Phil vanishes again, and is next seen meeting with a long-thought dead Kathy in central London. 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. 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. 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". Though she insists on getting the police involved, Kate allows Phil to deal with Dalton on his own. Sharon and Louise ask Phil to give Lisa a chance. Janine EvansMrs. 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). Walford General Hospital is the nearest hospital for the residents of Walford. In his absence, Phil and Sharon continue their affair but when Grant is released, Sharon reconciles with him, leaving Phil heartbroken. 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. Eventually, the police catch up to Chrissie just as she prepares to flee the country at the airport and Sharon punches her in revenge for her father's death; Chrissie is then arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment, while Sam is released from prison only to end up fleeing the country when she finds herself implicated for perverting the course of justice for Den's murder. After Jamie's funeral, Phil goes to Portugal and returns a month later with Louise. Dan later seeks revenge on Phil and Steve. Their conflict leads to Phil abducting Vincent's daughter Pearl, with the two threatening to shoot each other up to the point where Vincent attempts to strangle Phil to death, before later sorting out their differences when his friend Fatboy (Ricky Norwood) gets accidentally killed. 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. [44], In 2016, McFadden was honoured at The British Soap Awards when he was awarded "Outstanding Achievement' for his portrayal of Phil. . Following on from this, Phil tells Sharon they are over forever and begins a secret relationship with Kat. Phil and Sharon reunite after her relationship with Jack ends. . He's really angry about it and feels the world is against him. 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). All rights for this video go to BBC Studios. 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. Trouble stirs, however, when Phil ends up getting distant from both his children in 2010: Ben is sent to a juvenile offenders' unit for attacking his friend Jordan Johnson (Michael-Joel David Stuart), which sparks a clash between Jordan's father Lucas (Don Gilet) and Phil himself in the process, and Louise returns to her mother before the pair disappear under Lisa's guise that Phil can have contact at any time. 16 Nov 2021. Afterwards, Phil makes amends with Ben and the two support Archie when he and Peggy plan to get married. Sharon agrees to help Phil fight for his son. In gratitude for Grant rescuing Ben, Phil tells Grant that Mark is his son. [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. Jay likes spending time with Phil and changes his surname to Mitchell, becoming Phil's surrogate son. He later tells Billy that Lola will never get Lexi back, which Lola overhears. However, he then deliberately crashes the car after releasing Phil's seatbelt thus causing Phil to be thrown through the windscreen. When Ian's daughter Lucy dies, Phil begins supporting his former enemy and helps him get back on his feet. [49] His violent tendencies have also been spoofed by the television series 2DTV. EastEnders spoilers follow. Sharon, Kathy and Shirley go to the hospital to find out that Phil discharged himself. Phil later finds this out and wants revenge on Callum. Phil's one of the most iconic characters in the EastEnders cast 2022 (Credit: BBC) Phil Mitchell, played by Steve McFadden. 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. 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. Will Phil do something he cannot come back from? His bullying of Ian Beale is often done as a means of deriving pleasure. 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. This is further notified when Dalton summons Phil to carry out his favour with a task: killing Dennis. 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. 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. [3] She moves in with him while she is investigated. Dan then escapes with the money, never to be seen in Walford again, while Phil recovers and returns to the square upon helping Steve rescue Mel.[4]. It says that unless problems are worked through (the female method), they will be repeated generation after generation". Billy confronts Phil over his actions and ends up punching him. Nadia seduces and sleeps with a drunken Phil. "[8] Ross Kemp got the role of Grant. Synopsis. 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. [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. Unaware of Phil's role in her attack, Sharon accepts. Before Kathy returns to South Africa, she asks Phil to go with her but he declines as Grant has planned an armed robbery and Phil refuses to let him do the job alone. Keanu plans to use this money to flee the country with Sharon, their baby and Dennis. After going through Sharon's bag, Phil learns that Grant has a son, Mark Fowler (Ned Porteous), with Sharon's best friend Michelle Fowler (Susan Tully) as the mother following a one-night stand between them from 21 years previously. Among other deeds, Ben sends Denise Fox (Diane Parish) evidence that Phil supplied the cut-and-shut car responsible for her ex-husband, Kevin Wicks' (Phil Daniels), death in 2008. 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. When she eventually confronts Phil about this, he confines to Sharon about how Ronnie killed Carl to protect their family against his threats. 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. 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. [35], During a period of heavy media criticism aimed at EastEnders throughout 2004 and 2005, the characterwho was on a hiatus from the showwas reintroduced twice in what was branded by the press as a bid to "boost flagging Enders. Later in 2019, Phil is told by Lisa that he is not the father of Sharon's baby. She agrees but changes her mind and telephones Steve, asking him to return Louise. Phil is devastated by her death, unable to make a eulogy for her funeral, especially when he reads the loving letter she left him. 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. 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. 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). 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. (Picture: BBC) Phil Mitchell ( Steve McFadden) is desperate to ensure that Raymond Dawkins knows who . Shirley ends her relationship with Phil as she is unable to cope with his betrayal. 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. Whitney instead accidentally runs over Kat and drives off, after this Phil stays in hospital with Kat until she recovers. Phil later convinces Grant to help him confront Johnny at his new home in rural Essex, but he escapes and the brothers peruse home. However, she later changes her mind and asks Marcus to return all Phil's money to his accounts unaware that Phil has seen them. 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. She is later hospitalized with a ruptured spleen, leaving Phil distraught though he later admits to Shirley that he arranged for the men to scare Sharon at the bar, but believed the bodyguards that he hired for her would have protected her and did not realize that she would be hurt. Phil prepares for his son Ben's marriage to Callum. The 61-year-old soap star has been on the popular programme since joining in 1990. The doctor tells his family that he needs an urgent liver transplant and that if Phil continues to drink, he will be dead within 12 months. 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