He is revealed to have moved into a house near Walford, and refuses to leave the square at his family's insistance. Peggy's employee and Janine's flatmate Ryan Malloy (Neil McDermott) soon overhears them, prompting him to inform Janine about it. Any chance of a reconciliation between Ronnie and Archie was destroyed forever. Archie and Peggy catch up and he tells her he has survived cancer. As he does this, Archie does not notice the bust of the Queen Vic being pushed from the bar and coming straight towards him. His body is taken away the next day. A pathologist's report shows that Archie had terminal cancer and only had weeks to live anyway. After catching Suzy stealing from the Mitchells' safe, Archie tells her he will keep quiet providing she makes sure Sean finds the DNA test results, proving that he is not the father. Step-granddaughters Stepsons 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. "[10] He has also said: "Ronnie brings out the worst in Archie, and he gets vicious. She later found work with the Mitchells and became caught up in the feud between Archie and Ronnie; Ronnie persuaded Danielle to steal Archie's letters; Archie in turn persuaded her to steal a reply to a letter Ronnie had sent to Amy's father, her former boyfriend Joel Reynolds (Cavan Clerkin). Roxy angrily tells him that Ronnie is pregnant, but the damage is done and Ronnie later miscarries. . First Appearance "[1] Santer agreed that while having Ronnie and Danielle spend time together as mother and daughter would be touching, ultimately it would become boring. Feeling depressed, Danielle had sex with a barman called Paul at R&R on 23 December 2008. Occupation I've changed my account. "[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. Ronnie had given birth at the age of 14 to a daughter, Amy, fathered by Joel Reynolds (Cavan Clerkin), but Archie had Amy immediately put up for adoption. Although different outcomes to the storyline were considered, Santer explained that "we always came back to [Danielle dying] because in the end, Ronnie is our tragic heroine character". Ronnie is a complicated character - stemming from her relationship with her controlling father, Archie. She tearfully declared this in front of the whole wedding reception, and then chased after Danielle. She then blackmails him into selling the debt to Archie, whom she claims to be in a relationship with; Ian is forced to agree when he fears the pair will expose the recording to his wife Jane (Laurie Brett) and threaten Ben should the latter get involved. We acknowledge that we didn't deliver the happy ending that many of the audience may have been hoping for, and that for some people this was upsetting. 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. 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. "[2] Crace accepted the role whilst still in her third year at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Phil tells Archie to leave, saying if he returns, he will be killed for real. [15] and won "Best Soap Storyline" at the TV Choice Awards[16] In addition, Lauren Crace won "Best Newcomer" at the TV Choice Awards, for her portrayal of Danielle. [3] She has stated that some audience members guessed Danielle to be Ronnie's daughter almost as soon as she arrived, and that she found maintaining the secret to be difficult. Daughters Sam tries to confront Archie but he shuts the door on her. When Archie and Peggy's divorce papers come through, Archie tells Peggy that he still loves her and wants her back. In 2014, Stacey returns to Walford and ends up confessing to the police that she killed Archie - in order to clear Bradley's name. "[3] Although sad to leave, she felt that the story's conclusion was the right one, and was glad that Ronnie and Danielle finally shared a brief moment in the end, explaining: "It was so important that that tender moment was finally found, because that's all people wanted. Ian takes matters into his own hands to escape from Linda, and Archie sets his sights . She always becomes a mess and almost child-like whenever he manipulates her. She nearly told Ronnie her true identity, but Ronnie backed out of coming to her last appointment at the clinic, because Danielle's abortion brought back so many painful memories about Amy. Archie argues with Ronnie about the way he treated her, explaining that his father had never once smiled at him during childhood. EastEnders Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. 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. "[7] Asked how Danielle feels about being accepted into the Mitchell family, Crace explained: "When she first came to Albert Square, Danielle didnt really know what to expect. EastEnders has released a new photo of its forthcoming Mitchell family flashback . . Archie caught up with her, and their exchange was overheard by Peggy. Outraged, Archie vows to get revenge on his family by taking The Queen Vic from them. Phil tricked Archie into believing he was going to kill him, but instead frightened him out of Walford; when Peggy found this out, she was furious. Archie then fabricates a story that the child had died 13 years ago, though Ronnie does not believe him. Danielle then planned to leave. 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 Gdask in Poland, and discovers that Archie has packed a bag for her to move out of the Queen Vic. He soon observes a feud between Sam and Roxy, as the pair have never got on properly; with Roxy growing frustrated to learn that Sam's return has been kept from her. When she gave birth as a teenager, Archie took the baby from her, put her up for adoption and told Ronnie that she was dead.. Blugeoned with the Queen Victoria Bust by Stacey Slater after Bradley found out he raped her Father-in-law Danielle's biological father, Joel, comes to Walford and he and Ronnie rekindle their relationship. EastEnders fans were left terrified by Archie Mitchell in last night's 'EastEnders 1979' episode, in which iconic characters appeared as their younger selves. Mother-in-law Archie persuades Peggy to start a relationship while they can and tells Ronnie he will see her in London in a few weeks. Both are dead; the difference was that Harry died of a heart attack while Archie got murdered by Stacey Slater. 19 July 2010 (video voice over) [1] Lamb commented that his character felt Danielle posed "a huge threat" to his family, explaining why he lied that Ronnie was suffering from depression and Danielle ought not tell her. At the reception, Ronnie sees Danielle about to snatch Amy and she tells her the truth. Archie realizes that he will be disowned from the family when they find out he lied to Ronnie about her daughter, so he tells her that Ronnie suffers from depression and to let him tell her that Danielle is her daughter when the time is right - wanting to protect himself from Ronnie finding out about his lies. Treadwell-Collins has explained that Danielle's pregnancy was a plot-device to bring the two closer together, discussing the tragedy of Ronnie being unaware she was encouraging the aborting of her own grandchild. Cause/Reason Now engaged, Archie and Peggy return to The Queen Victoria public house. Later on, Jack's nephew Bradley visits Archie and punches him - hurting his fist and loosening one of Archie's teeth. At the same time, Ian breaks into the pub to extract the CD. [3] A body double was used for the moment Danielle was run over. First cousins Male Nieces He causes trouble by manipulating both of them and stops Sean being there when Roxy prematurely gives birth to her daughter, Amy, by deliberately failing to phone him when Roxy goes into labour. When challenged by Peggy at the altar, he decides he loves her regardless and the ceremony proceeds. Archie later catches him out and plans on calling the police. "[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. Archie then dies of the head injury, but not before blurting out "Veronica, I'm sorry." Worried about her daughter's paternity, Roxy has a DNA test done and Archie finds the results, discovering that Amy's father is actually Ronnie's boyfriend, Jack Branning. Realising Ronnie now knew who she was, a delighted Danielle ran forward into the road and was suddenly hit by a car driven by Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks). Thats pretty cool! Last Appearance 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. Then, in August 2008, a mysterious character, Danielle Jones (Lauren Crace) appeared, becoming friends with Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner). It's a shame they. Archie later buys the car lot from Jack, upsetting Ronnie further. Lamb commented on his character's part in the storyline, saying "I do know this dream family is a figment of his imagination. Archie wants to put right these long-standing problems he has with Ronnie. Kenneth Mitchell From then onwards, Stacey appears to have vanquished her trauma from Archie once and for all. Archie, meanwhile, is up to his usual tricks as Glenda does her best to keep the lively Ronnie and Roxy out of trouble. [1] Treadwell-Collins opined that "to give Ronnie her daughter at the last minute and then take her away suddenly is horrible, and the viewers could hate us for it. 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. He served as the main antagonist in the second half of 2008 and throughout 2009, the posthumous overarching antagonist throughout 2010, a mentioned antagonist from 2011-onwards, and a minor character in 2022 by flashback. 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. Nephews [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! Peggy, wanting justice for Ronnie and Danielle, orders Phil to kill Archie - so he kidnaps him and threatens to bury him in cement. Stacey does so by telling Archie off for his actions against her and ruining her life, before concludingly telling him he cannot hurt her anymore - nor does he deserve any sympathy from her or anybody else. Roxy angrily tells him that Ronnie is pregnant, but the damage is done and Ronnie later miscarries. Moments later, his daughters find him - with Roxy arriving in the pub to see Ronnie crouching down behind their dying father. Archie asks Roxy to pass on a gift to Ronnie: the baby blanket she bought for her daughter when she was born. Archie is visited by his estranged daughter, Ronnie Mitchell, whom he has not seen for 15 years, and sister-in-law, Peggy, as they are looking for his other daughter, Roxy, who has disappeared after discovering she is pregnant. Upon realizing that she had been manipulated again, Peggy confronts Archie and signs the divorce papers and the Mitchells celebrate in the pub. Ronnie tells him that he will not make her care for him and she would not care if he died. "[16] He also described Archie as "different [from Phil and Grant]. He and Glenda then plan to con Roxy out of her inheritance themselves. Aunts After returning from her holiday, Peggy refuses to recoup her broken marriage with Archie. 29 mins. Ronnie was intended to come across as the more detached and icy sister and a hidden secret was first alluded to eight months after their introduction, when Roxy made a veiled reference to Ronnie's child and a physical fight ensued. [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. He also controls Peggy, changing how she dresses and distancing her from her friends. 16 March 1939 22 "[16] Santer promised EastEnders' audience "stacks of excitement and drama" upon Archie's arrival. In December 2010, everyone finds out that Stacey was the murderer, and she flees the country, leaving her mother, Jean Slater, devastated and she blames Archie for Stacey's departure. [1] The writers had Archie Mitchell discover her secret as "a test of character",[1] posing the question: "would he be despicable and sick enough not to tell Ronnie?" Joel leaves in response, but later returns at Ronnie's request. She later tells her father that Joel is back and there is nothing he can do about it. Again, this appearance lasted for a single storyline, and Archie departed again at its conclusion. Ronnie quickly goes to find Danielle, ignoring her father's efforts to stop her as she is disgusted by his lies. Roxy was depicted as being fun, impulsive and exciting, whereas Ronnie was seen as very closed, cold and guarded which became intriguing. "[21] In June 2010, Lamb revealed that he based Archie on his own father. So she holds off, she wants to get to know Ronnie, and charm her and make her like her and then tell Ronnie who she is."[1]. [2] He first appeared on 8 July 2008 as a newest member of the Mitchell familywho had first appeared on the soap in 1990and became the show's main antagonist until the character was killed off on Christmas Day 2009; with Archie making his last appearance as a corpse on 28 December 2009 and later serving as a posthumous impact throughout the majority of 2010, which involves making a brief voice appearance on 19 July 2010 on a family video tape overheard by his ex-wife Glenda (Glynis Barber) and their two daughters Ronnie (Samantha Womack) and Roxy (Rita Simons) respectively. Archie Mitchell made his first appearance when he is visited at his home in Weymouth by his estranged daughter, Ronnie (Samantha Womack) - whom he has not seen for just over fifteen years - and sister-in-law, Peggy (Barbara Windsor); they are looking for his younger daughter, Roxy (Rita Simons), who has disappeared after discovering she is pregnant. 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