Jamie Mitchell made his first appearance on 9 November 1998. He is portrayed by Jack Ryder.
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Jamie arrives in Walford after the death of his father, Charlie. His second cousin once removed/godfather, Phil Mitchell, takes him in after realising Jamie's uncle and guardian, Billy Mitchell, was beating him on a regular basis. Jamie becomes Phil's surrogate son, replacing Ben. When Billy begins harassing Jamie for money due to being in debt with Steve Owen, this culminates in Jamie defending himself and beating Billy up, who later softens and changes his whole character. Jamie learns to forgive him.
Jamie starts a relationship with Sonia Jackson, his first true love, after losing his virginity to Janine Butcher, who humiliates him by spreading rumours about his inadequate prowess in bed. A few months into the relationship, Sonia gives birth to Chloe at just 15 years of age. The baby's father is Martin Fowler's, with whom she had sex before she started dating Jamie but didn't know that she was pregnant. Chloe is put up for adoption and it is a blow to Jamie and Sonia's relationship. The relationship survives Sonia's obsession with Chloe. Jamie and Sonia get back together and get closer, but he sleeps with Zoe Slater months later and Janine Butcher the next year. Jamie proposes to Sonia with Ethel's ring and she accepts. Due to Sonia's obsession with Chloe and wanting a baby, Jamie and Sonia consequently split up. However they still went on to be friends and help Lisa to get herself and Louise away from Phil although Jamie did tell Phil about Lisa not wanting her daughter's name changed to Mitchell. Once Sonia and Lisa find out, they are very angry and can't trust him. Jamie tries to tell Phil about Lisa's plan to get herself and Louise out of the U.K to Portugal but Sonia convinces Jamie not to. Later, he defends Sonia against Phil, who disowns him and beats him for letting Lisa escape to Portugal with Louise. Sonia manages to nurse Jamie back to health and they kiss. Jamie gets kicked out of the vic and he sleeps with Sonia for the night. The next day, Jamie proposes to Sonia for the 2nd time with Ethel's ring and she accepts, leaving her boyfriend, Gus Smith, heart-broken, as he had also planned to propose. Phil later comes back with Louise without Lisa, leaving Jamie and Sonia suspicious and they start going to the police saying Phil snatched Louise. They later try to gather evidence and they come to the conclusion that Phil killed Lisa. At the start of 2002, Jamie turns to Steve Owen who pays Jamie to smash the windows of the Queen Victoria Pub to get revenge on Phil for throwing him out and getting him sacked due to him knowing about Louise all this time. During the last 1 and a half month of Jamie's life, after getting engaged, Jamie and Sonia start a business but have to sell Ethel's ring to pay for it. They get into difficulty trying to get it due to little money and the high price. Days before Jamie dies, he saves Peggy from getting mugged and Phil thanks Jamie by giving enough money to get the ring back. Jamie makes up with Phil as long as he leaves Sonia alone. Jamie tries to surprise her at the cafe with the ring as well as some flowers. However, Martin accidentally runs over Jamie outside the tube station; Jamie is rushed to hospital, where it's confirmed that he will inevitably die of spleen damage. After receiving visits from Phil and Billy, who both make peace with Jamie after they each apologize for the abuse their inflicted onto him, he dies with Sonia by his side.
Jamie's death is mentioned 15 years later when Martin reminds a 16 year old Bex that killing Jamie was the biggest mistake of his life because of all of the negative gossip he endured during his adolescence. Martin empathises his experience with Bex when she is bullied at school, saying that she shouldn't let others talk negatively about her and that life moves on eventually.
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