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The Mitchell family is a fictional family in the UK soap opera EastEnders. They were first introduced in February 1990, when brothers Phil (Steve McFadden) and Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp) bought the local garage, the Arches. Their sister Sam (Danniella Westbrook/Kim Medcalf) was introduced later in 1990, and their mother Peggy (Jo Warne) shortly after in 1991, before being reintroduced as a regular character in 1994, with the role recast to Barbara Windsor. Since then, the family has been significantly expanded to include both the immediate and extended families. Phil has been the longest running Mitchell on the show, and the family has expanded significantly in the years since, remaining a large presence on the square. The Mitchell's have mostly been associated with the ownership of local pub The Queen Victoria; Peggy was periodically its landlady between 1995 and 2010. They have also been known for their thuggish ways and their tendency to break the law, most notably Phil and Grant, who have sometimes been compared to the Kray twins. The Mitchells have been in several of the show's memorable storylines, such as: their rivalry with the Watts family, and the "Sharongate", "Who Shot Phil?", the murder of their rival Den Watts which coincided with the show's 20th anniversary episode, "Get Johnny Week", "The Secret Mitchell", "Who Killed Archie?", and "Who Killed Lucy Beale?" scenarios. In 2010, EastEnders celebrated Windsor's exit from the soap with "Queen Vic Fire Week", in which a fire engulfs the long-standing pub and risks the lives of Walford regulars, including Peggy and Phil. In 2016, Windsor, Kemp, and Westbrook briefly reprised their roles as part of a major story line that follows Phil's ongoing battle with alcoholism and ends with Peggy's suicide due to terminal cancer. Throughout their time on the show, the Mitchells make several references to their late patriarch Eric (George Russo), who first appeared in 2022 during a flashback episode to 1979 and served as a recurring impact for most of the family members, especially Phil and Peggy. The flashback episode also introduced Billy's father Stephen (Dean Roberts/Alan Ford) and brother Charlie (Charlie Heptinstall); Charlie's son Jamie (Jack Ryder) becomes a ward of Billy and later is killed off on Christmas Day 2002. As of 2024, a total of eleven Mitchell blood relatives appear on the program: Phil; his sons Ben (Max Bowden), Raymond Dawkins and Albie Watts; daughter Louise,Ben's daughter Lexi Pearce (Isabella Brown); Sam's son Ricky (Frankie Day) and his daughter Charli Slater; Roxy's daughter Amy (Ellie Dadd); Phil's second cousin Billy (Perry Fenwick) and his children, Janet (Grace) and Will (Freddie Phillips). There are others that marry into the family like Phil's wife Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace), his and Billy's ex-wives Sharon (Letitia Dean), Kathy (Gillian Taylforth) and Honey (Emma Barton), and Ben's husband Callum (Tony Clay), while Ben's best friend, who he considers a brother, and Billy's foster son Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick), sometimes credited as Jay Mitchell, is also considered to be part of the family. Storylines Following the Mitchells' arrival in 1990, Phil starts an affair with Grant's wife, Sharon Watts, in 1992 ("Sharongate"). Samantha "Sam" Mitchell (Danniella Westbrook) stays with her brothers to escape overbearing Peggy. Their father Eric had died five years earlier. After the affair is discovered in October 1994, Sharon and Grant divorce, and Grant and Phil's mother Peggy is introduced as the new landlady of the Queen Vic, replacing Sharon, who had lived in the pub all her life, but leaves Walford to live in America with her mother. In 1993, Phil marries Romanian immigrant Nadia Borovac (Anna Barkan) to let her stay in the country, but starts a relationship with Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) at the same time. In order to marry her, Phil divorces Nadia, and he and Kathy marry in 1995. Their son, Ben, is born in 1996, but he contracts meningitis, which leaves him partially deaf. Whilst in France, Phil confesses to Kathy that he has been having an affair with Lorna Cartwright (Janet Dibley), and they divorce in 1999. Kathy emigrates to South Africa with Ben in 1998. Grant marries Tiffany Raymond (Martine McCutcheon) in 1996, and they have a daughter, Courtney, who is born in early 1997. After a rocky marriage, Tiffany is killed in a hit-and-run accident. Peggy marries Frank Butcher (Mike Reid) in 1999, but they divorce two years later due to Frank having an affair with Peggy's best friend and Frank's ex-wife Pat Evans (Pam St Clement). Grant leaves in October 1999 to start a new life in Brazil with Courtney. The extended Mitchell family is introduced in 1998; Jamie Mitchell (Jack Ryder) is taken in by Phil as he flees from his abusive guardian and uncle, Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick). Billy, Phil and Grant's cousin, moves to Walford as well, and becomes a lackey for the Mitchell brothers and their schemes. Jamie is killed off in December 2002, while Billy remains a regular after being reformed. In the spring of 2001, Phil is at the center of the Who Shot Phil? story line. Phil had become a darker and more menacing character during the previous year, and five characters are suspected of being the culprit, who is revealed to be Lisa Shaw (Lucy Benjamin). Lisa is revealed to be pregnant with Phil's child, Louise. Lisa later takes Louise and emigrates to Portugal after her marriage to Mark Fowler (Todd Carty) ends. Phil follows her and returns with Louise in October 2002. Lisa is reported missing, which causes the police to suspect Phil of murdering her. Kate Morton (Jill Halfpenny), Phil's third wife, betrays her job as an undercover cop due to her feelings for Phil. He marries her in 2003 but Lisa returns on their wedding day, scheming to kill Phil despite her appearance as a reformed character. After convincing Lisa not to kill Phil, Den Watts (Leslie Grantham) helps her take her revenge by setting Phil up for armed robbery, and he is arrested in 2003. He escapes prison and goes on the run from the police for over a year. Following Phil's departure, Sam (now Kim Medcalf) takes control of the Mitchell empire, and a feud forms between Sam and the remaining Mitchells against Den Watts and his family in 2004. The Mitchell empire falls when an old friend of the family, Marcus Christie (Stephen Churchett), scams them of all their assets. Den is murdered in 2005, but Sam witnesses the death and keeps it secret for several months. When Den's killer, his estranged wife Chrissie (Tracy Ann Oberman), begins manipulating everyone into thinking Sam was insane, Sam digs up Den's body from the Vic cellar to try and expose Chrissie, only to be arrested for the murder herself. Phil and Grant return from Brazil to clear her name, and she follows them back to Brazil once that happens. The Mitchell brothers return in October 2005 and become a dominating force in Walford, quick to avenge any misdoin.... Discover the Archie England Eric Mitchell popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Archie England Eric Mitchell books.