After blackmailing Billy into telling him that Mel slept with Phil before she married Steve on the night of the shooting, Dan kidnaps Mel and alerts both Phil and Steve about this threatening to kill her unless they pay him 200,000. Ben finds a solicitor's letter of Phil's that mentions Raymond and after confronting Phil, Phil tells Ben that Raymond is his half-brother. The Queen Vic have won a boat party, which the residents of Walford attend. On Steve and Mel's wedding night in March 2001, Phil is shot and collapses in a pool of blood. Their wedding initially appears successful, but it ends in disaster at the reception; Phil witnesses his cousin, Ronnie (Samantha Womack), discover that Archie her father had manipulated her into believing that her long-lost daughter Danielle Jones (Lauren Crace), whom she previously employed as her secretary, was dead. Phil prepares for his son Ben's marriage to Callum. 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. [49] His violent tendencies have also been spoofed by the television series 2DTV. There were mixed reviews for the highly publicised storyline (dubbed Get Johnny Week) involving the Mitchell brothers reunion in 2006. Grant also makes a brief reappearance, warning Phil to expect a war over money owed to Grant. However, on their wedding day, Phil is unhappy when Lisa reappears demanding access to Louise. It's very ugly and disturbing. Show producer Sean O'Connor has revealed that he will come back a changed man. 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. Phil refuses to make Jay leave, despite being told that Louise could be taken into care. Soon afterwards, Phil rebuilds his relationship with Kate and the two get married. Janine EvansMrs. Phil soon falls for Kate Morton (Jill Halfpenny), unaware that she is an undercover police officer investigating Lisa's disappearance. Fearful and angry, Ben retaliates by murdering Heather just as Phil returns to confront him. Later, Phil is knocked unconscious when the exposed gas line explodes during the Walford in Bloom event but he is unharmed. When Grant returns to Walford again, he accuses Phil of killing Peggy and still orders him to return all of the money Phil owes to him. The police believe that Lisa is dead, and at one stage a body is found which the police fear may be that of Lisa. [26] In the storyline, Phil gains custody of Louise after she is dropped off in Walford by an unseen person, however, Peggy eventually returns Louise to Lisa after Phil punches his mother in the face. Infuriated by Phil's loyalty to Grant, Kathy reveals their recent tryst, leading to Phil confronting Grant and Grant's confession that he slept with Kathy as revenge for Phil's affair with Sharon. During a family meal where Peggy is set to announce her engagement to her brother-in-law Archie (Larry Lamb), tensions build when Phil upsets Ben and nearly lashes out at him. [33][34] He has featured in some of the show's most memorable and highly viewed storylines and he is the second longest running male character to appear in the soap, surpassed only by Ian Beale. The hospital is located on Elwell Road. storyline captured viewer and media interest and the culprit-reveal episode was watched by 22 million viewers. [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). Twitter user E asked: "Raymond is 6, why . But the child was born in 2017 - making him six. Phil is discharged from hospital and Sharon eventually discovers that Phil is the father of Denise's baby after overhearing a discussion between Shirley and Denise. Lisa is paranoid that Phil is having an affair and accuses Mel of being his other woman, which she is not, at that point. Louise realises Lisa is not taking her medication. The pair then confront Chrissie in the pub, where Phil stops Grant from attacking her and Dennis, before Sharon intervenes on their behalf. Phil returns to the Square to rescue his family from a "shock crisis". Phil is rescued, but Grant isn't found and is presumed dead. After Nick takes the money but refuses to leave, Ronnie asks Phil to get rid of Nick. [18], An estimated 22million viewers watched EastEnders on 5 April 2001 to find out that Lisa Shaw Phil's ex-girlfriend was the culprit. Sharon discovers this and kicks him out of their home. . Andy frequently organised fundraising . When Phil expresses his wish to adopt Dennis, Sharon tells him the truth about his son. When Billy uses his job as Johnny's nightclub to discover CCTV footage of Chrissie confessing Den's murder to her boyfriend Jake Moon (Joel Beckett) and Johnny's henchman from an earlier night, Billy informs Phil who goes to confront Johnny without Grant's consent. EastEnders legend Steve McFadden is 61-years-old and was born on 20 March 1959. The soap's. This prompts her to leave Walford for South Africa, letting it be known that an offer of reconciliation from Phil would make her reconsider. She knows how much he fought for custody, for contact and how important it was for him to see his children. Realizing he drove her to it, Phil gradually forgives Lisa and instead decides to frame Dan upon learning that he has been extorting money from his godson Jamie (Jack Ryder) whom Phil had taken under his wing to spare him from being further abused by his legal guardian and uncle, Billy (Perry Fenwick). Louise is in agony without her medication and Lisa prevents Louise from using the phone by cutting the cord. Sharon's life was recently . Phil and Ronnie learn that Phil must remain sober for at least six months before he can undergo the liver transplant. [4] Steve is the prime suspect and is arrested, but Phil knowing Steve is innocent confronts the real culprit, Lisa, weeks later after he is discharged from hospital. Phil visits Willmott-Brown at his house and warns him to stay away from Kathy. [32], The character of Phil is arguably one of the soap's most popular, particularly with female viewers, making him one of the soap's unlikeliest sex symbols. 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. Perry Fenwick has played Billy Mitchell for over 20 years. Phil is told by Ian that Ben has died after a homophobic attack following a night out, however this turns out to be Paul, Ben's boyfriend. He soon begins to visit Dalton, most notably when Phil finds out that Dalton discovers Kate's identity. Sharon agrees to help Phil fight for his son. Phil and Sharon are meant to go on a date, however, Phil backs out instead heading to The Arches where he later tells Sharon he isn't ready yet. After arguing for a while, Kat tries to talk Phil round, until suddenly Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) attempts to run over Ben as she falsely believes he is responsible for the death of her fianc Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami). When Jay returns, Sharon allows him back into the Mitchell household, and when Phil is discharged and returns home, he eventually allows Jay to live there. [3] She moves in with him while she is investigated. The 61-year-old soap star has been on the popular programme since joining in 1990. Martin Fowler was born in this hospital and Andy O'Brien worked there. 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. This prompts Phil and Grant to confront Johnny, warning him to stay away from Peggy under the threat of further violence. He then discovers that Ben is in a sexual relationship with Paul Coker (Jonny Labey) and is kidnapped by Kathy's husband, Gavin. Phil re-evaluates his life following his near-death experience and proposes to Shirley. [37] Of the Mitchell brothers' highly publicised return in October 2005, a reporter from the Daily Mirror commented "Soapville must confess that we did get goosebumps and feel properly excited when we first saw the Mitchell Brothers back on the SquareAfter all, you associate them with the golden days of Enders". 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". Around Christmas 2005, Phil escalates his feud with Johnny and ends up entrapping Dennis on his behalf; Dennis and Johnny embark on a conflict afterwards. Phil and Aidan hide the stolen money in a coffin in Billy's funeral parlour. [4] On the rebound, Phil enters into a marriage of convenience with Nadia Borovac (Anna Barkan) - a Romanian refugee - enabling her to stay in Britain, with Nadia departing after the wedding.[3]. In response, Phil ends his romance with Kate and threatens to kill her even when she admits to loving him with the promise of quitting her job. When Phil finds out that Ronnie has stolen money from him to bribe their enemy Nick Cotton (John Altman) to leave before her wedding, they argue. He is released on bail and vanishes, to Sharon's concern; he returns a week later, with Peggy, to get a passport. 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]. After the reception, Shirley enters their house and confronts them; Sharon is left devastated when she realizes Phil has been cheating behind her back even after he asked her to marry him. However, after seemingly having a deal sorted with Mick, Phil is beaten to the sale by Sharon and Ian. [4] Phil persuades Lisa to return to him and then makes it clear that it is Louise he and Peggy want, not Lisa. Later on, Phil claims to have killed Stella and is taken into custody but is later released without charge. 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. 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. Executive producer Louise Berridge went on to say that she was "looking forward to Steve returning in 2004". However, Callum reveals to Ben that he had been collecting evidence on Phil for the police to send Phil down, as a way to keep Ben out of prison for a heist carried out by the Mitchell's in 2020. When she eventually confronts Phil about this, he confines to Sharon about how Ronnie killed Carl to protect their family against his threats. Phil decides that he wants to take time away from Walford to recover from his transplant and he and Sharon decide to go to Italy. Phil prepares to kill Dennis, but changes his mind when Dennis offers to kill Dalton himself so that they can both be free of him; Phil reluctantly gives Dennis the gun to go after Dalton, and is later surprised to learn that Dennis actually killed Dalton as he promised. In 2019, Phil is led to believe by Sharon that she is pregnant with his child. This makes her dependent on him so he moves on to her best friend, Mel Healy (Tamzin Outhwaite). After comforting Sharon when she lashes out at Johnny in the wake of Dennis' funeral, Phil promises to avenge his death. Nick overhears this, and cuts the brakes of the wedding car. Phil and Aidan try to find the money, unaware that Sharon stole it but was forced to return it to its rightful owner, Aidan's former wife, Ciara Maguire (Denise McCormack). 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. Phil was gunned down outside his home in March 2001 in a "Dallas-style" whodunnit mystery. 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. He's really angry about it and feels the world is against him. Nadia seduces and sleeps with a drunken Phil. Phil starts dating Stella Crawford (Sophie Thompson), but she mentally and physically abuses Ben forcing him into persuading Phil to propose to her. At the court hearing to determine Lexi's future, Phil exposes Lola's lateness and temper during her scheduled meetings with Lexi, sabotaging her chances of winning Lexi back. Wanting Louise's address, he discovers that Peggy is back in London, so visits her. She agrees but changes her mind and telephones Steve, asking him to return Louise. However, it ends when Sharon's painkiller addiction puts Lexi in danger. Following Danielle's funeral, Peggy asks Phil to kill Archie so they could get justice for Danielle and Ronnie. Phil and Jack become rivals when Phil tells Jack that he will be with Sharon by the end of the year, and Phil even proposes to Sharon, though she accepts Jack's proposal of marriage instead. This progressively helps Phil, up to the point where it manages to reveal the basis of his problem the physical abuse he received from his late father, Eric (George Russo)[6] because she was pregnant with their son Phil (Steve McFadden) when he was a boy, and his fear that he may abuse Ben. Sie handelt vom Leben der Menschen im fiktiven Borough Walford im East End in London.Die Handlung spielt sich im Wesentlichen am Albert Square, einem viktorianischen Platz mit Reihenhusern, und in den Nachbarstraen Bridge Street, Turpin Road und George Street ab. 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. 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. Phil tells Sharon he wants to adopt Dennis. Phil and Dennis waste no time in becoming enemies, clashing when Dennis punches Phil in The Queen Vic. Phil finally gives up after Sharon colludes with Ritchie to take the family businesses from Phil. His bullying of Ian Beale is often done as a means of deriving pleasure. Phil helps her to rescue Dennis and they return with Phil to Walford. Ben, who has been blackmailing Martin Fowler, agrees to destroy evidence for him if he kills Keanu for the Mitchells, Martin agrees and Louise helps set Keanu up. As Christmas approaches in December 2009, Phil and Peggy are horrified to learn that Archie has extorted the pub from them after he formed a relationship with Janine and the two conspired to have Ian collaborate with them particularly when Phil gave Ian a loan and gets beaten up as a result of not being able to pay it back. Phil turns up at the hospital, where he is surprised and unimpressed to find Lisa there already. He then collapses. [1], Phil is a consistent and central character in the satirical McFadden's Cold War collages by Cold War Steve. Dennis is nearing 30 but Sharon had only discovered his existence in the spring of 2003 - he was the product of an affair between Sharon's adoptive father Den Watts (who had disappeared and supposedly died in 1989) and a younger woman called Paula Rickman, who dies just before Sharon finally manages to locate him. Viewers never see Phil take drugs to make sure the episodes are suitable for all audiences. 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? Among the many issues Phil has been used to cover is alcoholism and the consequences the condition has upon the sufferer's life. Phil later finds this out and wants revenge on Callum. [27] Subsequently, Phil becomes addicted to crack cocaine. Several outcomes were allegedly filmed[17] and it was reported that only a few TV executives knew the identity of the would-be assassin even the actors were kept in the dark. He obliges and has Archie kidnapped, but lets him go after threatening him to stay away from Walford. 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. EastEnders cast 2023 The full present regular cast for EastEnders can be found below. Because of this, Phil captures and tortures Jack, planning to kill him, but is stopped by Ben and Keanu after realising that Jack is not the father. Later, while Phil confronts Nick in his house, Ronnie goes into labour and on the way to the hospital, the wedding car crashes. Jack thinks he has killed Phil, but Phil later arrives at the pub and announces Jack's guilt. It soon transpires one of Phil's neighbours, Vincent Hubbard (Richard Blackwood), is out for revenge against his family because he believes that Phil's father Eric had murdered his own father, Henry, many years earlier. A spokesperson for the show said "Lisa Fowler was a major part of Phil's life she knows him as well as anyone, so she won't be happy about him looking after his daughter. Philip James "Phil" Mitchell is the eldest son of Eric and Peggy Mitchell. Phil then reveals this to be a lie in a mysterious phone call. Ben refuses to have any contact with his family until his release. Phil gains entry to their room and Lisa hits Phil over the head with a phone. Phil advises against it but Ben is adamant, however, Ben's psychiatric test results mean that it is unlikely he will be able to. This makes him bitter and neglectful towards Kathy and Ben, so Kathy takes Ben and moves out. Keanu escapes after surviving the accident and is last seen leaving his mother Karen and departing the tube station. By Charlotte McIntyre 17:50, Wed, Apr . EASTENDERS fans could see Phil Mitchell get his comeuppance and be locked up as Sharon Watts' guilt over Ian Beale could get the better of her. 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. We work hard to ensure that all information is correct. Kathy insists to Phil that he justifies his reasons to Ben about giving Jay the car lot land. EastEnders ' Phil Mitchell will infuriate his ex-wife Sharon Watts next week, when he becomes embroiled in her baby drama. Lisa decides that a baby will improve their relationship so stops taking contraceptive pills but Phil wants Lisa to leave him, not get pregnant, so he admits to Lisa that he and Mel slept together. Once recovered, Phil learns that Carl is framing their business partner Max Branning (Jake Wood) for causing the car crash as well as using Ian as a false witness. Louise confides in Phil about her guilt of leaving Lisa when she was ill and she rubbishes Phil's belief he is a bad father. With his marriage in jeopardy, Phil takes Kathy to Paris and admits his affair with Lorna so Kathy throws her wedding ring into the river, saying their marriage was over for good. 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. Phil is angry as the doctor explains how Louise is at a crucial stage in her recovery and the police tell Phil and Sharon what they are doing. 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. Following Dalton's death, his representative Andy Hunter (Michael Higgs) confronts Phil over the circumstances of his and Dennis's alleged involvement; Phil denies involvement and Andy pardons him when he refuses to implicate Dennis for Dalton's murder. Sharon and Louise ask Phil to give Lisa a chance. This results in a fight on the deck of the boat, in which the captain is knocked out. This soon puts a strain on their relationship and by Christmas they have separated, resulting in Sharon returning to the United States. When Billy's great-granddaughter, Lexi Pearce, is taken into care, Lexi's mother Lola (Danielle Harold) tells Phil that Ben is Lexi's father and Phil is her grandfather. 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 ). He tells Sharon that he would provide for Raymond and Aaron and pay off debts if he accepted. Ben also loses his hearing after hitting his head in the crash. 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. McFadden said: "I'm going to stick my mechanic's overalls in a locker while I take a look at a few other projects. No longer wanted by his family, Phil leaves and sleeps in a car. Keanu and Sharon maintained the lie that Sharon's baby is in fact Phil's and not Keanu's. Phil Mitchell ( Steve McFadden) could be set to make a swift exit from Albert Square this festive season, as upcoming EastEnders scenes will see the legend take drastic action. 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. In EastEnders, Billy Mitchell is actually 61-years-old, but the actor who plays him - Perry Fenwick - is 58-years-old. Shirley demands money from Phil, which he does not have, forcing him to accept a deal from Derek's associate Carl White (Daniel Coonan) who had recently arrived in the square. who portrays her current love interest Phil Mitchell. He collapses and is taken to hospital, where they discover he has several broken bones from two days before. Kathy is incensed, and Grant beats Phil so badly that he has to go to hospital, due to a blood clot on his brain. They tell social workers that they are engaged but Shirley threatens to tell the truth, so Phil tells them the engagement is over. The fight spills into the cabin and the wheel of the boat is knocked, steering it into a port in the River Thames causing the boat to crash and sink. Aidan threatens Mick's livelihood and his family, and eventually, Phil is convinced to help Mick. Ben is angry with Phil for making him feel second best to his and Sharon's other children. 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. [22] In July 2004, it was announced that McFadden had delayed his return. Phil accepts, and helps Aidan recruit a crew for the heist; Mick and Vincent join the pair along with their new friend, Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters). However, she later changes her mind and asks Marcus to return all Phil's money to his accounts unaware that Phil has seen them. Before Sharon leaves, she tells Phil that he is the father of Lisa's daughter Louise (Rachel Cox) not Mark, as she had earlier claimed. They steal a large amount of money from Ronnie's sister, Roxy (Rita Simons), to buy a house together. Phil visits Ben in prison with Ian in the hope of persuading Ben to retract his confession but Ben refuses, insisting that he is doing the right thing as he needs to be punished. New BBC spoilers confirm that Phil (Steve McFadden) will . While he is recovering, he puts Ronnie in charge of his businesses. Martin, then takes Keanu to a warehouse, where he had to kill him and record himself doing it as proof for the Mitchells. If y. Both actors worked well together and shared similar physical characteristics, such as short cropped hair and a "round, open face" facial characteristics also shared by Danniella Westbrook, who was chosen to play their sister Samantha because of this.[8]. Phil finds Louise but she tells him to leave. 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