Ronnie comforted her and the pair became closer than ever before. Shortly afterwards, he starts drinking until Peggy visits him. Ronnie is furious to see her father, wanting nothing to do with him. The discovery also leads to a huge falling out between Ronnie and Roxy, and between her and Jack, but they later reconcile. Roxy invites everyone to Archie's housewarming party, but Ronnie organises a party at The Queen Vic - so nobody turns up. He tells Danielle that he will tell Ronnie but later contemplates strangling her. Archie throws her out, reminding her that of the exact spot she pushed Danielle onto the night she died. From then onwards, Stacey appears to have vanquished her trauma from Archie once and for all. This irritates Archie, who later bribes Joel to leave Walford and never return. Danielle went home and burst into tears and was seen with an identical locket and photograph of a 14-year-old Ronnie in it, revealing to the audience that she was Ronnie's long-lost daughter Amy. 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. Joel refuses, saying he can stand up to him now. Sam tries to confront Archie but he shuts the door on her. [15] The character's imminent arrival was announced in early March 2008, with Larry Lamb being cast in the role. 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). Sister-in-law Archie later sees Roxy in the Square, following a row, and she tells him. 9 years ago today on 2nd April 2009, Peggy got married to Archie and Ronnie discovered Danielle is really her daughter. Step-granddaughters This had both ended the character's reign of terror in 2009 and triggered the events of his own whodunit storyline, dubbed Who Killed Archie?, that occurred in early 2010. 29 mins. Shortly afterward, he's discovered by Ronnie and Roxy as Archie blurts out: "Veronica, I'm sorry," before he dies from a head injury. Archie was bundled into the back of a van on 10 April, and bound and gagged in The Arches. Archie, meanwhile, is up to his usual tricks as Glenda does her best to keep the lively Ronnie and Roxy out of trouble. "[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. Peggy further states that she is not just some sweet, little old lady and that Archie has no idea who he is messing with. We hope viewers understand that our aim is to deliver the best drama. Father-in-law And one thing is for sure - it's going to be a spectacular war between these two."[11]. EastEnders - like all good drama - contains a balance of storylines, both happy and sad. 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). Archie is up to his usual tricks as Glenda does her best to keep the lively Ronnie and Roxy out of trouble. At the same time, Ian breaks into the pub to extract the CD. Archie then dies of the head injury, but not before blurting out "Veronica, I'm sorry." When Archie and Peggy's divorce papers come through, Archie tells Peggy that he still loves her and wants her back. 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. He abused her as a child and forced her to give up her daughter, Danielle, as a 14 year old . [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. Roxy invites everyone to Archie's housewarming party, but Ronnie organises a party at The Queen Vic - so nobody turns up. Danielle Jones (deceased) Amy Mitchell Roxy was depicted as being fun, impulsive and exciting, whereas Ronnie was seen as very closed, cold and guarded which became intriguing. On Christmas Day 2009, Archie sadistically tells Ian he will give the CD to Jane - despite Ian's compliance. Great-nephews Aliases [6] Peggy knows that Roxy is staying with Archie in Dorset but does not tell Ronnie, worried that she will refuse to go. ALL RIGHTS GO THE BBC.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshua_wayne_styles3 Archibald Lionel "Archie" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Larry Lamb. Stepdaughters Archie wants to put right these long-standing problems he has with Ronnie. Shortly afterwards, Archie is visited by a number of people whom he had antagonized throughout the year. At the reception, Ronnie sees Danielle about to snatch Amy and she tells her the truth. Ronnie is also the cousin of Phil, Grant and Sam. Later that year, it emerges that Archie raped Ronnie when she was 13. In return, he threatens her that unless she returns, he will have the pub converted to flats, becoming emotional when he says that he will be waiting for her as she leaves. First cousins It was revealed that Ronnie fell pregnant when she was a young teenager and Archie forced her to give the baby away. 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. 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 to let bring their children over for Christmas and New Year to spend time with their father. 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. Then, in August 2008, a mysterious character, Danielle Jones (Lauren Crace) appeared, becoming friends with Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner). Step-grandsons "[2] Crace accepted the role whilst still in her third year at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Archie's will is read, revealing that he has left. [1] The scene in which Danielle dies was filmed during winter, but as it was set in early April, snow had to be cleared away from the set before filming could commence. No it was Joel, Ronnie's childhood sweetheart. Phil sees him and breaks into his house with a gun, but sees him and Peggy kissing. Because of Archie's previous lie to Ronnie about Amy's death as an infant, Danielle (albeit unknowingly) posed a huge threat to him because things were going incredibly well between him and Ronnie, and the discovery that his story was a lie would destroy his relationship with Ronnie, and would also mean ostracism form the rest of his family, including Roxy and Peggy, to whom he was now engaged. Doof Doof Count Archie falls for the blackmail and begs for his life, offering Phil money. storyline. 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. His body is taken away the next day. He forms a partnership with Janine to carry out his scheme. He tells Danielle that he will tell Ronnie, but later contemplates strangling her. Danielle Jones is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Lauren Crace. Other known relatives 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. Sandra Mitchell 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. On 10 October 2008 when Ronnie discovered this, she sacked Danielle and called her pathetic. 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. EastEnders fans were left terrified by Archie Mitchell in last night's 'EastEnders 1979' episode, in which iconic characters appeared as their younger selves. 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. 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. Archie soon begins controlling his daughters by persuading Ronnie's employee, Danielle Jones (Lauren Crace), to steal a letter from Joel that he later burns in front of Ronnie. Again, this appearance lasted for a single storyline, and Archie departed again at its conclusion. "[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". Eric Mitchell (deceased) Clive Mitchell Then, in January 2009, she discovered she was pregnant. [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. Archie later convinces Janine to skip Christmas dinner as he has a surprise treasure hunt for her. 22 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. Thats pretty cool! [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. As far as Ronnie is aware her baby died so the thought would never have crossed her mind. Archie responds by telling Peggy to spend Christmas Night in bed together, otherwise he will have the pub converted to flats - leaving Peggy horrified. Former; regular Archie was manipulative often hiding his true self from those he loved bar his eldest daughter Ronnie who Archie went out his way to show his true self around her and even play the victim at times however April 2009, Archie was eventually outed however despite being threatened out of Walford. Feeling depressed, Danielle had sex with a barman called Paul at R&R on 23 December 2008. 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. [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. The character's story arc began with Archie being reunited with both his daughters in Weymouth. Archie then fabricates a story that the child had died 13 years ago, though Ronnie does not believe him. Archie asks Roxy to pass on a gift to Ronnie: the baby blanket she bought for her daughter when she was born. 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 ). 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. 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. However, she later finds the locket upon toasting her father's marriage to Peggy - which causes Ronnie to realize that Danielle was telling the truth and that Archie had in fact been lying to both of them. Meanwhile, Stacey began acting strangely towards everyone, and it was revealed that the death of Danielle was one of the events that triggered her bipolar disorder. Archibald Lionel "Archie" Mitchell is a fictional character and major antagonist of the BBC British soap opera EastEnders. Nephews On catching Suzy stealing from the Mitchells' safe, he tells her he will keep quiet providing she makes sure Sean finds the DNA test results, proving that he is not the father. 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 was not involved and they kiss briefly. 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. "[4] Questioned on whether she thought Danielle hoped to have a relationship with Ronnie, she responded: "Deep down, absolutely shes completely intrigued by Ronnie and the Mitchell clan, but at the same time very nervous of them. 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. EastEnders at its best will make that moment as dramatic and sensational as it possibly can be. "[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. EastEnders 2010. Cause/Reason Research Note: Archie did cause the death of Ronnie Mitchell's unborn baby by shoving her stomach into the Queen Vic bar. Stacey does so by telling Archie off for his actions against her and ruining her life, before concludingly telling him he cannot hurt her anymore - nor does he deserve any sympathy from her or anybody else. Archie is struck on the head by the falling bust, and is left fatally injured. Unmoved by her father's story, Ronnie tells Archie that she would be glad if he were to die right now. Janine his Newton's cradle, "in the sure and certain knowledge that it will drive her absolutely nuts.". This act leads to Sean kidnapping Amy, and trying to drown her, Roxy and himself, before he is stopped by Ronnie and Jack. EastEnders airs Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm on . 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; Peggy's employee and Janine's flatmate Ryan Malloy soon overhears them, prompting him to inform Janine about. 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. So she holds off, she wants to get to know Ronnie, and charm her and make her like her and then tell Ronnie who she is."[1]. Janine then shows her engagement ring to Peggy, who recognizes it as the same ring that belonged to Archie's mother. Betty Mitchell However, she ends up witnessing Danielle being struck by Peggy's stepdaughter Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) in her car; Danielle dies in her long-lost mother's arms, leaving Ronnie broken-hearted as Archie had robbed her of a life with her daughter. "[8], The ultimate revelation of Danielle's true identity was set at Archie's wedding to Peggy (Barbara Windsor), matriarch of the Mitchell family. While it quickly grew evident that Archie had seemingly shared a closer bond with Roxy, his relationship with Ronnie became volatile and tempestuousafter it had transpired Ronnie was previously forced by her father to give up her newborn baby, Amy, for adoption shortly after she gave birth to the child at the age of 14. 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. 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