The character appeared between 18 August 2008 and 3 April 2009. Mother Their scheme is soon unraveled when Archie tells his family that the deadline has been overdue, and that Ian has already sold them the debt that basically grants Archie ownership of the pub. Archie Mitchell The day of Peggy and Archie's wedding has finally dawned and the bride is extremely nervous about her impending nuptials - she especially hates the dress she's had made. Ronnie is furious to see her father, wanting nothing to do with him. We saw that his daughter Ronnie wanted nothing to do with him - and there was a very good reason. This crushed Danielle, and Archie told her to leave for good. Glenda Mitchell (backstory) Peggy Mitchell (2009; deceased) Upon realizing that she had been manipulated again, Peggy confronts Archie and signs the divorce papers and the Mitchells celebrate in the pub. Betty (II)|Blue|Boots|Bronson|Chips|Chops|Corky|Craig|Crush|Crystal|Dalgliesh|Dave|Eric| At a family meal, Peggy's son Phil argues with his son Ben and reveals the abuse he suffered from his father - Eric. Archie is struck on the head by the falling bust, and is left fatally injured. Archie falls for the blackmail and begs for his life, offering Phil money. "[10] He has also said: "Ronnie brings out the worst in Archie, and he gets vicious. Father-in-law Daughters Ian then storms off as Archie gleefully watches. Peggy realises she cannot trust him and tests him by sending texts from Suzy Branning's mobile but he postpones the wedding when he finds out. Fiance 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. Janine then shows her engagement ring to Peggy, who recognizes it as the same ring that belonged to Archie's mother. Joel refuses, saying he can stand up to him now. Billy soon discovers Archie's plot upon hearing him and Janine talking about their engagement. 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. Aliases Crace commented at the time that: "Being part of such a big storyline is exciting and challenging for any actress. Entrepreneur She then blackmails him into selling the pub 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 and threaten Ben should the latter get involved. 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. Danielle returned from Telford "on the edge emotionally",[1] and increasingly angry with Ronnie, believing that she deserved to belong to the Mitchell family. Wife Archie, meanwhile, is up to his usual tricks as Glenda does her best to keep the lively Ronnie and Roxy out of trouble. 29 mins. He later told her the baby had died. Archie was introduced into the show in July 2008 when Roxy, Ronnie and Peggy went to visit him at his home in Weymouth. Mother-in-law Danielle's biological father, Joel, comes to Walford and he and Ronnie rekindle their relationship. Archie later proposes to Janine for her efforts, and she accepts. Ronnie later confronts and stands up to her father, which provokes Archie into slamming her into the bar. Both were rapists; Archie raped Stacey Slater before his rape of Ronnie was exposed, while Harry was revealed to have sexually abused multiple girls after it transpired that he molested Kat Slater. "[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. In 2014, Stacey returns to Walford and ends up confessing to the police that she killed Archie - in order to clear Bradley's name. After throwing Janine out of the pub, leaving her upset and seething, Archie is visited by a number of people whom he has antagonized throughout the year: Jack threatens to kill him if he hurts Ronnie again, he finds Ian searching for the CD and tells him that it is on his laptop and he can make copies at any time, threatening to phone Jane, before evicting him from the pub. Male Joel leaves in response, but later returns at Ronnie's request. It became one of the most dramatic storylines in EastEnders and also impacted on the "Who Killed Archie?" In response, Roxy - furious with her father - moves out. Watch the NEW series of Albert Squared, the EastEnders gameshow, here https://bit.ly/3tILL6ZWhen Archie discovered his teenage daughter Ronnie was pregna. Later that year, it emerges that Archie raped Ronnie when she was 13. Mitchell's Executive Motors (6 Albert Square). Danielle and Ronnie then decided that she should have an abortion, even after her adoptive father, Andy Jones, tried to persuade her not too, she went ahead with it on 20 January 2009. Ronnie caught up with Danielle, and tearfully called her Amy. In the episode that aired last night (Monday, September 5), Archie can be seen offering a sweet to his daughters, with whom he went on to have a troubled relationship. 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. No it was Joel, Ronnie's childhood sweetheart. Crace's casting was announced on 19 July 2008, when Danielle was described as the future love interest of fellow newcomer Callum Monks.The show's producers attempted to deliberately deceive the audience into believing Danielle was nothing more than Callum's love interest, and a new friend for Stacey Slater. 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. Ronnie quickly goes to find Danielle, ignoring her father's efforts to stop her as she is disgusted by his lies. 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. Danielle did not, however, and on the wedding day, placed her locket in Ronnie's champagne glass, before going upstairs to confront her. Betty Mitchell [17], "Video: Lauren Crace (Danielle Jones, 'EastEnders')", "So there we have it - the 'Ender Danielle", "EastEnders: The Secret Mitchell: BBC Three, 3 April 2009, 20.30", "TV Quick & TV Choice awards: The Winners", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Secret_Mitchell&oldid=1083898659, This page was last edited on 21 April 2022, at 12:20. Shortly afterward, he's discovered by Ronnie and Roxy as Archie blurts out: "Veronica, I'm sorry," before he dies from a head injury. She soon explains to Roxy how Archie sexually molested her back when she was 13, how he raped Ronnie on many occasions, and how he intended to do the same to Roxy had Ronnie never resolved to be in the same room as her sister - to protect her from the same fate that their father had put her through. 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. 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. I've changed my account. Note: Archie did cause the death of Ronnie Mitchell's unborn baby by shoving her stomach into the Queen Vic bar. Its a great first role and I just cant wait to see what is in store. Archie returned and began a Relationship with with fellow villain, Janine Butcher as well as racking up the enemies. There's quite a buzz coming up from the set, and I'm really excited about him. The Mitchells are outraged, but try to carry on as normal - prompting Archie to replace Peggy's name as licensee with his own; Archie then makes his ownership of the Queen Vic clear by telling his family that they are trespassing on his property. On his wedding day, Archie is angered by Peggy's decision not to wear the suit he chose for her. When Archie learns about this, he postpones the wedding and considers ending his relationship with Peggy; however, they later reorganize the preparations after she accepts his proposal. She was married three times: twice to Jack Branning and once to Charlie Cotton. Roxy invites everyone to Archie's housewarming party, but Ronnie organises a party at The Queen Vic - so nobody turns up. Archie wants to put right these long-standing problems he has with Ronnie. Grandfathers On 19 February 2010, the killer is revealed to be Stacey - just moments after Bradley died while trying to evade police capture due to him being implicated as the killer; Bradley would later be posthumously found guilty of murder. They're both dead a long time. [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. 10 September 2010 (voice) 5 September 2022 Episode Count Archie thinks he will prevail, but that's because he's a psychopath! 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]. She later tells her father that Joel is back and there is nothing he can do about it. A wedding gives you a stage, it gives you an event, the context to play things out, so it felt right that these big Mitchell stories would collide at Peggy's wedding. Uncles However, the cement mixer only contains water. EastEnders has released a new photo of its forthcoming Mitchell family flashback . He also learns of Sam's engagement to Janine's brother Ricky (Sid Owen) and gives them a gift - which they decline. 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; Janine his Newton's cradle, "in the sure and certain knowledge that it will drive her absolutely nuts.". [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. 152 . "[12] Simons added, "I don't know why I've got this thing about Bob Hoskins. Unable to go through with it, he leaves Danielle heartbroken by telling her Ronnie knows and wants nothing to do with her, and has actually paid her to leave. As Ronnie gave her a job in R&R maybe she thinks that Danielle interpreted that as more than it was. But things just get worse. Peggy eventually agrees to talk to Archie and believes he is sorry for his past actions. 2008-2009, 2022 [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. Initially assuming it was Ronnie's, and that Danielle had been trying to steal it, he opened it and saw the picture of Ronnie and realised that she was Ronnie's daughter and his granddaughter. As Archie desperately defends his actions in front of Peggy and their ashamed family, Ronnie rushes to find and reconcile with Danielle. Glamorous Glenda was never going. At some point, Archie discovers that Peggy's daughter Sam (Danniella Westbrook) is back in Walford - having returned from Brazil despite being on the run for covering up the murder of the Queen Vic's original landlord and Phil's old enemy, Den Watts (Leslie Grantham). 70 He was then kidnapped by Peggy's son Phil (Steve McFadden) and subsequently forced to leave Walford for good, but Archie ended up returning with the intent of getting revenge on his family. Ronnie is a homeless man who is seen playing a violin in the gardens and Giuseppe's restaurant. Danielle admits to him that she came to Walford to find Ronnie, get to know her and tell her who she was, but she has pushed her away and can't get close to anyone (unknown to Danielle, due to her guilt of giving her away). She leaves the pub distraught, though not before Archie emotionally tells her that he will be waiting for her to return the moment she leaves. [13], A special episode entitled "EastEnders Revealed: The Secret Mitchell" was broadcast on 3 April 2009, giving the background of the storyline. Ronnie is a complicated character - stemming from her relationship with her controlling father, Archie. He makes his dislike of Roxy's boyfriend, Sean Slater, clear feeling that he's not good enough. The Mitchells are outraged, but try to carry on as normal - prompting Archie to replace Peggy's name as licensee with his own; Archie then makes his ownership of the Queen Vic clear by telling his family that they are trespassing on his property. Date of Birth NOTE: Please do not add content from the BBC iPlayer's early episodes until it has been aired on television, as it is intrusive to our readers who may not have seen the episode on iPlayer. [20] Archie returned in an attempt to win Peggy back. Granddaughters He's not [] frightened to get involved, but he's become more worldly over the years. 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