Archie asks Roxy to pass on a gift to Ronnie: the baby blanket she bought for her daughter when she was born. Moments later, his daughters find him - with Roxy arriving in the pub to see Ronnie crouching down behind their dying father. Peggy's employee and Janine's flatmate Ryan Malloy (Neil McDermott) soon overhears them, prompting him to inform Janine about it. [19], The character was originally intended to stay on screen only for the duration of the Danielle Jones storyline, however, following the character's departure, it was confirmed he would return due to his popularity with viewers. [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. "[23] Tim Teeman, critic for The Times, has described Archie as "a thousand times more terrifying than Nick Cotton" and "a psycho in a golf jersey. Bradley warns him to stay away from his girlfriend Stacey Slater, due to the fact that Archie had raped her and is responsible for her being sectioned a couple of months ago. When the police are notified of the death they arrest Ronnie, but later release her without charge. Wife 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. Once Bradley has left the pub, Archie picks up the snowglobe from the floor and shakes it around. Relation: Niece. Danielle Jones is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Lauren Crace. Peggy further states that she is not just some sweet, little old lady and that Archie has no idea who he is messing with. 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). Realising Danielle has told the truth, she goes after her despite Archie's attempts to stop her, disgusted by his lies. 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. 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. That doesn't always lead to a happy ending. Billy, his "stool" and place at the end of the bar in The Queen Vic, as a place for him where he cannot be thrown out; Peggy, a silver framed photo of their wedding; Amy, and Ronnie's "first surviving child", the sum of 100,000 each to be held in trust until their 21st birthdays. The daughters of Archie and Glenda . While happy to have Archie part of the family, Peggy realizes she needs to question his motives and tests him by sending texts from a mobile phone that belonged to Phil's girlfriend - Suzy Branning (Maggie O'Neill). 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. Motive: Revenge . Archie then dies of the head injury, but not before blurting out "Veronica, I'm sorry." Archie, meanwhile, is up to his usual tricks as Glenda does her best to keep the lively Ronnie and Roxy out of trouble. Episode Count "[12] Simons added, "I don't know why I've got this thing about Bob Hoskins. Other Appearances Janine his Newton's cradle, "in the sure and certain knowledge that it will drive her absolutely nuts.". Repeated intentional offences of this rule could lead to a ban, Many thanks the EastEnders Wiki admin team. "[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. "[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. [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. Danielle is torn between Ronnie and Stacey, but which way will she turn? Ian then storms off as Archie gleefully watches. News of Danielle's death was subject to a media embargo, although several newspapers and magazines including the Radio Times leaked news of Crace's exit in advance of the event. Other known relatives Danny Mitchell (backstory) Phil Mitchell (2009) Grant Mitchell (2009) Roxy invites everyone to Archie's housewarming party, but Ronnie organises a party at The Queen Vic - so nobody turns up. It's a shame they. Archie later proposes to Janine for her efforts, and she accepts. [9] Danielle's death received a mixed reaction from the EastEnders fanbase. EastEnders airs Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm on . Archie later convinces Janine to skip Christmas dinner as he has a surprise treasure hunt for her. 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. On his wedding day, Archie is angered by Peggy's decision not to wear the suit he chose for her. "[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]. Archie falls for the blackmail and begs for his life, offering Phil money. Introduced by It became one of the most dramatic storylines in EastEnders and also impacted on the "Who Killed Archie?" 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. 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). 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. Peggy is equally disgusted and tells their guests to leave. In response, Archie insists that her chance to get Danielle back is meaningless and that it will not affect his marriage to Peggy - not realizing that Peggy herself is right behind him, overhearing Archie dismissing Ronnie's claims about him. Last Appearance Roxy invites everyone to Archie's housewarming party, but Ronnie organises a party at The Queen Vic - so nobody turns up. Relationships/Known relatives Once Bradley has left the pub, Archie picks up the snowglobe from the floor and shakes it around. Archie and Peggy catch up and he tells her he has survived cancer. EastEnders has released a new photo of its forthcoming Mitchell family flashback . Duration Janine carries out Archie's scheme by seducing Ian, and record them having sex together. [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. 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. Grandfathers "[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. He thereupon caused the death of Ronnie's unborn child and later betrayed Janine by leaving her temporarily homeless upon finding out that she and her boyfriend Ryan Malloy (Neil McDermott) plotted to defraud his wealth in their get-rich-quick scheme. Archibald Lionel "Archie" Mitchellwas the son of Phillip and Sandra Mitchell, brother of Eric and Clive and father of Ronnie and Roxy. Danielle's biological father, Joel, comes to Walford and he and Ronnie rekindle their relationship. In the BBC . The character's story arc began with Archie being reunited with both his daughters in Weymouth. Granddaughters Ronnie is a complicated character - stemming from her relationship with her controlling father, Archie. Archie asks Roxy to pass on a gift to Ronnie: the baby blanket she bought for her daughter when she was born. Step-grandsons Danielle Jones (deceased) Amy Mitchell My roots are working class so becoming part of the Square feels right. "[1] Santer agreed that while having Ronnie and Danielle spend time together as mother and daughter would be touching, ultimately it would become boring. Phil sees him and breaks into his house with a gun, but sees him and Peggy kissing. All rights for this video go to BBC Worldwide. 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]. Ronnie comforted her and the pair became closer than ever before. At somepoint, Archie discovers that Peggy's daughter Sam 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. 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. Were proud of the episode, the storyline which built up to it and the way the audience have engaged with it. This act leads to Sean kidnapping Amy, and trying to drown her, Roxy and himself, before he is stopped by Ronnie and Jack. Any chance of a reconciliation between Ronnie and Archie was destroyed forever. Crace deemed the wedding "the perfect opportunity" for the storyline to conclude,[3] while Santer explained: "Weddings are great because the bring the community together. Daughters 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. Peggy was upset to discover Archie was still in Walford, and determined to avenge Ronnie and Danielle, ordering Phil to kill him. 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. Outraged, Archie vows to get revenge on his family by taking The Queen Vic from them. Roxy was depicted as being fun, impulsive and exciting, whereas Ronnie was seen as very closed, cold and guarded which became intriguing. Billy soon discovers Archie's plot upon hearing him and Janine talking about their engagement. He tells Danielle that he will tell Ronnie, but later contemplates strangling her. Archie was introduced into the show in July 2008 when Roxy, Ronnie and Peggy went to visit him at his home in Weymouth. Archie tells Janine that he is aware that she had been planning to defraud him in a conspiracy with Ryan, before taunting her with the fact that she is the reason why her father Frank (Mike Reid) always ran away and tells here that if she was his daughter he'd have run away too. Archie later convinces Janine to skip Christmas dinner as he has a surprise treasure hunt for her. Archie throws her out, reminding her that of the exact spot she pushed Danielle onto the night she died. Later on, Jack's nephew Bradley (Charlie Clements) visits Archie and punches him - hurting his fist and loosening one of Archie's teeth. Archie's will is read, revealing that he has left. Then on 31 March (although set on 1 April), Archie prepared to kill Danielle by strangling her to death. Ronnie, his signet ring (as well as a note regarding him expecting her to not take any substantial gifts from him); Janine (who played the game better than anyone he ever knew), his, This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 07:16. Uncles Ronnie is also the cousin of Phil, Grant and Sam. When Ian pleads for Archie to not get the police involved, Archie tells him that the CD containing his one-night stand with Janine does not exist but that there is a file on his laptop - which he then reveals he can make copies of anytime he likes. Blugeoned with the Queen Victoria Bust by Stacey Slater after Bradley found out he raped her At the reception, Ronnie sees Danielle about to snatch Amy and she tells her the truth. Archibald Lionel "Archie" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Larry Lamb. But at the end of the day, Ronnie's her mum, and deep down, that's all Danielle has ever wanted. During the Christmas episode, Jack confronted Archie over Ronnie losing her baby. Phil Mitchell Grant Mitchell A pathologist's report shows that Archie had terminal cancer and only had weeks to live anyway. On 19 February 2010, the killer is revealed to be Stacey, however, after dying while trying to evade police capture, Bradley is assumed to be guilty of murder. 2008-2009, 2022 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. BBC A younger version of Archie appeared in a flashback episode that aired on 5 September 2022, being portrayed by Henry Garrett, with the episode focusing on the Mitchell family in the 1970s.[5]. And those last few scenes in the Vic with myself and Sam were so, so tough, it was such a hard day and I went home feeling like hell, but it was worth it. 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. Afterwards, Sean flees - his marriage to Roxy ruined. [3] A body double was used for the moment Danielle was run over. [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. It was soon revealed two months later in the show's first live episode, "EastEnders Live", that Archie's murderer was in fact Sean's younger sister and Danielle's best friend: Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner)[4]whom he had raped on 6 October 2009 to cover-up his revenge scheme by escalating her bipolar disorder trauma, which led to Stacey being sectioned as a result of Archie raping her. 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. Date of Death 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. When Roxy asks her sister how she could be sure that Archie raped Stacey in the first place, Ronnie admits that their father had also raped her as a child. [1] Crace herself was only told of Danielle's true identity after her successful audition, though as she only signed a six-month contract with the show, was always aware Danielle would only have a short arc. Then, in January 2009, she discovered she was pregnant. His body is taken away the next day. Eric Mitchell (deceased) Clive Mitchell Ronnie is a homeless man who is seen playing a violin in the gardens and Giuseppe's restaurant. 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. Dot Cotton and Lilly Mattock try to convince him to sleep in the Vicarage. [3] She opined that the disbelief Danielle was faced with was "heartbreaking" and served to highlight the fact that "she came as the outsider and she still is the outsider because no one steps in to help her". [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. She called Danielle, but instead told her that she backed out because R&R was busy, and when asked by Danielle if she regretted giving away her baby, she lied and said no and that she should have had an abortion, which crushed both Danielle and her. Sister-in-law Peggy's employee and Janine's flatmate Ryan Malloy soon overhears them, prompting him to inform Janine about. 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