After the reception, Shirley enters their house and confronts them; Sharon is left devastated when she realizes Phil has been cheating behind her back even after he asked her to marry him. He then asks Ben for alcohol, revealing he has been drinking during his kidnapping. Shirley finds out and believes he is doing it so she will stay quiet about his involvement in Heather's death. Unaware of Phil's role in her attack, Sharon accepts. They find Phil drunk at the pub, where he insults his family and hits Kathy. [39][40], In 2009, Phil Mitchell came second in a poll by British men's magazine Loaded for 'Top Soap Bloke'. Phil lends Grant money to support him financially and Grant tells him to fight his liver condition. The Queen Vic have won a boat party, which the residents of Walford attend. 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. McFadden temporarily left the series in late 2003, then returned in April 2005 for a brief appearance before making a permanent return in October 2005. Soon afterwards, Phil rebuilds his relationship with Kate and the two get married. Phil finds Louise but she tells him to leave. Phil Mitchell's appearance shocks viewers on EastEnders. (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). 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. Phil rescues Louise but the car explodes before he can help Steve, who dies in the inferno. 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. 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. Die Serie wurde . [24] His return scenes aired in April 2005 for a brief stint before returning full-time in October. 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. [] What he's really doing is self-harm which is a common response to anger. Ben reveals the abuse during the wedding ceremony, and Stella flees to an abandoned warehouse with Phil in pursuit where she kills herself by jumping from the roof. 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. He is also the older brother of Grant and Sam Mitchell, as well as being the father of Ben and Louise Mitchell, Raymond Dawkins and the adoptive father of Dennis Rickman Jr. "); developing an addiction to crack cocaine that sparks the events of The Queen Vic Fire Week; his ongoing struggle to bond with his children Ben (Max Bowden) and Louise (Tilly Keeper), and discovering that his wife Sharon has had an affair with and later fallen pregnant by his daughter Louise's fianc Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters). The jury find Max guilty and it emerges that Phil paid the foreman for this verdict. Jack thinks he has killed Phil, but Phil later arrives at the pub and announces Jack's guilt. After discovering that Grant had vengefully slept with Kathy, Phil went ballistic with a handgun causing the hijacked Vauxhall Astra they were driving to career at high speed into the River Thames, in an episode that was watched by 19.5million viewers. No copyright infringement intendedNEWS Hello Everyone, I have just made a EastEnders4Life Twitter Account. He was also the presenter of the game show, Britain's Hardest. [3] Sharon and Grant's reconciliation is brief, and amidst more rowing and physical violence, Grant is arrested and imprisoned. . They name the business Kat's Cabs. However, Phil is surprised when the pub's new owner turns out to be Shirley's brother Mick Carter (Danny Dyer). He does so, and Sharon punches him and insists she will divorce him. He then collapses. They had been intent on adopting a baby until Peggy reacts to the suggestion with horror, and Sharon is not keen on Phil's suggestion of having a surrogate child. 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. After emotionally holding him, Phil leaves without him. Phil begs her to stay, admitting he is dying from cirrhosis. Keanu plans to use this money to flee the country with Sharon, their baby and Dennis. In February 2003, it was confirmed that Steve McFadden would be taking a year hiatus. 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. He later tells Billy that Lola will never get Lexi back, which Lola overhears. Phil is told by Ian that Ben has died after a homophobic attack following a night out, however this turns out to be Paul, Ben's boyfriend. Fearful and angry, Ben retaliates by murdering Heather just as Phil returns to confront him. When Phil and Den cross paths with each other, they quickly become enemies, although Den manages to feign an admiration for Phil as part of his bid to bring about his downfall. [42] as well as be nominated at the Inside Soap Awards for 'Best Actor' in 2011. 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. Phil tells Kathy of Luke's identity and he warns Luke to stay away from Ben, which backfires as Luke tells Ben about Phil's threat. The 61-year-old soap star has been on the popular programme since joining in 1990. This makes him bitter and neglectful towards Kathy and Ben, so Kathy takes Ben and moves out. Grant also makes a brief reappearance, warning Phil to expect a war over money owed to Grant. She wants to return to Walford, but Phil tells her to stay away for Ian and Ben's sakes. Realizing what he has lost, Phil gives up alcohol and attends Alcoholics Anonymous. And it doesn't suit him". Later, while Phil confronts Nick in his house, Ronnie goes into labour and on the way to the hospital, the wedding car crashes. When Phil gets home, he finds that Shirley knows the truth about Heather's death. Later, Phil is knocked unconscious when the exposed gas line explodes during the Walford in Bloom event but he is unharmed. "[8] Steve McFadden, an actor who had worked extensively in television, was cast as Phil. Phil then swears to have revenge, planning to kill Keanu and confront Sharon. Phil returns 18 months later, needing more money. 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). [47], A certain level of criticism was aimed at the character due to the stark personality change he underwent circa 2000. Phil shouts at a struggling Lisa as Louise deteriorates and Lisa and Louise go to hospital together. [22] In July 2004, it was announced that McFadden had delayed his return. The brothers return to Walford when Peggy requests they help his sister Sam (Kim Medcalf), who is wrongfully remanded in custody for Den's murder; Den was murdered by his second wife and Sam's nemesis, Chrissie (Tracy-Ann Oberman), after the duo and Sam's friend Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan) initially worked together to get revenge on Den for his nefarious activities including Sam's intent to avenge Phil's ordeal. He gets the name of Louise's school before Peggy tells him that her cancer has returned and she is dying. 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. Phil kidnaps Ian on the day of Max's trial so he cannot testify, and then kidnaps Carl once Max is acquitted. Phil and Ronnie learn that Phil must remain sober for at least six months before he can undergo the liver transplant. 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. Phil is unable to give Ronnie away on her wedding day to Jack, so she and Roxy visit him in hospital. Carl leaves, and Phil pleads with Shirley to return to Walford. This storyline was slow burning and spread over several years, providing a plethora of dramatic tension along the way. Ben struggles to grieve for Paul's death and asks Phil for a gun to take revenge, but he refuses and Ben disappears. She agrees and they return together, after which Phil confronts Carl once Shirley returns to her home. 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. She agrees but changes her mind and telephones Steve, asking him to return Louise. 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. Two years later, Phil goes into partnership at The Queen Victoria public house with Grant and his wife Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) up to the point where he moves in with them. This results in Ian being attacked by an unknown assailant. Phil and Dennis waste no time in becoming enemies, clashing when Dennis punches Phil in The Queen Vic. EASTENDERS' Keanu Taylor could be set to return to Albert Square with baby Peggy when Phil Mitchell receives devastating news about daughter Louise Mitchell. He is released on bail and vanishes, to Sharon's concern; he returns a week later, with Peggy, to get a passport. Shirley supports Phil through recovery. In addition, Phil's portrayal of a suffering alcoholic was also seen as realistic and a "typical portrayal of bottled-up masculinity". Phil starts dating Stella Crawford (Sophie Thompson), but she mentally and physically abuses Ben forcing him into persuading Phil to propose to her. Phil is undecided until Lorna stops him going after Kathy by locking herself in his bathroom and attempts suicide. 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. When she does her and Phil make their relationship public, however Phil is now not talking to Ben and Callum. After blackmailing Billy into telling him that Mel slept with Phil before she married Steve on the night of the shooting, Dan kidnaps Mel and alerts both Phil and Steve about this threatening to kill her unless they pay him 200,000. The self-titled leader of the Square, Phil Mitchell, played by Steve . EastEnders ' Phil Mitchell will infuriate his ex-wife Sharon Watts next week, when he becomes embroiled in her baby drama. 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. EastEnders cast 2023 The full present regular cast for EastEnders can be found below. Denise's attempts to get Phil imprisoned fail; however, Marsden soon investigates the allegations and Ben tells her that Phil forced Stella to jump from the roof back in 2007. 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