At a family meal, Archie impresses Peggy when he helps her son Phil (Steve McFadden) mediate his relationship with his son Ben (Charlie Jones) - after Phil ends up revealing that his father,Eric (George Russo),[7] had previously abused him back when he was a child; Archie calms Phil down by telling him of his own abuse at the hands of his own father, which also impacted Eric, and that Eric loved another woman. 25 December 2009 EastEnders airs Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm on . But things just get worse. [1] Crace commented that her character "thinks thats why [Ronnie] is always so hot and cold with her [] she takes it upon herself to try to look after Ronnie and help her to get well again. "[16] Lamb said: "I'm absolutely delighted to be joining the Mitchell clan and working with [] Barbara Windsor and my new-found daughters Ronnie and Roxy. Phil later tells Archie he's going to kill him, but is stopped by Ben at the last moment. Ben Mitchell Mark Fowler Ricky Mitchell "[6] Asked if Ronnie had noticed the resemblance between herself and Danielle, Janus responded: "She has never thought about any resemblance - why would she? He first plans to burn the pub down and frame Billy for the incident, but Peggy discovers this - though Archie is able to convince her that he was not involved and they kiss briefly. I can't wait to step into Archie's shoes frankly, it's a badge of honour to join EastEnders. He also controls Peggy, changing how she dresses and distancing her from her friends. Archie is up to his usual tricks as Glenda does her best to keep the lively Ronnie and Roxy out of trouble. Entrepreneur EastEnders 2009 - 2011. When Roxy asks her sister how she could be sure that Archie raped Stacey in the first place, Ronnie admits that their father had also raped her as a child. "[1] Santer agreed that while having Ronnie and Danielle spend time together as mother and daughter would be touching, ultimately it would become boring. "[8], The ultimate revelation of Danielle's true identity was set at Archie's wedding to Peggy (Barbara Windsor), matriarch of the Mitchell family. However, he failed, and told Danielle that he had told Ronnie, and that she had rejected her and given him money to get rid of her. Roxy agrees to return to London if Ronnie and Archie make up, but Ronnie whispers in her father's ear that she will kiss his gravestone when he is dead. That doesn't always lead to a happy ending. Portrayed by Archie later buys the car lot from Jack, upsetting Ronnie further. Ronnie and Roxie Mitchell, played by Samantha Womack and Rita Simons, were two of the most iconic characters on EastEnders until their strange deaths in 2017. Ben Mitchell (2009) Mark Fowler Jr (2009) This act leads to Sean kidnapping Amy, and trying to drown her, Roxy and himself, before he is stopped by Ronnie and Jack. BBC Bradley warns him to stay away from his fiancee and Danielle's best-friend Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner); a couple of months ago, Archie raped Stacey and became the reason why she ended up getting sectioned in the first place. Ronnie, his signet ring (as well as a note regarding him expecting her to not take any substantial gifts from him); Janine (who played the game better than anyone he ever knew), his, This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 07:16. During a vicious row with Ronnie, Archie told her that Amy had died in an accident in the bath when she was a child. Back in Walford, Phil gets more than he bargained for from Suzy. Diederick Santer (2008) Bryan Kirkwood (2010) Nephews Equally disgusted by his lies, she screams at their guests to leave and confronts Archie for his deceit. He forms a partnership with Janine to carry out his scheme. At first both Roxy and Peggy refuse to believe this, but they realize that Archie had indeed raped Ronnie upon finding out that Glenda knew about it without telling anyone in the first place.[8]. No money is being made from this & no copyright infringement intended.#EastEnders Janine then shows her engagement ring to Peggy, who recognizes it as the same ring that belonged to Archie's mother. Ian takes matters into his own hands to escape from Linda, and Archie sets his sights . A young Archie Mitchell will be seen during the EastEnders flashback episode, which airs tonight at 7.30pm. The power grid usually sees a surge of 500MW at the end of an average episode of EastEndersat 20:30 the grid saw a surge of 1,270MW. Classification "[2] Crace accepted the role whilst still in her third year at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Archie was manipulative often hiding his true self from those he loved bar his eldest daughter Ronnie who Archie went out his way to show his true self around her and even play the victim at times however April 2009, Archie was eventually outed however despite being threatened out of Walford. He then proceeds to evict Janine out of the pub, leaving her upset and seething. As he does this, Archie does not notice the bust of the Queen Vic being pushed from the bar and coming straight towards him. Archibald Mitchell Evil Archie (Larry Lamb) made quite a powerful impact during his short time on Albert Square. Other Appearances A few months after their arrival, during an argument, Roxy implied there was a family secret between the two of them and a physical fight ensued. In return, he threatens her that unless she returns, he will have the pub converted to flats, becoming emotional when he says that he will be waiting for her as she leaves. Now engaged, Archie and Peggy return to The Queen Victoria public house. Archie tells Janine that he is aware that she had been planning to defraud him in a conspiracy plan with Ryan, before taunting her with the fact that she is the reason why her father Frank abandoned her. Ronnie refused to believe her, and helped her father throw her out, proclaiming, "Who would want to have a daughter like you!". Eric Mitchell (deceased) Clive Mitchell Phil's mother Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor) decided to take them all away to recover for a while and asked Ronnie and Roxy to look after their pub The Queen Victoria. But she is so pleased that Ronnie is her mother and cant wait for her secret to be revealed at last. Glenda Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Glynis Barber. She also had a locket with a picture of Ronnie in it that was given to her when she was put up for adoption. Danielle is torn between Ronnie and Stacey, but which way will she turn? [] Barbara [Windsor], Rita [Simons], Sam [Janus] and I are very excited to be working with Larry. Danielle Jones is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Lauren Crace. Status [3] Crace deemed her final scenes: "Really tough, but great",[1] expanding: "For so long you have so many scenes where you're just getting coffees in the caff or standing around in the back of Vic scenes, and then suddenly when you leave you get written for and you've got all these amazing scenes, and I had such great scenes with Larry and with Sam. Archibald Lionel "Archie" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Larry Lamb. During the end of March, Danielle grew more and more desperate to tell Ronnie, even believing that when she told her, she would be a bridesmaid at Archie and Peggy's wedding. Meanwhile, Stacey began acting strangely towards everyone, and it was revealed that the death of Danielle was one of the events that triggered her bipolar disorder. Archie later causes his family to lose the bail money for Sam by convincing her to abscond the country. Ronnie tells Roxy he cannot be trusted, but he reveals Janine's plan, cementing his place in the Mitchell family. Archie later causes his family to lose the bail money for Sam by convincing her to abscond the country. Archie realizes that Danielle is Ronnie's daughter when he sees her locket and recognizes it as the one Ronnie gave her baby before giving her up for adoption. [12] Winstone, a friend of Janus, denied claims that he would be playing Archie, joking "I'll play [Ronnie's] fella but I'm not playing her dad! Roxy invites everyone to Archie's housewarming party, but Ronnie organises a party at The Queen Vic - so nobody turns up. "[21] In June 2010, Lamb revealed that he based Archie on his own father. Ronnie tries to tell the family that Archie is evil, but only succeeds in turning them against her. Hes also the uncle of Phil, Grant and Sam and grandfather of Amy, Danielle, James and Matthew. [1] Crace herself was only told of Danielle's true identity after her successful audition, though as she only signed a six-month contract with the show, was always aware Danielle would only have a short arc. He later tells Ronnie that Roxy has hardly any money left because she is spending it on expensive things she hardly uses. Billy soon discovers Archie's plot upon hearing him and Janine talking about their engagement. Sam tries to confront Archie but he shuts the door on her. In order to preserve his story, he told Danielle that Ronnie believed she was dead because of a letter from the adoption agency, and that Ronnie suffered from depression, so asked Danielle to keep quiet for a little while longer, in order to protect her mental health. "[10], Archie is a love interest for Peggy, his brother's widow, despite reports that actress Barbara Windsor did not want any more romantic storylines. Phil tells Archie to leave, saying if he returns, he will be killed for real. EastEnders has released a new photo of its forthcoming Mitchell family flashback . Archie caught up with her, and their exchange was overheard by Peggy. Lilian Martin (2009; deceased) EastEnders star Rita Simons has revealed that forthcoming episodes of the soap will revisit the relationship between her screen sister Ronnie Mitchell and their late father Archie.. "The Secret Mitchell" was a storyline in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, involving the characters of Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack) and Danielle Jones (Lauren Crace), starting in May 2008 and climaxing on 2 April 2009. Sister-in-law Months later, Ronnie recaps on this after walking into Roxy and their mother Glenda (Glynis Barber) watching old videos of them together with Archie. EastEnders 2010. After Ronnie prevents her father from visiting Danielle at the morgue and then attending at her funeral, Archie is thrown out of The Queen Vic and disowned by his family - with Roxy also turning on her father for ruining her sister's life. [1] Of Danielle's emotions during this period, Crace illuminated: "Having Ronnie show her some affection and willingly offering to come with her and to help her and give her advice, it was a huge thing for Danielle, because from always being knocked back by Ronnie, from always being knocked back by everybody, suddenly someone out of the blue offered to help her, and it was the one person in the world that she wants to be there. However, their celebrations are cut short when Ryan alerts them to the fact that Archie and Janine are behind the bar. "[6] Following Ronnie's failure to attend her second appointment, the character briefly departed from the series, said to have returned to her native Telford. Larry Lamb discussed Archie and Ronnie's relationship in an interview with Radio Times: "He has a very chequered past - it's gone very wrong with Ronnie, while Roxy's his blue-eyed girl [] he's a very family-oriented character and I think he finds the dissent between him and Ronnie a little bit tough to take. Archie is struck on the head by the falling bust, and is left fatally injured. She eventually finds an envelope containing a one-way ticket to Poland, and discovers that Archie has packed a bag for her to move out of the Queen Vic. Both are dead; the difference was that Harry died of a heart attack while Archie got murdered by Stacey Slater. Ronnie visits her father, telling Archie that he will not make her care for him anymore. After discovering that Billy had overheard their plans, they convince Billy to let them make him an offer so he could be on their side; Billy reluctantly agrees when they persuade his ex-wife Honey (Emma Barton) to bring their children over for Christmas and New Year to spend time with their father. Archie's schemes and lies are revealed and the Mitchells are stunned by the news that Danielle is a relative, and that Archie is as evil as Ronnie always claimed. Watch the NEW series of Albert Squared, the EastEnders gameshow, here https://bit.ly/3tILL6ZWhen Archie discovered his teenage daughter Ronnie was pregna. Ronnie is unhappy, seeing this as Archie controlling her from beyond the grave, but is not allowed to decline legally; Phil his father's "real" boxing trophy, which they had a fight about earlier regarding Archie giving fake ones; Archie asks Roxy to pass on a gift to Ronnie: the baby blanket she bought for her daughter when she was born. Billy, his "stool" and place at the end of the bar in The Queen Vic, as a place for him where he cannot be thrown out; Peggy, a silver framed photo of their wedding; Amy, and Ronnie's "first surviving child", the sum of 100,000 each to be held in trust until their 21st birthdays. Although he is . 29 mins. "[4] Explaining the back-story from Danielle's point of view, she detailed: "When Danielle's adoptive mother died, she thought it was time to find out who her real mother was. Archie falls for the blackmail and begs for his life, offering Phil money. Archie and Peggy catch up and he tells her he has survived cancer. He forms a partnership with Janine to carry out his scheme. Phil Mitchell Grant Mitchell During the Christmas episode, Jack confronted Archie over Ronnie losing her baby. 28 December 2009 Archie later came to stay at Walford where he began a relationship with Peggy. When Archie and Peggy's divorce papers come through, Archie tells Peggy that he still loves her and wants her back. This allowed the characters to develop and allowed the audience to get to know them. Peggy tells Archie that he killed another of Ronnie's child and warns him to stay away from her, but later invites him and Janine to The Queen Vic during a Christmas Eve party and gives them the keys; Archie and Janine celebrate as his family move out of the pub in defeat, though not before Phil warns Archie that he'll be coming for him. Former; regular Moments later, his daughters find him - with Roxy arriving in the pub to see Ronnie crouching down behind their dying father. Step-grandsons Ted Mitchell In response, Archie insists that her chance to get Danielle back is meaningless and that it will not affect his marriage to Peggy - not realizing that Peggy herself is right behind him, overhearing Archie dismissing Ronnie's claims about him. Deceased He also learns of Sam's engagement to Janine's brother Ricky and gives them a gift - which they decline. Jack's also never liked the way that Archie's treated Ronnie. However, she returned in February. They're both dead a long time. A younger version of Archie appeared in a flashback episode that aired on 5 September 2022, being portrayed by Henry Garrett, with the episode focusing on the Mitchell family in the 1970s.[5]. During that same live episode, it also transpired that Archie had previously raped Ronnie back when she was 13; Ronnie would eventually describe this to her family on 20 July 2010. My roots are working class so becoming part of the Square feels right. First cousins But at the end of the day, Ronnie's her mum, and deep down, that's all Danielle has ever wanted. Ronnie is described as the "ice" to Roxy's "fire". Date of Death Betty (II)|Blue|Boots|Bronson|Chips|Chops|Corky|Craig|Crush|Crystal|Dalgliesh|Dave|Eric| Peggy eventually agrees to talk to Archie and believes he is sorry for his past actions. At the Queen Vic, Ronnie delivered a heartfelt toast to Archie, but then discovered the locket in her champagne glass, realising to her horror and shock that Danielle was her daughter. He and Peggy celebrate, but their children return the money and their cousin Billy (Perry Fenwick) makes it clear to Archie that his family - including Peggy - still do not trust him. "[14] Veteran entertainer Lionel Blair was also rumoured to be playing Archie, but this was denied. Throughout the storyline the ratings were around seven or eight million; rising to around 9 million for the episode in October 2008 revealing that Danielle was Ronnie's daughter. Archie Mitchell His daughter Ronnie knew this only too well. Danielle did not, however, and on the wedding day, placed her locket in Ronnie's champagne glass, before going upstairs to confront her. From then onwards, Stacey appears to have vanquished her trauma from Archie once and for all. Archie soon returns on 10 July 2009, seeking to reclaim Peggy and reconcile with Roxy. Archie, meanwhile, is up to his usual tricks as Glenda does her best to keep the lively Ronnie and Roxy out of trouble. Danielle decided that she would tell Ronnie who she really was, and then leave Walford for good, but was stopped by Archie, who found her locket. [3] A body double was used for the moment Danielle was run over. Great-nieces [9] Viewers were made aware of his feud with daughter Ronnie after he made her give her baby up for adoption as a teenager. Ronnie is furious to see her father, wanting nothing to do with him. At a family meal, Peggy's son Phil argues with his son Ben and reveals the abuse he suffered from his father - Eric. This prompts Phil to borrow money from a loan shark named Isaacs, who later assaults him for not meeting the repayments; in response, Phil gets a loan from his stepson Ian Beale - which is secured on The Queen Vic, thereby meaning that Ian would inherit the pub if Phil does not repay him in two weeks. Archie was bundled into the back of a van on 10 April, and bound and gagged in The Arches. Danielle tearfully called her "Mum", moments before dying, as Roxy, Stacey and Janine watched. Archie lets her in the pub, and she delivers an ultimatum; either Archie leaves the pub tonight, or he will regret all the evil things he had done to their family. Danielle then planned to leave. The character first appeared in the programme on 7 January 2010. Introduced by She then admitted to Ronnie that after a seven-month silence, she was her daughter, and was shocked to realise that Ronnie did not know who she was. Phil tells Archie to leave, saying if he returns, he will be killed for real. 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