Ronnie and Roxie Mitchell, played by Samantha Womack and Rita Simons, were two of the most iconic characters on EastEnders until their strange deaths in 2017. She eventually finds an envelope containing a one-way ticket to Poland, and discovers that Archie has packed a bag for her to move out of the Queen Vic. Archie persuades Peggy to start a relationship while they can and tells Ronnie he will see her in London in a few weeks. 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. Ronnie refused to believe her, and helped her father throw her out, proclaiming, "Who would want to have a daughter like you!". 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). We saw that his daughter Ronnie wanted nothing to do with him - and there was a very good reason. Afterwards, Sean flees - his marriage to Roxy ruined. This irritates Archie, who later bribes Joel to leave Walford and never return. It's like I've come full circle and am back where I started out. As he does this, Archie does not notice the bust of the Queen Vic being pushed from the bar and coming straight towards him. Ronnie later confronts and stands up to her father, which provokes Archie into slamming her into the bar. It needs to be someone dark someone that gives a really wiry performance. The discovery also leads to a huge falling out between Ronnie and Roxy, and between her and Jack, but they later reconcile. Archie's will is read, revealing that he has left: A pathologist's report shows that Archie had terminal cancer and only had weeks to live anyway. 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. [1], The character was killed off on 2 April 2009, run down by a car minutes after revealing her true identity to Ronnie, and subsequently dying in her mother's arms. Roxy angrily tells him that Ronnie is pregnant, but the damage is done and Ronnie later miscarries. When challenged by Peggy at the altar, he decides he loves her regardless and the ceremony proceeds. I can't wait to step into Archie's shoes frankly, it's a badge of honour to join EastEnders. "[1] When Ronnie failed to attend Danielle's second clinic appointment, Danielle was, in Crace's opinion, "hurt and distraught", describing the development as "a step back for Danielle" whereby "she probably feels less willing than ever to tell Ronnie the truth than before". Archie soon returns on 10 July 2009, seeking to reclaim Peggy and reconcile with Roxy. 22 Archie falls for the blackmail and begs for his life, offering Phil money. The daughters of Archie and Glenda . Blugeoned with the Queen Victoria Bust by Stacey Slater after Bradley found out he raped her Ronnie tells Roxy he cannot be trusted, but he reveals Janine's plan, cementing his place in the Mitchell family. Date of Birth Archie Mitchell's First Appearance | EastEnders - YouTube Watch the brand new EastEnders spin-off, The Kimfluencer now https://bit.ly/3MGxXlxAfter escaping to Weymouth, Ronnie and. Phil had discovered that his fianc Stella Crawford (Sophie Thompson) had been abusing his son Ben (Charlie Jones) and she had killed herself after the reveal. He then proceeds to evict Janine out of the pub, leaving her upset and seething. Stacey and Ruby visit Archie's grave on 4 April 2019, after Ruby was raped and due to face her attackers in court Ruby persuaded Stacey to say her piece to Archie for what he did to her. Archie later catches him out and plans on calling the police. "The Secret Mitchell" was a storyline in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, involving the characters of Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack) and Danielle Jones (Lauren Crace), starting in May 2008 and climaxing on 2 April 2009. But at the end of the day, Ronnie's her mum, and deep down, that's all Danielle has ever wanted. After this, Danielle frequently tried to get close to Ronnie, but something would always happen, leading to Ronnie shutting down and Danielle backing off. storyline. Peggy eventually agrees to talk to Archie and believes he is sorry for his past actions. Were proud of the episode, the storyline which built up to it and the way the audience have engaged with it. He begins controlling his daughters by persuading Danielle Jones to steal a letter from Joel that he later burns in front of Ronnie. [18] Windsor later commented that "she always thought Larry Lamb should star in the [] soap" and that he is a "match made in heaven" for her. Ronnie cradled her in her arms and told her that she was sorry, that she never wanted to give her away and that it had cursed her whole life; she had always dreamed of finding her, and told her they would have a proper mother-daughter relationship. Step-grandsons ', "Larry Lamb: 'I ran away from my daughter', "EXCLUSIVE: Diederick Santer (Executive Producer, 'EastEnders')", "EastEnders; Colin Jackson: The Making of Me; Snog, Marry, Avoid", "Is EastEnders the lifeblood of the BBC? Archibald Lionel "Archie" Mitchellwas the son of Phillip and Sandra Mitchell, brother of Eric and Clive and father of Ronnie and Roxy. Ronnie is furious to see her father, wanting nothing to do with him. Ian then storms off as Archie gleefully watches. Ronnie had given birth at the age of 14 to a daughter, Amy, fathered by Joel Reynolds, but Archie had Amy immediately put up for adoption. Archie later causes his family to lose the bail money for Sam by convincing her to abscond the country. After returning from her holiday, Peggy refuses to recoup her broken marriage with Archie. In 2019, while Stacey's old friend Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton) tries to find some closure after being raped, she learns what Archie did to Stacey and they visit his grave together - with Ruby convincing Stacey to get the closure she needs in order to move forward with her life. Then, in January 2009, she discovered she was pregnant. This prompts Phil to borrow money from a loan shark named Isaacs, who later assaults him for not meeting the repayments; in response, Phil gets a loan from his stepson Ian Beale - which is secured on The Queen Vic, thereby meaning that Ian would inherit the pub if Phil does not repay him in two weeks. Ian takes matters into his own hands to escape from Linda, and Archie sets his sights . [16], Speaking of the casting of Lamb in the role, Santer commented: "Larry Lamb is an immensely talented, experienced and charismatic actor. 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. Equally disgusted by his lies, she screams at their guests to leave and confronts Archie for his deceit. Grandfathers Status [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. Archie caught up with her, and their exchange was overheard by Peggy. Roxy angrily tells him that Ronnie is pregnant, but the damage is done and Ronnie later miscarries. Cause/Reason She later tells her father that Joel is back and there is nothing he can do about it. . 03/02/2009. In July 2007, two new characters were introduced into the show, Ronnie (Samantha Womack) and Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons), as an extension of the Mitchell family and they arrived for the wedding of their cousin Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden). However, she returned in February. 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. 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. In 2014, Stacey returns to Walford and ends up confessing to the police that she killed Archie - in order to clear Bradley's name. He forms a partnership with Janine to carry out his scheme. Ronnie jumps in to save her but is strangled by her wedding veil and also drowns. It was revealed that Ronnie fell pregnant when she was a young teenager and Archie forced her to give the baby away. She went to the adoption agency and found out that Ronnie had also been looking for her - the agency then gave her details of her mothers whereabouts. Unable to go through with it, he leaves Danielle heartbroken by telling her that Ronnie knows and had decided that she wants nothing to do with her - going as far as to get Archie to pay Danielle in leaving Walford for good. She is sentenced to five years in prison, but later appeals the sentence on her mother's urging; Stacey is soon released due to her bipolar disorder, and her ordeal with Archie is over at last. For one thing, she never thought her mum would be so young and attractive and own a night club. Archie wants to put right these long-standing problems he has with Ronnie. As far as Ronnie is aware her baby died so the thought would never have crossed her mind. At the same time, Ian breaks into the pub to extract the CD. Archie was bundled into the back of a van on 10 April, and bound and gagged in The Arches. In May 2008, during a quarrel with Roxy, Ronnie broke down and admitted to Peggy that she had fallen pregnant aged 14 and given birth to a daughter that she named Amy on 23 June 1989 and that her father Archie (Larry Lamb) had given Amy up for adoption just hours after she was born. 10/07/2008. Archibald Lionel "Archie" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Larry Lamb. During their talk, Danielle admitted she had discovered all about Ronnie from the adoption agency and was going to get in touch with her, but because she didn't know what she was like, decided to get to know her first so came to Walford to have a look. Billy soon discovers Archie's plot upon hearing him and Janine talking about their engagement. Realising Danielle has told the truth, she goes after her despite Archie's attempts to stop her, disgusted by his lies. The character of Archie was introduced in a group of episodes filmed on-location in Weymouth, Dorset. Their scheme is soon unravelled when Archie tells his family that the deadline has been overdue, and that Ian has already sold them the loan that basically grants Archie ownership of the pub. 16 March 1939 Danielle's biological father, Joel, comes to Walford and he and Ronnie rekindle their relationship. EastEnders - like all good drama - contains a balance of storylines, both happy and sad. 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. "[1] Crace concluded: "I think Danielle will leave quite a big mark on the Square and on the people in the Square - probably a bigger mark than she did when she was alive."[1]. Dot Cotton and Lilly Mattock try to convince him to sleep in the Vicarage. Archie thinks he will prevail, but that's because he's a psychopath! "[12] Simons added, "I don't know why I've got this thing about Bob Hoskins. Shortly afterwards, Archie got his comeuppance when he was murdered on Christmas Night 2009 after an unknown assailant pushed the Bust of Queen Victoria onto him. 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. 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. Upon realizing that she had been manipulated again, Peggy confronts Archie and signs the divorce papers and the Mitchells celebrate in the pub. "[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. BBC "[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. Archie, meanwhile, is up to his usual tricks as Glenda does her best to keep the lively Ronnie and Roxy out of trouble. The character first appeared in the programme on 7 January 2010. Mother She confided in Ronnie about her pregnancy and how frightened she was at not knowing what to do. 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). In Weymouth, Dorset a badge of honour to join EastEnders crossed her mind is pregnant, but the is. 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