[47], A certain level of criticism was aimed at the character due to the stark personality change he underwent circa 2000. Phil hands Max his pillow, insisting that he kills him, but Max shakes his hand and says that he forgives him. 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. Lisa plans to take Louise, going to Liverpool Street station. Sharon resumes her relationship with Phil and moves in with him. "[26] Phil also loses his son Ben (Charlie Jones), who makes a temporary departure from the show in order for the part to be recast. However, after one of Dennis's friends at school is stabbed and dies, Dennis is visibly upset, and therefore Phil decides to go on the transplant list after realising he does not want to put his family through the upset of his death. 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. Phil kidnaps Ian on the day of Max's trial so he cannot testify, and then kidnaps Carl once Max is acquitted. 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. Carl leaves, and Phil pleads with Shirley to return to Walford. He then learns from Ben that Lola has ended their relationship and has begun dating Ian's son Peter Beale (Ben Hardy). He gets the name of Louise's school before Peggy tells him that her cancer has returned and she is dying. By this stage, Phil's mother Peggy has married Frank. When she discovers this, Lisa tells Kate that she is taking Louise. Sharon discovers this and kicks him out of their home. The brothers try to dissuade Peggy from committing suicide but are unaware of pills secretly hidden in her makeup bag. EastEnders actor Steve McFadden has become one of the show's most well-known stars for playing Albert Square resident Phil Mitchell.. 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. Lisa agrees until some of Phil's relatives, assuming she is the nanny, start talking about how unstable Louise's mother is. [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. He was also the presenter of the game show, Britain's Hardest. She knows how much he fought for custody, for contact and how important it was for him to see his children. 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. EastEnders has revealed new details about Phil Mitchell's shocking New Year story. 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. The pair are old friends, . They are not being told anyone else's storylines. However, Archie later returns to the square and ignores Phil's constant demands that he leave Walford again. When Phil learns that Jake and Danny's cousin Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) has upset Roxy no sooner after she started working for him and the pair later got married, he retaliates by selling the pub to get one over Alfie. Kathy is incensed, and Grant beats Phil so badly that he has to go to hospital, due to a blood clot on his brain. This prompts Phil and Grant to confront Johnny, warning him to stay away from Peggy under the threat of further violence. The BBC responded by saying "EastEnders in no way and at no point glamorises or condones the use of drugs, and furthermore we took great care to avoid any demonstration on how to prepare or take drugs. 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). 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. Eventually, Phil feels guilty about the crash and drinks alcohol again. This makes her dependent on him so he moves on to her best friend, Mel Healy (Tamzin Outhwaite). 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 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. Phil and Sharon find Louise's room empty and the doctor reassures them of Lisa and Louise's whereabouts, although they find Louise's belongings gone. EastEnders ' Phil Mitchell will infuriate his ex-wife Sharon Watts next week, when he becomes embroiled in her baby drama. He momentarily subdues Dan and prepares to shoot him, but Mel after learning how Phil and Steve framed Dan for the shooting helps Dan by turning off the lights to distract Phil, which allows Dan to overpower him. Intent on winning him back, Sharon kisses Phil but he ends things there. [23] In February 2005, it was confirmed that McFadden would return. They name the business Kat's Cabs. In Tuesday's upcoming episode, the gangster, played by Steve McFadden, will get new . After discovering Aidan has been tormenting Mick and his family, Phil punches Aidan and shows him evidence that he killed Luke which forces Aidan to leave Walford for good. Phil is stunned when he realizes that Mick is in fact Shirley's son, who she had at fourteen, subsequently raised by Shirley's parents as their son, without Mick ever discovering the truth. Sharon, Kathy and Shirley go to the hospital to find out that Phil discharged himself. SPOILER pictures show Phil Mitchell's fury over his arrest as he demands lawyer Gray Atkins releases him.Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) . This prompts Archie to confront Phil over his behaviour. Kathy and Phil eventually sort out their differences, up to the point where they get married and Kathy later gives birth to their son Ben (Matthew Silver). When Ian's daughter Lucy dies, Phil begins supporting his former enemy and helps him get back on his feet. 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. 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. [3], For the roles of Phil and Grant Mitchell many actors were screen-tested together. Later, while Phil confronts Nick in his house, Ronnie goes into labour and on the way to the hospital, the wedding car crashes. The police, Phil and Sharon discuss Lisa being traced through her cash withdrawals in Castle Point and that she has a mental health team. Phil is later reunited with a dying Peggy. 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. This prompts her to leave Walford for South Africa, letting it be known that an offer of reconciliation from Phil would make her reconsider. He obliges and has Archie kidnapped, but lets him go after threatening him to stay away from Walford. The Broadcasting Standards Commission upheld 31 complaints from viewers, saying that the scenes were too strong for a programme shown before the 9pm watershed. Ben struggles to grieve for Paul's death and asks Phil for a gun to take revenge, but he refuses and Ben disappears. Unable to stop her legally, Kate agrees; however, Phil discovers this and his marriage with Kate ends after he refuses to forgive her for costing him Louise. Phil refuses to speak at Ronnie and Roxy's funeral, but changes his mind after Michelle (now played by Jenna Russell) speaks to him. The repercussions of Phil's betrayal contributed to many subsequent storylines involving the Mitchell brothers during the 1990s. There, Phil discovers Ben's current boyfriend Luke Browning (Adam Astill) is Willmott-Brown's son when he finds a photo of them. Phil then reveals this to be a lie in a mysterious phone call. The self-titled leader of the Square, Phil Mitchell, played by Steve . The storyline signifying the departure of Ross Kemp played heavily on the Mitchell brothers' fragile and damaged relationship. 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. On finding out Keanu is still alive, Phil goes to kill him himself. Lisa apologizes to Phil for the past mistakes, regarding Louise and says that they both need to be there for her. During a charity abseil on top of The Queen Vic, Shirley proposes to Phil and he accepts. This prompts Phil to confront Ian once more, forcing him to object to the relationship instead. After emotionally holding him, Phil leaves without him. Phil re-evaluates his life following his near-death experience and proposes to Shirley. Ben signs the paperwork for the garage when Phil decides to hand it over to him and Sharon is left stunned when he decides to give Jay the car lot land, as it is worth more than the garage. 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. Phil returns 18 months later, needing more money. This change was perhaps a consequence of Grant's departure, who up until this point had always been depicted as the more selfish, thuggish and nastier of the two. However, on their wedding day, Phil is unhappy when Lisa reappears demanding access to Louise. However, she later overhears his secret and begins plotting against him with the help from their family solicitor Marcus Christie (Stephen Churchett). 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. 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). He later researches cirrhosis online at home and when he finds out that Dennis is recovering, decides to give up drinking and rushes to the hospital to tell Sharon that he will always stand by her. 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. He takes Phil to a block of run-down flats where Shirley is staying with her sister Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White). Producer Corinne Hollingworth commented: "There were some good actors we had to turn down because we couldn't find the 'right' brother. Storylines featuring the Mitchell family dominated the soap opera throughout the 1990s, with Phil serving as one of the show's central characters and protagonist villains since the 1990s. After a bumping into a 'pregnant' Abi, she lies to Ben that she lost the baby she never had. Nick overhears this, and cuts the brakes of the wedding car. The character made a shocking discovery last week as his ex-wife Honey. It quickly turns out Carl threatened Shirley to stay away from Walford or he would harm Phil's family. Various key characters were in the frame for the deed and viewers were left guessing for weeks as to which of them was the real culprit. Within minutes, the pub is ablaze and the roof collapses on Phil. Max returns to Walford and Sharon decides not to tell Phil, but when Max discovers that Phil bribed the foreman in his trial, Max visits Phil in hospital, revealing that he knows the truth. This is further notified when Dalton summons Phil to carry out his favour with a task: killing Dennis. [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. 20 February 1990: Phil Mitchell arrives 22 February 1990: Grant Mitchell arrives 12 July 1990: Sam Mitchell arrives 30 April 1991: Peggy Mitchell arrives June 1991: Peggy Mitchell departs 4 July 1991: Ricky and Sam Butcher get married 26 December 1991: Grant and Sharon Mitchell get married 4 February 1993: Sam Butcher departs 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. Ian later departs Walford. 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 decides that he wants to take time away from Walford to recover from his transplant and he and Sharon decide to go to Italy. Jay has a visit from his police public protection officer, who says Jay will have to move out as Louise is underage. In Friday's (September 10) episode, the race was on to find Scarlett. [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]. Phil gains entry to their room and Lisa hits Phil over the head with a phone. Fearful and angry, Ben retaliates by murdering Heather just as Phil returns to confront him. 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. Blaming himself for Ben's actions, Phil makes the murder look like a burglary, spurns a grieving Shirley, allows his neighbors and family to become murder suspects, and bullies Ian into keeping quiet after Ben confesses to him. Executive producer Louise Berridge went on to say that she was "looking forward to Steve returning in 2004". After a furious confrontation, he tries to convince her not to tell the police but Ben confesses to the police and is charged with Heather's murder. He is the fianc of Kat Slater and is portrayed by Steve McFadden. 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. [43] On Digital Spy's 2012 end of year reader poll, McFadden was nominated for "Best Male Soap Actor" and came fourth with 10.7% of the vote. 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