcoholism due to numerous family upsets, Phil begins to settle into a relationship with Shirley particularly when she becomes a mother figure for Ben and Louise, who is staying with Phil while Lisa is away. 13million viewers tuned in to see their return giving the BBC a 52.9% British audience share,[31] a massive coup for the show which had come under heavy criticism in the British media after it drew its lowest audience in more than five years (6.6million viewers tuning in to one episode in September 2005). Phil then swears to have revenge, planning to kill Keanu and confront Sharon. A teenage version of Phil, played by Daniel Delaney, appeared in a flashback episode broadcast on 5 September 2022, which focuses on the Mitchell family in the 1970s.[2]. Dan later seeks revenge on Phil and Steve. Phil and Dan's friendship soon ends after Dan tells the police about a motor scam Phil was involved in and Phil cons Dan into signing the pub over to Peggy. Phil gains entry to their room and Lisa hits Phil over the head with a phone. As time goes on, however, Phil becomes depressed and turns to alcohol which causes him to develop an addiction. However, Sharon and Dennis soon learn the truth about Chrissie killing Den and they end up joining forces with the Mitchells to help Sam against Chrissie with Phil and Dennis putting their differences aside over their previous rivalry. Updated: 15:33, 31 Dec 2021; . As Jake flees to alert Chrissie of the situation, Johnny holds Phil and Grant at gunpoint to reclaim the recording but relents in letting them escape when his daughter Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton) walks in on the incident. [39][40], In 2009, Phil Mitchell came second in a poll by British men's magazine Loaded for 'Top Soap Bloke'. In 2019, Phil is led to believe by Sharon that she is pregnant with his child. Though Phil is entrusted by his mother to protect Grant's share of The Queen Vic, he ends up selling it to his business partner Dan Sullivan (Craig Fairbrass) for 5 to spite Peggy due to her favouritism towards Grant. Phil suspects he did and practically disowns him, handing in critical evidence to the police. He was introduced to the soap opera on 20 February 1990 and was followed by his brother Grant ( Ross Kemp ), sister Sam ( Danniella Westbrook / Kim Medcalf) and mother Peggy ( Jo Warne / Barbara Windsor ). Phil's most prominent storylines include his battles with alcoholism and addiction; suffering from cirrhosis of the liver; various criminal dealings; having an affair with Grant's wife Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) a storyline popularly dubbed "Sharongate"; a failed marriage to Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth); a longstanding rivalry with his tormented stepson and Kathy's eldest child, Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt); sparking numerous feuds; relationship problems; seeking to avenge the death of Sharon's adoptive brother and later husband Dennis Rickman (Nigel Harman) by confronting his gangland killer, Johnny Allen (Billy Murray), in the "Get Johnny Week" storyline; becoming a prime suspect in the murder of his uncle Archie (Larry Lamb) (see "Who Killed Archie? Phil vanishes again, and is next seen meeting with a long-thought dead Kathy in central London. In the early years of EastEnders, the hospital used by Albert Square was King George VI Hospital. Phil repairs his fractured relationship with Sharon and they have sex. Stephen Patterson Monday 2 Aug 2021 9:25 pm. This turns out to be false as Sharon is actually pregnant with Keanu's child, with whom she had an affair with in 2018, which was briefly resumed in 2019, which resulted in Sharon's pregnancy. Jay likes spending time with Phil and changes his surname to Mitchell, becoming Phil's surrogate son. The next day, Sharon tells Phil that Ronnie and Roxy have died in the hotel swimming pool which devastates Phil. After discovering that Grant had vengefully slept with Kathy, Phil went ballistic with a handgun causing the hijacked Vauxhall Astra they were driving to career at high speed into the River Thames, in an episode that was watched by 19.5million viewers. Later in 2020, after Sharon and Phil find out that Ian locked Dennis in a room during the boat crash, they plan their revenge on him. Keanu is a close associate of Phil and his business, Keanu is also engaged to Louise, who is also pregnant with Keanu's baby. Shirley finds out and believes he is doing it so she will stay quiet about his involvement in Heather's death. But before Danny can execute Grant, Jake arrives and shoots Danny accidentally killing him, as Jake meant to merely stop his brother by shooting him in the arm or leg. At the start of 2014, Phil learns that Carl has entrapped Ronnie into having a relationship with him though she quickly ends it upon discovering his actions against the Mitchells. Lisa stays with Louise at the hospital and Lisa stands up to Phil, telling him she is not going and Phil allows Lisa to visit Louise. Max returns to Walford and Sharon decides not to tell Phil, but when Max discovers that Phil bribed the foreman in his trial, Max visits Phil in hospital, revealing that he knows the truth. However, after one of Dennis's friends at school is stabbed and dies, Dennis is visibly upset, and therefore Phil decides to go on the transplant list after realising he does not want to put his family through the upset of his death. (Image: BBC ) When Sharon confronts him, she tells him that she will leave him if he indulges in anymore dodgy activity. Ben and Jay are kidnapped by Paul's killers and he attempts to go after them, however when he collapses, Grant offers to help him get Ben and Jay back. [25] The report followed the news that Lucy Benjamin was to return for a single episode, reprising her role as Lisa, the mother of Phil's daughter Louise (Brittany Papple). In June 2010, it was reported that Phil would develop an addiction to crack cocaine after his troubled personal life leads to depression. Louise asks Phil if she could have inherited Lisa's condition and Phil admits his part in causing Lisa's illness. Phil Mitchell faces a dangerous fate over a fire in his kitchen in EastEnders. SPOILER pictures show Phil Mitchell's fury over his arrest as he demands lawyer Gray Atkins releases him.Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) . Phil tells Sharon he wants to adopt Dennis. However, it is soon revealed that Grant is alive and he escapes to Brazil[4] though not before sending Phil and their mother Peggy (Barbara Windsor) the deeds for his half of The Queen Vic. Phil confronts Sharon, letting her know he knows that her baby isn't his and that Keanu is the real father. When she eventually confronts Phil about this, he confines to Sharon about how Ronnie killed Carl to protect their family against his threats. The events saw Phil shot in a whodunit mystery, with the assailant eventually revealed to be his former girlfriend and Louise's mother Lisa Shaw (Lucy Benjamin). Upon arriving at the square, Phil and Grant notice Peggy being mugged and end up rescuing her. Writer Jacquetta May, who once played Rachel Kominski in the show, evaluated the episode in an article about social realism, education and the moral messages within EastEnders storylines, commenting: "The episode blames his destructiveness on the 'male' response to self-hate: violence. There, Phil discovers Ben's current boyfriend Luke Browning (Adam Astill) is Willmott-Brown's son when he finds a photo of them. [12], Phil's disposition altered during the early 2000s when a darker more menacing side to his personality began to surface. When Phil confronts her about this, she tells Phil that he cannot see Lexi if he objects. Of particular note is an episode where Phil attends Alcoholics Anonymous (February 1997), an "alien and uncomfortable arena" where he was forced to talk about his condition, expose his vulnerability and reveal the basis of his problem the physical abuse he'd received from his father and his fear that he will do the same. Later in 2019, Phil is told by Lisa that he is not the father of Sharon's baby. She wants to return to Walford, but Phil tells her to stay away for Ian and Ben's sakes. Philip James "Phil" Mitchell is the eldest son of Eric and Peggy Mitchell. While Grant also make amends with Sharon by making peace with Dennis as well, Phil begins a feud with Johnny over his issue with Peggy and the fact that he and Chrissie are having a partnership over the pub's ownership. Intent on winning him back, Sharon kisses Phil but he ends things there. Phil's former prison cellmate, Aidan Maguire (Patrick Bergin), arrives in Walford and tells Phil that he is planning a robbery and promises to give Phil half of the money if he participates. Jay has a visit from his police public protection officer, who says Jay will have to move out as Louise is underage. Louise wakes up and Lisa lies to her that she and Phil agreed for her to be away from the square, while Phil and Sharon question Lisa's capabilities. 2005 saw the highly anticipated screen return of both of the Mitchell brothers six years since they last appeared together. Kathy is incensed, and Grant beats Phil so badly that he has to go to hospital, due to a blood clot on his brain. 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When Phil discovers Glenda is also having an affair with his enemy Ian, he threatens to tell Ian's wife Jane Beale (Laurie Brett), unless he pays him 5,000. However, on their wedding day, Phil is unhappy when Lisa reappears demanding access to Louise. This makes her dependent on him so he moves on to her best friend, Mel Healy (Tamzin Outhwaite). All rights for this video go to BBC Studios. [15] In an interview with The Guardian McFadden commented on his alter ego's descent into villainy "Phil's been had over by a lot of people, so now he feels like he can do it back. He then asks Ben for alcohol, revealing he has been drinking during his kidnapping. The doctor gives Lisa consent to take Louise outside and Lisa tells Louise she has been discharged. The robbery goes wrong when Mick is shot, and the police arrive. However, after seemingly having a deal sorted with Mick, Phil is beaten to the sale by Sharon and Ian. Phil soon gets into a disagreement with Sharon when she continually puts her work at The Albert before their relationship, only beginning to become more involved with the bar when she is unimpressed at his lack of interest in her work. "); developing an addiction to crack cocaine that sparks the events of The Queen Vic Fire Week; his ongoing struggle to bond with his children Ben (Max Bowden) and Louise (Tilly Keeper), and discovering that his wife Sharon has had an affair with and later fallen pregnant by his daughter Louise's fianc Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters). While Dennis is being attended to, a doctor tells Phil that his scans showed he has cirrhosis of the liver, a disease garnered from his alcoholism. Bex gives Phil and Sharon information on a hotel where Lisa and Louise are and compared to Sharon, Phil shows a lack of regard to Lisa's mental health. During the investigation, Phil clashes with Janine as they both plan to retake various properties from the square. He attacks Ian, who calls the police and Phil is arrested. They find Phil drunk at the pub, where he insults his family and hits Kathy. By this stage, Phil's mother Peggy has married Frank. She agrees and they return together, after which Phil confronts Carl once Shirley returns to her home. When Phil learns that Jake and Danny's cousin Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) has upset Roxy no sooner after she started working for him and the pair later got married, he retaliates by selling the pub to get one over Alfie. Witnessing Ian's grief prompts Phil to try to get back in touch with Ben, but he is stunned when Ritchie tells him that Ben has already been released from prison. Nadia seduces and sleeps with a drunken Phil. No money is being made from this & no copyright infringement intended. In doing so, the two share a conversation about how they were respectively abused by their fathers with Phil confining to Archie about to extent of how Eric treated him, before Archie explains that both he and Eric were mistreated by their father prior to his death; which Archie claims to be the "best thing that happened to him". Phil is shocked to his core to discover who Keeble wants him to inform on - leading viewers to be transported to 1979 to learn more about the Mitchell family's chequered past in the area. Phil refuses to make Jay leave, despite being told that Louise could be taken into care. The self-titled leader of the Square, Phil Mitchell, played by Steve . Jay is charged with perverting the course of justice and Phil orders him to change his statement so Ben will not go to prison, but Jay refuses and Phil disowns him but does manage to convince Roxy to lie in her statement. Their arrival heralded a new era for the soap, which aptly coincided with the beginning of a new decade EastEnders during the 1980s having been very much dominated by the hugely popular Watts family.[10]. Due to his success on The Bill, Peter Cregeen, the Head of Series at the BBC, poached Ferguson to become executive producer of EastEnders. Phil demands that Lisa change Louise's name to Mitchell legally and organises a christening. Afterwards, Phil is surprised when DCI Jill Marsden (Sophie Stanton) takes charge of the murder investigation; as Phil and Marsden became sworn enemies ever since she investigated his shooting before going on to intercept Phil's criminal activities prior to him being set up for the robbery. [30], The character continues to be featured heavily in high-profile storylines which have included various feuds, police enquiries, armed robbery, kidnapping, numerous affairs and relationship problems and an ongoing plot concentrating on the character's struggles to bond with his children. We feel that Phil's decline will highlight the destructive nature of drugs, and rather than encourage drug use, will act as a deterrent. Five months later, when Louise suffers burns from being pushed into lit candles by bullies Alexandra D'Costa (Sydney Craven) and Madison Drake (Seraphina Beh) at her prom party, Ben contacts his father. Storylines featuring the Mitchell family dominated the soap opera throughout the 1990s, with Phil serving as one of the show's central characters and protagonist villains since the 1990s. Sharon resumes her relationship with Phil and moves in with him. Later, Louise goes to Walford to tell the family that Phil is in hospital with a damaged liver. Phil and Ronnie learn that Phil must remain sober for at least six months before he can undergo the liver transplant. We've already explained how Phil (Steve McFadden) will be taking matters into his own hands after. [1], Phil is a consistent and central character in the satirical McFadden's Cold War collages by Cold War Steve. [18] The storyline captivated the public's imagination leading to thousands of bets being placed at the bookies across the UK bookmaker William Hill said there was about 50,000 bets on who was responsible. When Dalton plans to have her killed, sending his bouncer George Peters (Andy Beckwith) to rape and murder Kate in her house, Phil comes to Kate's rescue by knocking out Peters just as he attacks Kate. However, Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald) tells Phil that she thinks her father, Max, killed Lucy, so Phil punches Max and hopes Ben will be released. EastEnders airs Mondays at 8.05pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.35pm and Fridays at 8.30pm on BBC One - see our TV Guide for full listings. [41] In 2011 McFadden was nominated for 'Best Actor' at the British Soap Awards 2011 for playing Phil. Phil starts to track down by Ben, but is convinced by Jay and Sharon that Ben will return when he is ready. EastEnders ' Phil Mitchell will infuriate his ex-wife Sharon Watts next week, when he becomes embroiled in her baby drama. He is airlifted to hospital and requires an operation. After being unsure Ben and Callum eventually marry without Phil present, however, Phil later confronts Callum on the square after the wedding about his involvement with the police's plan to take down Phil. Phil returns to the Square to rescue his family from a "shock crisis". After Jamie's funeral, Phil goes to Portugal and returns a month later with Louise. Denise's attempts to get Phil imprisoned fail; however, Marsden soon investigates the allegations and Ben tells her that Phil forced Stella to jump from the roof back in 2007. Sharon agrees to help Phil fight for his son. While Jake buries Danny's body alone, Phil and Grant return to Johnny's home and find that Johnny has surrendered at Ruby's request; Johnny is later sentenced to life imprisonment for the murders of Andy and Dennis, though he later dies of a heart attack in October 2006. After luring Phil into his car, Carl seemingly drives them to a meet-up with his associates. [45], Although popular with many, the character has also garnered much criticism over the years. This storyline was slow burning and spread over several years, providing a plethora of dramatic tension along the way. Wanting Louise's address, he discovers that Peggy is back in London, so visits her. When Phil discovers that Johnny threatened Sharon with Dennis' life, he attempts to intimidate Dennis in attacking Johnny in retribution; Dennis refuses, but relents when Phil tells him that Johnny killed Andy and throttled Sharon. When Phil refuses to do so, Lisa plans to shoot him again until she backs down. He comes close to telling Ian something, but is interrupted by Ben, who is shocked to see he is back. When Phil offers Sharon an increase of her salary, and a 19% stake in club, Jack is not pleased and punches Phil, who falls into the vehicle pit in the garage. [18] A spokesman commented "The cast are only getting their own scripts. In late 1989 EastEnders acquired a new executive producer, Michael Ferguson, who took over from Mike Gibbon. However, Ian survived the attack. Phil was gunned down outside his home in March 2001 in a "Dallas-style" whodunnit mystery. He gets the name of Louise's school before Peggy tells him that her cancer has returned and she is dying. 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