Role of Phil Mitchellin EastEnders Children 5 Steve Robert McFadden(nReid; born 20 March 1959) is an English actor. When Luke beats up Ben as Willmott-Brown has orchestrated, Phil asks Aidan to help scare Luke off. There, Phil discovers Ben's current boyfriend Luke Browning (Adam Astill) is Willmott-Brown's son when he finds a photo of them. Several women have left him due to this and his inability to put their needs before the needs of his family. 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". Carl tries to intimidate her and use the garage for illegal purposes. 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. Phil and Aidan hide the stolen money in a coffin in Billy's funeral parlour. In gratitude for Grant rescuing Ben, Phil tells Grant that Mark is his son. Unaware that he is being set up, Dan holds Phil at gunpoint demanding money until he is arrested for attempted murder. [41] In 2011 McFadden was nominated for 'Best Actor' at the British Soap Awards 2011 for playing Phil. She agrees but changes her mind and telephones Steve, asking him to return Louise. Within minutes, the pub is ablaze and the roof collapses on Phil. Sharon does not believe him, but tells him to die quickly. 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. Phil re-evaluates his life following his near-death experience and proposes to Shirley. Phil and his brother Grant became popularly known as the Mitchell brothers in the British media, with Phil initially portrayed as the more level-headed of the two thugs. In June 2010, it was reported that Phil would develop an addiction to crack cocaine after his troubled personal life leads to depression. 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. [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]. As time goes on, however, Phil becomes depressed and turns to alcohol which causes him to develop an addiction. 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. He then asks Ben for alcohol, revealing he has been drinking during his kidnapping. Shirley supports Phil through recovery. 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. Janine EvansMrs. Sharon and Phil have sex but she stays with Grant, who is unaware of their betrayal. But the child was born in 2017 - making him six. The jury find Max guilty and it emerges that Phil paid the foreman for this verdict. (Picture: BBC) Kim Fox-Hubbard (Tameka Empson) is determined to finally find out the truth about her missing husband in EastEnders and, for obvious reasons, Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden). She returned briefly in 2010 along with other members of the Jackson family, and re-appeared in the soap from 8 to 18 February 2010 and again in January 2011. However, it is later revealed that Archie's killer was in fact his rape victim Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner); this was discovered just moments after her husband Bradley Branning (Charlie Clements) fell to his death whilst on the run from the police, which Phil had witnessed in the midst of celebrating Ricky and Bianca's second wedding. Phil begs her to stay, admitting he is dying from cirrhosis. On Steve and Mel's wedding night in March 2001, Phil is shot and collapses in a pool of blood. 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. Phil later grows annoyed when Kate befriends Dennis, and ends up punching him upon learning that the two nearly had sex together. Executive producer Louise Berridge went on to say that she was "looking forward to Steve returning in 2004". The storyline signifying the departure of Ross Kemp played heavily on the Mitchell brothers' fragile and damaged relationship. Phil turns up at the hospital, where he is surprised and unimpressed to find Lisa there already. 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. 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. 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. [47], A certain level of criticism was aimed at the character due to the stark personality change he underwent circa 2000. All rights for this video go to BBC Studios. Towards the end of September 2003, Dennis and Sharon are reunited with their father Den Watts (Leslie Grantham) who returns to the square after 14 years, when he had supposedly been shot dead on Dalton's orders. The police begin investigating Keanu's disappearance and Phil's connection to it. 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. [50] Additionally, the show was criticised for turning the brothers into a comical farce by incorporating uncharacteristic humour into their dialect, which was described as "cringeworthy". Later on, Phil claims to have killed Stella and is taken into custody but is later released without charge. 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. When Shirley's benefits are cut and she is forced to move out of the B&B, Phil secretly pays her rent. Keanu and Sharon maintained the lie that Sharon's baby is in fact Phil's and not Keanu's. His solicitor, Ritchie Scott (Sian Webber), tells him that Ben could face a minimum of 10 years in prison. 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). 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. [16] However the character finally received his comeuppance in one of EastEnders most highly anticipated storylines, dubbed "Who Shot Phil?". Phil is hospitalised again with an infection and Sharon discovers that Phil has changed his will to leave everything to Louise so she forces him to have the will amended to include her. People do crazy, mad things like this when they're desperate. He is then rushed to hospital, Shirley fleeing with the help of her aunt, Babe Smith (Annette Badland). Later, Ben tells Phil that he will donate part of his liver. By then, Phil's drinking worsens and he drives with Ian and Dennis in the car whilst intoxicated. EastEnders (TV Series 1985- ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Perry Fenwick has played Billy Mitchell for over 20 years. 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. If y. Shirley confronts Carl about his actions, and she mysteriously disappears after this, though her friends believe she has gone to Greece as she had planned. 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). Some time after, Phil tries to give Ian advice after Bobby violently assaults Jane, putting her in hospital. 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 Mitchell first arrives in Walford in February 1990 to open an automobile repair shop, known as The Arches;[3] he is joined by his younger brother Grant (Ross Kemp). Phil Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Steve McFadden. In early 2001, Lisa leaves, keeping quiet about her pregnancy, so when Mark Fowler (Todd Carty) suggests they tell people that the baby is his, Lisa agrees. [48] One reporter commented "Formerly the milder-mannered sibling, Phil has gone from Abel to Cain without an intervening period of plausibility. Sharon decides not to tell Phil the truth, but later changes her mind when she learns that Denise is planning to give her son up for adoption. Lola agrees for Phil to have residence of Lexi and he suggests to Sharon that they pretend to be in a relationship to increase the chances of success, even though she is in a relationship with Jack Branning (Scott Maslen). 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. This prompts Phil to finally reveal the true circumstances of how Dennis died on New Year's Eve 2005, explaining how he is the reason Dennis attacked Johnny, prior to the latter having him killed. After emotionally holding him, Phil leaves without him. Phil is held on remand in prison on suspicion of Stella's murder and Ben delights in the distress he causes his father. Furious at this, she and Louise flee to Portugal with Jamie reluctantly assisting her after growing uncomfortable with Phil's violent tendencies. 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. This is soon discovered by Ronnie and Roxy's mother, Glenda (Glynis Barber). 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. 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. Stephen Patterson Monday 2 Aug 2021 9:25 pm. Phil along with Grant was voted as the second most popular King of Soaps in a Channel 4 poll in 2002. Twitter user E asked: "Raymond is 6, why . [19] The episode caused the third-largest power surge on record,[20] and the Liverpool and Barcelona UEFA Cup semi-final was postponed for 10 minutes to accommodate a special 40-minute edition of the soap.[21]. 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. It's not set to be a good end to the year for EastEnders ' Phil Mitchell as it's been revealed that he may end 2021 by going on the run. He is released on bail and vanishes, to Sharon's concern; he returns a week later, with Peggy, to get a passport. Phil finds out that Sharon has been helping Jane cover up the real killer Bobby Beale (Eliot Carrington), Lucy's half-brother, Phil tells Jane and Sharon that he will bribe the foreman of the jury to make sure Max is not guilty. EastEnders will always be No1 in my heart and I look forward to returning to Albert Square." "[28][29], McFadden decided to lose weight for the storyline by going on a crash diet, saying that food would not be one of Phil's priorities. 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. Phil and Peggy hire a nanny, Joanne Ryan (Tara Lynne O'Neill), without consulting her, telling her that Lisa is mentally unstable. When Phil refuses to do so, Lisa plans to shoot him again until she backs down. Phil Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Steve McFadden. Together, they buy 10 Turpin Road and convert it into a new bar, which Sharon names "The Albert". 2005 saw the highly anticipated screen return of both of the Mitchell brothers six years since they last appeared together. Phil is unable to give Ronnie away on her wedding day to Jack, so she and Roxy visit him in hospital. Phil warns Lisa not to mess up. 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. Despite the fact that Sharon was married to Grant, EastEnders writer Tony Jordan revealed in The Mitchells The Full Story that the love-triangle storyline had been planned since Phil and Grant's introduction, after the writers decided Sharon was perfect for them both. During Phil and Kathy's engagement party, Grant plays an audio cassette recording of Sharon admitting to the affair. He soon begins to visit Dalton, most notably when Phil finds out that Dalton discovers Kate's identity. 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. 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. EastEnders cast 2023 The full present regular cast for EastEnders can be found below. [46] Indeed, the character's violent behaviour evoked concern from viewers in October 2002. [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. When Phil confronts her about this, she tells Phil that he cannot see Lexi if he objects. 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. 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