Phil now has many enemies: Lisa; Steve, who also knows about Mel and Phil's one night stand; Ian, who Phil bullies mercilessly; Mark, who wants to avenge Lisa; and Dan, who is back in Walford after many months away. While he is recovering, he puts Ronnie in charge of his businesses. Die Serie wurde . [18] A spokesman commented "The cast are only getting their own scripts. Depressed, Phil embarks on a sexual relationship with drug addict Rainie Cross (Tanya Franks) and begins to use crack cocaine developing an addiction. He tells Sharon that he would provide for Raymond and Aaron and pay off debts if he accepted. The relationship between alcohol abuse and domestic violence was explored between Phil and his wife Kathy (played by Gillian Taylforth) culminating in the slow deterioration of their marriage, which gripped viewers throughout 1997. "[25] The storyline also sees Phil become more violent. Phil prepares to kill Carl, but Carl implies that he caused harm to Shirley. Carl tries to intimidate her and use the garage for illegal purposes. 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. Keanu escapes after surviving the accident and is last seen leaving his mother Karen and departing the tube station. Phil tells Social Services it is his fault for being too relaxed with Lola, but then allows Lola to look after Lexi while he goes out. He confesses the truth to Shirley, who encourages him to tell Sharon. On finding out Keanu is still alive, Phil goes to kill him himself. Janine EvansMrs. The study reported that much group discussion centred on the Alcoholics Anonymous group scene, which was, for the most part, seen as an accurate depiction of an AA group therapy session. Following Danielle's funeral, Peggy asks Phil to kill Archie so they could get justice for Danielle and Ronnie. 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. 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. Shortly before the events of Dan's trial and Mel's kidnapping, Sharon returns to the square; she reconciles with Phil and they run The Queen Vic together. Phil demands that Lisa change Louise's name to Mitchell legally and organises a christening. It was criticised as "patchy" and "awkwardly writtenunveiling a common weakness in the EastEnders camp, that character continuity can often fall by the wayside when you are dealing with larger characters". Phil confronts Sharon, letting her know he knows that her baby isn't his and that Keanu is the real father. After talking, it appears Keanu has talked Phil out of killing him but when Shirley cannot find Callum in the address Keanu has given, Phil snaps and prepares to kill Keanu. He regrets it, denying it to Kathy so Grant threatens to kill her to make her leave but Phil later bribes her into agreeing to a divorce. Furious at this, she and Louise flee to Portugal with Jamie reluctantly assisting her after growing uncomfortable with Phil's violent tendencies. This soon puts a strain on their relationship and by Christmas they have separated, resulting in Sharon returning to the United States. A scene in which Phil beat his godson Jamie was criticised for being too realistic by TV watchdogs. She snatches Lexi from his house. Phil suspects he did and practically disowns him, handing in critical evidence to the police. 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. 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). 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. And it doesn't suit him". [3] Sharon and Grant's reconciliation is brief, and amidst more rowing and physical violence, Grant is arrested and imprisoned. 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. The Queen Vic have won a boat party, which the residents of Walford attend. 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. Phil turns up at the hospital, where he is surprised and unimpressed to find Lisa there already. EastEnders will always be No1 in my heart and I look forward to returning to Albert Square." Andy frequently organised fundraising . 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). The hospital is located on Elwell Road. Horrified at this, Steve and Mel ask Lisa and Louise to emigrate to California with them. Their feud culminates badly for Phil, when he reluctantly joins Den in an armed robbery only to learn that Den had set him up on behalf of both Lisa and his family; Phil is subsequently arrested when the police arrive on the scene. Phil and Sharon are told Lisa switched cabs and find Lisa's flat, which is empty. Distracted, Phil crashes the car, and Dennis is badly injured. After a bumping into a 'pregnant' Abi, she lies to Ben that she lost the baby she never had. 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. 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). Phil has occasionally shown sadistic traits. 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. However, Ian survived the attack. Afterwards, Phil makes amends with Ben and the two support Archie when he and Peggy plan to get married. EastEnders viewers learned Billy Mitchell's real age on the BBC soap, and many were in disbelief over how old he was. All rights for this video go to BBC Studios. They soon clash, however, when it becomes clear that Carl plans to usurp Phil as the square's reigning hardman. 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. Steve McFadden is 5 foot 7 inches tall. Phil later finds this out and wants revenge on Callum. Phil Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Steve McFadden. While on board, Phil confronts Keanu with a gun, demanding to know where Callum is and also to confront him about his affair with Sharon. Dan later seeks revenge on Phil and Steve. However, Phil's squabbling with Grant allows Johnny to capture them and Johnny orders Jake's brother Danny Moon (Jake Maskall) to kill the brothers. After Phil confesses that he manipulated Lisa to give him Louise and paid her to leave the square for good, Kate reveals her true identity. Stephen Patterson Monday 2 Aug 2021 9:25 pm. Currently, Sonia Jackson is a nurse there and Ash Kaur is a doctor. Phil's bullying of Ian almost costs him his life: when Ian finds Phil having a heart attack, he threatens to let him die but helps Phil for Ben's sake. [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. 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. 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). He refuses to, so Phil attempts to get Louise back, resulting in a car chase that ends when Steve crashes his car into a wall. To distract himself, Phil gets involved in a protection racket with Annie Palmer (Nadia Sawalha), who he is also having casual sex with, but grows tired of being bossed around by her and quits. Phil and Ben later spend time together and they slowly bond, eventually leading to Ben moving in with Phil. Nick overhears this, and cuts the brakes of the wedding car. However, Phil is surprised when the pub's new owner turns out to be Shirley's brother Mick Carter (Danny Dyer). However, she later changes her mind and asks Marcus to return all Phil's money to his accounts unaware that Phil has seen them. Phil and Kat later buy the launderette and convert the back of it into a taxi rank, as a legacy for both their children. Sharon discovers this and kicks him out of their home. The character made a shocking discovery last week as his ex-wife Honey. After agreeing to drop the truth, Phil denies speaking to Mark. In November 2005 the character was blamed for turning children into playground bullies by Dr. Sally Henry, who claimed that impressionable children look to male soap characters as role models and subsequently copy their violent behaviour. By then, Phil and Dan have become best friends; with Phil being the only person to defend Dan when he is revealed to have cheated on his girlfriend Carol Jackson (Lindsey Coulson) by having an affair with her daughter Bianca (Patsy Palmer), the wife of Frank's son Ricky (Sid Owen). 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. It quickly turns out Carl threatened Shirley to stay away from Walford or he would harm Phil's family. (Picture: BBC) Phil Mitchell ( Steve McFadden) is desperate to ensure that Raymond Dawkins knows who . He soon begins to visit Dalton, most notably when Phil finds out that Dalton discovers Kate's identity. However, it ends when Sharon's painkiller addiction puts Lexi in danger. Phil is devastated by her death, unable to make a eulogy for her funeral, especially when he reads the loving letter she left him. But the child was born in 2017 - making him six. He collapses and is taken to hospital, where they discover he has several broken bones from two days before. Phil soon wants children with Sharon, but she reveals that she is infertile due to a botched abortion; Sharon later admits that the baby she aborted six years earlier was that of Grant. [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. Phil helps her to rescue Dennis and they return with Phil to Walford. EastEnders spoilers: Phil Mitchell takes drastic action after kidnapping son Raymond. Because of this, Phil flees the country, moving to Portugal with Louise and Lisa. 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. BBC EastEnders viewers spoke out after Denise roped Phil Mitchell into picking Raymond up from nursery. Jack is arrested but Phil does not press charges after Sharon convinces him for her and Lexi's sake. Phil then agrees to be her confidant for the secret in exchange for money, which Shirley steals from her younger son Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo) at his salon; he later discovers this and confronts his mother about her involvement with Phil, who later warns Dean off when they cross paths. Lola regains full custody of Lexi, leaving Phil to feel lonely. Phil comes to believe that the father is in fact Jack. Sharongate has also proven a popular storyline with viewers and it was voted the sixth top soap opera moment of the decade in a poll of 17,000 people for What's on TV magazine. Some time after, Phil tries to give Ian advice after Bobby violently assaults Jane, putting her in hospital. When Phil expresses his wish to adopt Dennis, Sharon tells him the truth about his son. Jay attempts to confront Phil about why he is receiving the car lot and Phil admits he killed his biological father, Jase Dyer, who died in the car lot fire when Phil torched it 23 years previously in an insurance scam. Ben is arrested on suspicion of murdering Ian's daughter Lucy (Hetti Bywater). Phil denies any involvement in Keanu's disappearance but later discoverers that Sharon has given the police the video that Martin filmed of Keanu's supposed death. Louise asks Phil if she could have inherited Lisa's condition and Phil admits his part in causing Lisa's illness. However, the case collapses after Grant returns to Walford and pays a witness to change his testimony and Phil is released. [4], Despite the pair still being fierce enemies, Steve later conspires with Phil to have Dan sent down in order to rid Mel from her tormentor for good, but Dan is ultimately acquitted despite their efforts. Executive producer Louise Berridge went on to say that she was "looking forward to Steve returning in 2004". At the hospital, Phil demands to see his son, but Sharon gets him and Denise to talk calmly. Ben also loses his hearing after hitting his head in the crash. Will Phil do something he cannot come back from? 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. Perry Fenwick has played Billy Mitchell for over 20 years. 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 prepares for his son Ben's marriage to Callum. Phil and Grant make peace but things between them are not the same. 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. This makes him bitter and neglectful towards Kathy and Ben, so Kathy takes Ben and moves out. 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. 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 is held on remand in prison on suspicion of Stella's murder and Ben delights in the distress he causes his father. Ronnie vows to help Phil regain his sobriety and allows him to move in with her and Honey once he is discharged from hospital, but the drinking continues. 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