Then, in August 2008, a mysterious character, Danielle Jones (Lauren Crace) appeared, becoming friends with Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner). "[6] Asked if Ronnie had noticed the resemblance between herself and Danielle, Janus responded: "She has never thought about any resemblance - why would she? [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. Archie was introduced into the show in July 2008 when Roxy, Ronnie and Peggy went to visit him at his home in Weymouth. Page Links: About Crace's casting in the role was announced in July 2008, when she was described as a love interest for fellow new character Callum Monks ( Elliott Jordan ). Ronnie tells him that he will not make her care for him and she would not care if he died. 28 December 2009 Unmoved by her father's story, Ronnie tells Archie that she would be glad if he were to die right now. He's made a success of his life and he's learnt a lot on the way. 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. I've changed my account. Phil later tells Archie he's going to kill him, but is stopped by Ben at the last moment. Outraged, Archie vows to get revenge on his family by taking The Queen Vic from them. Archie falls for the blackmail and begs for his life, offering Phil money. However, their celebrations are cut short when Ryan alerts them to the fact that Archie and Janine are behind the bar. Archie then resorts to blackmail by proclaiming knowledge of his family. No money is being made from this & no copyright infringement intended.#EastEnders Joel refuses, saying he can stand up to him now. "[2] Crace accepted the role whilst still in her third year at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He first plans to burn the pub down and frame Billy for the incident, but Peggy discovers this - though Archie is able to convince her that he wasn't involved and they kiss briefly. "[16] He is also described as "charismatic, authoritative, smart and proper old-school London"[16] and an "archetypal Mitchell",[17] and according to Digital Spy, his arrival will "shed new light on what made Ronnie and Roxy into the women they are and [] provide some new insights into Peggy [Mitchell]'s history. He then proceeds to evict Janine out of the pub, leaving her upset and seething. Step-grandsons There's quite a buzz coming up from the set, and I'm really excited about him. Ian takes matters into his own hands to escape from Linda, and Archie sets his sights . Outraged, Archie vows to get revenge on his family by taking The Queen Vic from them. Uncles Once Bradley has left the pub, Archie picks up the snowglobe from the floor and shakes it around. 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. [14], The storyline won "Best Storyline" at the Inside Soap Awards. The "Secret Mitchell" storyline was conceived in 2007, when story producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins first developed the idea of two new Mitchell sisters, Ronnie and Roxy (Rita Simons). Kenneth Mitchell storyline. EastEnders - like all good drama - contains a balance of storylines, both happy and sad. He tells Danielle that he will tell Ronnie but later contemplates strangling her. She tells Archie if he does not leave the pub that night he will regret every cruel and evil act he has ever done. Realising Danielle has told the truth, she goes after her despite Archie's attempts to stop her, disgusted by his lies. Moments later, his daughters find him - with Roxy arriving in the pub to see Ronnie crouching down behind their dying father. Bradley warns him to stay away from his fiancee and Danielle's best-friend Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner); a couple of months ago, Archie raped Stacey and became the reason why she ended up getting sectioned in the first place. 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". He soon instigates trouble between his two daughters by scheming with Suzy Branning (Maggie O'Neill) to destroy Roxy's marriage with Sean Slater (Robert Kazinsky) and later manipulating Ronnie into disbelieving the fact that her employee Danielle Jones (Lauren Crace) is actually her long-lost daughter Amythe latter of which consequently resulted in Danielle being killed in a hit and run on the day Archie married his sister-in-law Peggy (Barbara Windsor). Ronnie tells Roxy he cannot be trusted, but he reveals Janine's plan, cementing his place in the Mitchell family. He's not [] frightened to get involved, but he's become more worldly over the years. 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). 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. Deceased Roxy was depicted as being fun, impulsive and exciting, whereas Ronnie was seen as very closed, cold and guarded which became intriguing. Note: Archie did cause the death of Ronnie Mitchell's unborn baby by shoving her stomach into the Queen Vic bar. [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. Ronnie is a homeless man who is seen playing a violin in the gardens and Giuseppe's restaurant. All rights for this video go to BBC Worldwide. [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. EastEnders 2010. When Sam is arrested, Archie puts up her bail money on the condition he can have his family back. 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. 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. Janine carries out Archie's scheme by seducing Ian, and record them having sex together. This is a reupload of my Ronnie and Archie video hope you enjoy No copyright infringement intended. EastEnders 2009 - 2011. However, the cement mixer only contains water. When challenged by Peggy at the altar, he decides he loves her regardless and the ceremony proceeds. When the police are notified of the death they arrest Ronnie, but later release her without charge. Archie later came to stay at Walford where he began a relationship with Peggy. He forms a partnership with Janine to carry out his scheme. Grandmothers Archie later buys the car lot from Jack, upsetting Ronnie further. "[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. [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. No it was Joel, Ronnie's childhood sweetheart. It dawned on her that Danielle was telling the truth, that Archie had lied to her, and that the daughter she had craved all her life had been under her nose for eight months. Archie persuades Peggy to start a relationship while they can and tells Ronnie he will see her in London in a few weeks. Janine his Newton's cradle, "in the sure and certain knowledge that it will drive her absolutely nuts.". Peggy tells Phil that Archie has changed, but Phil tells Archie to stay away from his family and drops a bullet into his glass. After discovering that Billy had overheard their plans, they convince Billy to let them make him an offer so he could be on their side; Billy reluctantly agrees when they persuade his ex-wife Honey (Emma Barton) to bring their children over for Christmas and New Year to spend time with their father. 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. "[12] Other actors mentioned by Janus and Simons include Terence Stamp, Malcolm McDowell,[12] Michael Caine, Ian McShane[13] and Ray Winstone. Stephen Mitchell Charlie Mitchell Harry Mitchell Billy Mitchell Janet Mitchell William Mitchell Lola Pearce Dan Pearce (deceased) Lexi Pearce Jamie Mitchell (deceased) EastEnders Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. He is portrayed by Gerard Bentall. BBC One - EastEnders - Glenda Mitchell Glenda Mitchell Archie's glamorous ex returned to the Square for her girls, but she wasn't as honest as she made out. 16 March 1939 Archie asks Roxy to pass on a gift to Ronnie: the baby blanket she bought for her daughter when she was born. Feeling depressed, Danielle had sex with a barman called Paul at R&R on 23 December 2008. Although he is . Ian then storms off as Archie gleefully watches. "[1] Santer agreed that while having Ronnie and Danielle spend time together as mother and daughter would be touching, ultimately it would become boring. There's always weird moments where he looks as if he wants to kiss her, which are creepy as hell. Other Appearances During the Christmas episode, Jack confronted Archie over Ronnie losing her baby. He turns up to Pauline Fowler's for Christmas dinner with his dog Patch. It was revealed that Ronnie fell pregnant when she was a young teenager and Archie forced her to give the baby away. She returned for two episodes in January 2016 and three in May 2016. My roots are working class so becoming part of the Square feels right. 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]. [9] Danielle's death received a mixed reaction from the EastEnders fanbase. Occupation Sam tries to confront Archie but he shuts the door on her. I've always wanted him to be my dad. EastEnders airs Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm on . Jack's also never liked the way that Archie's treated Ronnie. Lamb commented on his character's part in the storyline, saying "I do know this dream family is a figment of his imagination. Mother-in-law ', "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? Archie throws her out, reminding her of the exact spot she pushed Danielle onto the night she died. His body is taken away the next day. Now engaged, Archie and Peggy return to The Queen Victoria public house. Archie's schemes and lies are revealed and the Mitchells are stunned by the news that Danielle is a relative, and that Archie is as evil as Ronnie always claimed. [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. He also learns of Sam's engagement to Janine's brother Ricky (Sid Owen) and gives them a gift - which they decline. "[1] The episode saw Danielle announce that she was Ronnie's daughter in front of the entire wedding reception party, in what Crace has named her favourite scene on the show. Relation: Niece. Janine tells Ronnie that Archie paid her to spy on her and Roxy, prompting Ronnie to tell her sister about this. 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. [12], The climax episode on 2 April 2009 drew in an average figure of 11.5 million viewers; peaking to 13.1 million viewers, causing a power surge. Episode Count 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. 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. Danielle confided in Stacey that Ronnie was her mother, but stated that she was trying to find the right time to tell her. 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. Archie later buys the car lot from Jack, upsetting Ronnie further. Worried about her daughter's paternity, Roxy has a DNA test done and Archie finds the results, discovering that Amy's father is actually Suzy's brother Jack (Scott Maslen) - whom Ronnie has already embarked on a relationship with. 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. Billy soon discovers Archie's plot upon hearing him and Janine talking about their engagement. 2008-2009, 2022 [1] Treadwell-Collins explained that it was necessary to introduce Danielle shortly after this revelation, but in such a manner that she would arrive "under the audience's radar", to preserve the later revelation of her identity as Ronnie's daughter. Peggy tells Archie that he killed another of Ronnie's children and warns him to stay away from her, but later invites him and Janine to The Queen Vic during a Christmas Eve party and gives them the keys; Archie and Janine celebrate as his family move out of the pub in defeat, though not before Phil warns Archie that he will be coming for him. After Ronnie prevents her father from visiting Danielle at the morgue and then attending her funeral, Archie is thrown out of The Queen Vic and disowned by his family - with Roxy also turning on her father for ruining her sister's life. Ronnie quickly goes to find Danielle, ignoring her father's efforts to stop her as she is disgusted by his lies. Credits Roxy invites everyone to Archie's housewarming party, but Ronnie organises a party at The Queen Vic - so nobody turns up. Betty Mitchell Name: Sam Mitchell. Phil tells Archie to leave, saying if he returns, he will be killed for real. The character first appeared in the programme on 7 January 2010. [3], The revelation that Danielle was Ronnie's long-lost daughter was made to the audience when, after rowing with Ronnie, Danielle opened the locket she wore to reveal a photograph of her birth mother inside. 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