Phil Mitchell

Philip James “Phil" Mitchell is eldest son of Eric and Peggy Mitchell. He is also the older brother of Grant and Sam Mitchell, as well as being the father of Ben and Louise Mitchell, Raymond Dawkins and the adoptive father of Dennis Rickman Jr. He is the fiancé of Kat Slater,

He is portrayed by Steve McFadden.

Backstory

Phil was originally calmer brother of the Mitchell's as his younger brother Grant was more the hot headed one in their early days but both brothers had a sense of physical danger, displaying stereotypical masculinity, thuggish behaviour and a tendency to resolve problems through violence and began to be the local hardmen on Albert Square, Phil is a football fan and supports West Ham United.

Phil was originally the one who often thought things through, and was seen to be the more streetwise of the two, often bailing his more spontaneous brother out of trouble however by the late 90s to early 2000s Phil was later driven down a darker, more destructive route. He became much more violent and hot headed but, unlike Grant, he still some what occasionally showed restraint when dealing with various enemies encountered – exacting revenge over time, using mind games or getting others to do his dirty work, amongst other things. Phil has occasionally shown sadistic traits. His bullying of Ian Beale is often done as a means of deriving pleasure.

Over the years Phil has somewhat built a 'empire' from being just a dodge criminal to a full time Gangster, Phil has committed many crimes such as countless assaults, robberies, money laundering, manslaughter and attempted murders. Although Phil has never intentionally killed anyone (murder) his actions have caused the deaths of four people.

Phil is also known for his various feuds with the likes of Ian Beale, Mark and Martin Fowler, Steve Owen, Dan Sullivan, Dennis Rickman, Den Watts, Johnny Allen, Derek, Jack and Max Branning, Carl White, Vincent Hubbard and Danny Hardcastle.

Phil has also escaped death countless times with a total of 12 attempts ranging from car crashes, accidents and health issues, you name it Phil has survived it all aswell as surviving several murder attempts.

Biography

1961-1990: Backstory

Phillip James Mitchell was born on the 20th January 1961, the eldest child of Eric Mitchell and Peggy Mitchell (Nee Martin). His brother Grant Mitchell was born on the 8th July 1962. Phil and Grant were close as children. Phil was abused a lot by his alcoholic father Eric, who rarely touched Grant. This lead Phil to be hurt that he was singled out for abuse by his dad. Phil and Grant could be wayward, and often got into scrapes. At school they became best friends with Nigel Bates, who the Mitchell's saw as a brother to them. Nigel was naive, so the Mitchell brothers sorted out anyone who tried to pick on Nigel.

Peggy considered leaving when her sons, Phil and Grant, were teenagers, and once even tried to seduce Johnny Allen, but he turned her down. Peggy tried to save her marriage by having another child in 1975 her only daughter Sam. Eric stopped abusing Phil when Phil eventually hit him back knocking him out cold, Peggy called the police on Eric for his abuse and he was arrested. Phil was always the calmer Mitchell brother but both had thuggish tendencies. In the late 1970s, Grant joined the army. Phil worked on the lorries for a time where he met Minty Peterson.

1990-2000: Early years in Walford

Phil Mitchell first arrived in Walford to open an automobile repair shop, known as The Arches. Just feet away, Rod Norman and Harry Osbourne were sitting in the Square gardens. They had seen Phil zip into the square in his car. 29 year-old Phil made his first appearance in Albert Square, buying the mechanics, The Arches. Him and Grant have a brief fling with Julie Cooper.

Phil goes into a partnership with The Queen Victoria public house, along with his younger brother, Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp), and Grant's fiancée, Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) but they buy the upstairs house above it. Phil and Grant had a reputation for being a bit dodgy. Grant had a thuggish side, and even Phil showed thuggish tendencies but usually was more level headed. He often kept Grant in check. In 1992, Grant became increasingly moody and unsupportive of his new wife Sharon. Phil comforted her and one time slept with her, something he regretted.

Following a break-up from lover, Anne Howes, Phil and Sharon grow closer. Sharon would usually turn to him when she and Grant had a row or Grant gained physical violence. They sleep together, but she chooses to stay with Grant. Grant ended up in jail and in his absence, he and Sharon reconcile their affair. But when Grant is released from prison as a reformed man, she decides to reconcile with him and she leaves a broken-hearted Phil.

Meanwhile, Phil meets a Romanian refugee, Nadia Borovac (Anna Barkan), who wants to stay in the UK. To avoid deportation, he had enter a marriage of convenience with her, in July 1993, but Nadia departs after the ceremony. Phil, later, falls in love with businesswoman, Kathy Beale. Nadia returns and makes his life hell, she seduced Phil, which he denied. Phil had wanted to marry Kathy that year but in order to do that, he needs a divorce from Nadia. Nadia would only agreed to divorce if Phil paid her £1,000 in order to move to Germany. He gave her the money and she was never seen again.

In early 1994, Phil bought a flat for a pittance off Frank Butcher. He also bought Frank's share of the cafe for a knockdown price for his new girlfriend Kathy Beale. Phil returned the favour by torching cash strapped Frank's car lot so Frank could claim on the insurance. By accident, a vagrant died in the fire. The police interrogated Phil and Frank but could get no evidence. Phil told Frank to hold it together, one wrong word and they could be arrested and serve a prison sentence for a long time. Frank later legged it after the insurance man saw his business accounts which would have shown Frank was broke and the fire was arson. Phil started drinking and confessed to Grant but Grant told him to stop drinking. Phil got on with his life, sure that Frank was not coming back.

In October 1994, Michelle and Sharon taped a conversation about their lives in general, but Sharon also admitted she slept with Phil, and the cassette was left lying around. Grant played it on the way home from the brewery and found out. He fell apart and attacked Phil in the Arches, but Phil wanted him to so he could be punished. Phil ended up in hospital. While recovering, Phil and Grant patched things up and they blamed it on Sharon, saying she did all the running.

Phil married Kathy in 1995 and she was soon pregnant. But in late 1995, after almost 2 years away, Frank Butcher returned to Albert Square, having been released from a psychiatric hospital. This caused Phil to start drinking again, worried that Frank would go to the police over the car lot scam. Kathy and Phil eventually sort out their differences and get married. Kathy gives birth to Ben (Matthew Silver). Phil feels neglected and depressed so turns to alcohol, developing an addiction. He becomes neglectful of Ben, so Kathy leaves him. Realising what he has lost, Phil gives up drinking to rebuild his marriage. He attends Alcoholics Anonymous, which helps reveal the basis of his problem, the physical abuse he received from his father and his fear he will do the same to Ben. Kathy takes him back but when he attends counselling, he begins an affair with a fellow alcoholic named Lorna Cartwright (Janet Dibley), who later starts stalking him. With their relationship in jeopardy, Phil takes Kathy to Paris, hoping that it can bring them closer, but it has the opposite effect when Phil confesses to the affair and Kathy throws her wedding ring into the river. Phil begins sleeping rough, gambling, and blaming Kathy for his decline. Kathy decides to leave Walford to live in South Africa, letting it be known that an offer of reconciliation from Phil would make her reconsider. Phil waits until the last minute but is stalled by Lorna, who locks herself in his bathroom and attempts suicide. Kathy leaves for the airport and Phil follows but is accosted by Kathy's son Ian, who persuades him that Kathy is better off without him. Phil agonises over the loss of his son.

In 1998, Frank was dating Peggy and Phil initially disapproved, due to knowing how Frank left Pat in the lurch a few years previously. In 1999, Phil was back on track but Grant slept with Kathy when she visited Walford, knowing Phil wanted to get back with her. Phil fell apart when he found out. Grant then emigrated and Phil had lost one more chance to be with his wife and son Ben. Phil turned to drink again and spent the rest of 1999 depressed. Kathy returned briefly in late 1999 and Phil begged her for another chance, even for their son's sake. Kathy rejected Phil and in early January 2000 she flew back to South Africa with their son. Phil tried to get over Kathy and wanted to focus on new girl friend Lisa but he soon realised he loved Kathy more and could not get over her.

Due to losing his son, his brother betraying him and then losing the love of his life, and being unable to get over Kathy, Phil developed a nastier, more menacing side, he became more like his brother Grant in personality. He started to become increasingly violent and even started to treat Lisa badly. In April 2000, Phil started dabbling in stolen cars and even beat Ian Beale up when he got Lisa sacked. Phil hit Lisa on Christmas Day 2000 when he slept with Melanie Healy that day.

2000-2003: Villainous Years

He starts seeing Lisa Shaw (Lucy Benjamin), but the relationship stalls when Kathy returns briefly, continuing an affair with Grant. However, before she is due to return to South Africa, she asks Phil to leave with her. Phil cannot go as Grant has planned an armed robbery and Phil will not let his brother do the job alone. Infuriated with Phil's loyalty to Grant, Kathy reveals their recent tryst, leading to Phil confronting Grant after the heist and Grant confessing that he slept with Kathy to get revenge on Phil for sleeping with Sharon. While trying to escape the police in a getaway car, Phil pulls out a handgun and shoots at the dashboard, which causes Grant to crash into the River Thames. Phil is rescued, but Grant's body is not recovered, though he survives and flees to Brazil. When Grant sends Phil his half of The Queen Victoria, he sells it to Dan Sullivan for five pounds to spite Peggy due to her favouritism towards Grant.

Phil and Dan's allegiance ends after Dan tells the police about a motor scam Phil has been involved in, and Phil cons Dan into giving control of the pub back to Peggy. Phil is unsupportive when Lisa has a miscarriage and she becomes unstable. He turns his attention to her best friend Melanie Healy (Tamzin Outhwaite) and they sleep together. Phil grows jealous when Melanie reunites with Steve Owen (Martin Kemp) and becomes abusive to Lisa. Thinking a baby will improve things, Lisa stops taking her contraceptive pills. However, Melanie overhears Phil stating he does not want another baby, so she encourages Lisa to end the relationship, confessing to their affair. Lisa leaves Phil, and unknown to him, she is pregnant with his baby. Mark Fowler persuades her to pretend the baby is his. Phil gains many enemies Lisa, Steve, who had discovered Mel slept with Phil, Ian, who wants revenge for Phil's bullying, Mark, who wants to avenge Lisa and Dan.

On Steve and Mel's wedding night, Phil is shot in the back by someone hiding in the bushes, collapsing in a pool of blood, and is hospitalised. Steve is prime suspect and is arrested. However, it was not Steve and after being discharged from hospital a month later, Phil confronts the real culprit, Lisa. She had stolen Steve's gun in a moment of madness. Realising he drove Lisa to it, Phil decides to let her off and frames Dan for the deed with the help of Ritchie Stringer (Gareth Hunt), who supplies Dan with the gun. Not realising he is being set up, Dan holds Phil at gunpoint, demanding money. However, the police arrive, arresting Dan for attempted murder. Steve is called as a witness at Dan's trial and Phil persuades him to give a false testimony, further implicating Dan, but to everyone's astonishment he is found not guilty. Dan seeks revenge, so he kidnaps Mel, the only common link between Phil and Steve, threatening to kill her unless they each give him £100,000, they work together to rescue Mel but Dan escapes with the money.

Phil begins a second relationship with Sharon, who has returned, and they run the Queen Victoria together. Phil wants children, but Sharon reveals she is infertile and tells him Lisa's baby, Louise (Rachel Cox), is really his daughter. Phil ends their relationship and confronts Lisa, demanding to be part of his child's life. Steve offers to take Lisa to California, but when she is unable to leave, Steve absconds with Louise. Phil is informed and chases after Steve in his car. Steve crashes into a wall and Phil rescues Louise but cannot save Steve, who dies when the car explodes. Phil knows he must win Lisa back to gain custody of Louise, and Lisa is easily swayed. Phil slowly begins excluding Lisa from Louise's life, so in desperation, Lisa flees to Portugal with Louise. Phil's nephew Jamie (Jack Ryder) helps her escape, earning him a beating from Phil. Phil goes to Portugal and returns a month later with Louise. Some of Phil's neighbours suspect he has murdered Lisa.

2003-2005: Feud with Den Watts and temporary departure

Phil falls for Kate Morton (Jill Halfpenny), not knowing she is an undercover police officer, investigating Lisa's disappearance. After gaining a confession from Phil that he manipulated Lisa into handing over Louise, Kate reveals her true identity, and says she loves him and will quit her job, but Phil threatens to kill her. Kate disappears, but several months later, Phil finds her while she is working undercover for the square's gangland boss Jack Dalton (Hywel Bennett). Soon Phil rescues Kate's life when Jack orders his hitman George Peters to kill her, Phil later manages to convince Jack to call off the hit, but in so doing gets himself indebted to Jack when he says that Phil now owes him a favour. Kate then moves in with Phil.

Later on Jack orders Phil to kill Sharon's half-brother Dennis Rickman (Nigel Harman), so Phil corners Dennis at gunpoint, but Dennis tells Phil he will kill Jack so they can both be free of him, which he does. Phil and Dennis vow to keep their involvement in Jack's murder to themselves, but Phil later tells mobster and Jack's second-in-command Andy Hunter (Michael Higgs) the truth about the incident. Dennis is enraged by Phil's betrayal and demands that they settle the score with a fight. Phil hires a group of men to deal with Dennis instead.

Phil and Kate go on to marry, but Lisa arrives, demanding access to Louise. She plans to shoot Phil again but fails. She breaks down until Sharon and Dennis' illegitimate father, Den Watts (Leslie Grantham) vows to get revenge on Phil for her and for having his son Dennis beaten up. Den plans an armed robbery and coaxes Phil into joining him, but Den, with Dennis' assistance, sets Phil up and he is arrested. Kate is forced to give Louise back to Lisa and they leave Walford together and also sleeps with Dennis while he is in prison, Phil cannot forgive Kate and their marriage ends, Phil manages to escape from prison and vows to go after Den for setting him up.

On Christmas day 2003 Phil attacks Den in Angies Den, but Den knocks Phil out with a chair when Phil turns his back, when Phil regains consciousness Den offers to give him £200,000 as long as as Phil agrees to not come after him, left with little choice due to being on the run Phil takes the money and leaves Walford not being seen again until 2005.

2005-2006: Return to the Square and Feud with Johnny Allen

Phil returns in need of money and attacks Ian, who leads him to believe he will help him escape, but Ian calls the police and Phil is jailed again. However, the case falls through after Grant pays a witness to change his testimony and Phil is released. The brothers then return to help their mother exonerate Sam after she is framed for Den's murder by his wife Chrissie (Tracy-Ann Oberman), who had killed her husband several months ago. Eventually with Sharon's help, the Mitchells are successful with their efforts and Chrissie is arrested for Den's murder.

By this point, Phil has embarked on a feud with the square's newly-established crime boss Johnny Allen (Billy Murray); earlier on Johnny waged war on Peggy and has threatened to harm the Mitchells. The conflict soon escalates when Dennis gets involved in Phil's feud with Johnny, particularly when Johnny later delivers a threatening ultimatum to Sharon; either she and Dennis leave the square for good, otherwise Dennis will be killed. Sharon confides to Phil about Johnny's threat and also reveals that Johnny had killed Andy on the same night Den was killed. Phil subsequently informs Dennis, who then beats up Johnny in revenge. But later on Johnny has Dennis murdered, leaving Phil feeling responsible for ridding Sharon of her husband and also swearing revenge on Johnny more than ever.

In March 2006, Phil convinces Grant to help him confront Johnny to avenge Sharon's loss by bringing Johnny to justice for Dennis' murder. The brothers arguing allows Johnny to capture them, and Johnny orders his henchman Danny Moon (Jake Maskall) to kill them in the woods. However, they are saved when Danny is accidentally shot dead by his brother Jake (Joel Beckett) - who then reveals to Phil and Grant that it was Danny who Johnny ordered to kill Dennis. Thereafter the Mitchell Brothers witness Johnny being arrested, after he was forced by his daughter Ruby (Louisa Lytton) to surrender himself to the police for his gangland crimes; Johnny is sentenced to life imprisonment for killing Andy and ordering Dennis' murder, but months later he dies of a heart attack caused by Ruby's boyfriend Sean Slater (Robert Kazinsky).

2006-2010: Bonding with Ben and coping with family problems

Soon enough, Phil resolves to bond with his son Ben (now Charlie Jones) after it transpires that Kathy has apparently been killed in a road collusion; Ben subsequently comes to live with his half-brother Ian back in the square. Phil tries to build a relationship with Ben and they slowly begin to bond, eventually leading to Ben asking to live with his father. Phil meets lawyer Stella Crawford (Sophie Thompson) and they begin a relationship. She moves in but Ben is unwilling to accept her. She uses underhand tactics to make him more obedient and they become rivals for Phil's affections. She starts psychologically and physically abusing Ben, and manipulates him into persuading Phil to propose to her. The abuse is revealed by Ben during the wedding, and Stella flees to an abandoned warehouse with Phil in pursuit trying to kill her, she jumps from the roof to her death. Policeman Jack Branning uses his police contacts to trace Louise (now Danni Bennatar) for Phil, but Phil is incensed to discover that she calls another man "daddy" and that Jack has not warned him resulting in Phil punching Jack. Jack tries to blackmail Phil regarding his involvement in a motor scam with entrepreneur Kevin Wicks (Phil Daniels), which inadvertently kills Kevin. Phil teams up with Jack's brother Max (Jake Wood) to remove Jack from Walford.

Phil proposes to his girlfriend Suzy Branning when she tells him she is pregnant, but his friend and employee Shirley Carter tells him there is no pregnancy and Suzy is trying to con him. However, Phil stays with Suzy until he discovers she has schemed with his uncle Archie. Peggy and Archie marry, but Archie's manipulation of his entire family is revealed, so Peggy asks Phil to kill him. However, Phil just forces him to leave Walford. Phil starts drinking again and starts an on and off relationship with Shirley but it soon ends. Archie returns to win Peggy back, and Phil's sister Sam Mitchell returns from Brazil after being on the run for her part in the murder of Den Watts. Sam is arrested so Phil puts up bail money to have her released, selling the garage to Pat Evans (Pam St Clement). Archie convinces Sam to flee, leading to the Mitchell's struggling financially. Phil takes a loan from Ian on the condition that Ian gets The Queen Victoria if the money is not paid back in two weeks, which Phil accepts. Ian sells the loan to Archie, but does not tell Phil, saying there is no need to pay him back yet. Archie ejects the Mitchell's from the pub and Phil turns to alcohol again. Archie is murdered on Christmas Day. Phil asks his his girlfriend Shirley for an alibi, who tells police Phil was with her all day. However, she finds a blood-stained shirt, which she hides. Phil confesses that he found Archie dead and lost his balance, falling into the blood, but did not call the police because he panicked. They then burn the shirt and replace it with a brand new one. Eventually, Bradley Branning becomes the prime suspect in the murder but falls to his death while being chased by police. Phil and Shirley resume their romantic relationship.

Phil's cousin Ronnie (Samantha Womack) tells Phil that Louise (now Brittany Papple) came looking for him but she sent her away because Phil was in a fight at the time. Phil smashes up the bar and shouts in Ronnie's face, just as Louise walks in to witness his rage. Louise spends the night under the secret care of Peggy and Phil, and pleads to stay permanently, to which Phil initially agrees. However, Shirley finds out that Louise is hiding in the pub, and persuades Phil to do the right thing, so he then sends Louise back into care. He takes a DNA test to prove he is Louise's biological father, and custody is granted after Phil moves in with Shirley. Phil discovers that Ben has been burning Louise's arms and punches his son. The next day Ben explains that he is being bullied by Jordan Johnson, so Phil tells him to stand up for himself, leading to Ben attacking Jordan and leaving him in a coma. Ben decides to confess to the police and is charged and bailed. Phil is told Ben could spend six weeks in custody, so plans to move to Portugal with Grant, but Peggy stops them as they are about to leave. Phil is outraged to hear Ben must spend five months in custody. He learns that Lisa has made an application to see Louise so he asks his solicitor Ritchie Scott (Sian Webber) to find a way to prevent her getting access. After Phil visits Ben, he discovers that Ben is being bullied by another prisoner, Cal Childs. Ben tells his family never to visit him again, but Phil attempts to, and while he is there, Peggy tells Louise that Lisa wants to see her, but insults Lisa, leading to Louise running away. Phil finds Louise and confronts Peggy, slapping her and leaving her bruised. Phil attempts to keep Louise locked in the house, but Peggy sneaks her out and takes her to Lisa, finally allowing her to stay there. Phil throws Shirley out of the house, accusing her of helping Peggy. He goes to Lisa's house to retrieve Louise but finds it empty and abandoned.

Phil starts drinking again after two months of sobriety, blaming Peggy for the loss of his two children, so Peggy orders him to be ejected from the pub. At an all-time low, he approaches Rainie Cross, a drug addict, and is tempted to try some of her crack cocaine after she says she needs it to block things out, as he wants to forget his children. Phil and Rainie get high on drugs at Phil's home, and when Shirley comes in to check on him, she finds them naked together on the floor. Phil takes money from The Queen Victoria to get more drugs, but Rainie is mugged when she tries to buy some, so Phil tries to take money from The Arches. Minty Peterson (Cliff Parisi) and Ricky Butcher (Sid Owen) refuse to hand over the keys, locking him in. They get Shirley, who calms Phil down and offers to help him get clean, throwing Rainie out when they return home. She tells Phil to choose either her or the drugs, and he walks away, having chosen the drugs. When Peggy decides to make up with Phil, she finds him in a drugged up state on the floor so leaves in disgust. She visits him again to say she will get him some help but slaps him when he insults her for her nagging. She regrets this but he throws her out and tells her to go away. When Shirley visits later, Phil is gone.

A few weeks later, Phil's relative Billy Mitchell finds Phil and takes Peggy to see him in an estate. Peggy wakes him and tells him he is coming home and that Sam has had a baby. Phil says he does not care and that Peggy has made him this way. She leaves in tears after telling him if she had a gun, she would give it to him and tell him to shoot himself as he would be better off dead. However, Peggy realises she needs to get Phil off the drugs, so she enlists Minty and Billy to help get him back to The Queen Victoria and lock him in the upstairs living room, where the windows and door are boarded up so he cannot escape. He is so angry he starts trashing Peggy's living room and smashes the mirror. He begs to be let out as he is suffering withdrawal symptoms and says he needs a doctor. Worried he will die, he convinces Billy to open the door to bring him some water, promising he will not try to leave. When Billy enters, Phil grabs the crowbar from him and Billy runs out and boards him back in. Phil uses the crowbar to escape. He confronts Peggy, and after a huge argument, throws a match on the floor and sets the entire room on fire. Within minutes the entire pub catches fire, causing mass panic and putting everyone in the pubs lives in danger. Phil tries to grab boxes of alcohol from the cellar, but cannot carry it out. When he tries to steal money from the till, the roof collapses on him. Peggy and Billy manage to save him and get him out of the pub. Peggy departs Walford the next day when she realises that Phil is better off without her. A couple of days after her departure, Peggy signs The Queen Vic over to Phil.

When police come to the house, Phil runs and goes to Shirley's. Shirley is angry until Phil admits he needs her help to change, but soon realises that Phil started the fire and says she cannot trust him as he did not tell her. However, she later tells Phil to lie to the police and do everything she tells him to from now on, and moves in with him. Billy shouts at Phil that he needs to get himself sorted, and Phil does not get angry. Shirley tells Phil she will find something for him to do and eventually finds an investor and buys back the garage from Pat.

2010-2012: Affair with Glenda | Feud with Derek Branning | Covering Up Heather's murder.

A few weeks later, Phil rents the Queen Vic to Jake and Danny's cousin Alfie Moon and his wife Kat; the couple soon begin to refurbish the pub. In 2012, as they cannot pay the rent, Phil reclaims the Vic from Alfie and Kat but when they pay the rent back, he gives it back.

Ben returns from youth offenders just before Christmas, he is frosty with Phil at first blaming him for how his lifestyle turned out but he and Phil eventually clear the air and Ben moves back in. On his return party he attempts to kill his grand-aunty Glenda, who had been having an affair with Phil at the time, by shoving her down a flight of stairs.

Glenda was also sleeping with Ian and when Phil finds out about it he blackmails Ian as Ian is married to Jane Beale.

During one of Phil sexual encounters with Glenda he suffers a heart attack, Ian walks in and finds them he sends Glenda away insisting he will get the ambulance, when Ian realises Phil is also sleeping with Glenda he leaves him to die but later comes back as he cant go though with it and calls the ambulance.

Phil is rushed to hospital and survives his heart attack, Ian then apologises for leaving Phil to die, Phil then ends things with Glenda and proposes to Shirley which she accepts. However days before their wedding Ben tells Shirley about Phil's affair with Glenda, she slaps Phil before dumping but Phil still wants to marry her, They reconcile on their wedding day but don't marry due to Phil's recent infidelity.

Months later Ben leaves Walford to go live with Peggy, Phil punches Ian when he calls Phil a bad parent. When Ben eventually returns he tells Phil he's gay, Phil does not hate gay people but he doesn't understand them and he's not comfortable with his sons sexuality, he leaves Walford for a few weeks.

When Phil returns Ben tells Phil that Christian Clarke sexually assaulted him naturally engaging Phil. Phil goes over to the vic and threatens Christian who punches Phil when Phil calls him a nonce, Phil is now even more angry and plans to kill Christian with a baseball bat he goes to Christian's house smashing it up and attacking Christian only stopping when Ben admits he lied.

In late 2011 early 2012 Phil is being stalked and blackmailed leaving Phil cryptic messages and images, Ben is revealed as the culprit he some how found out about Phil's Manslaughter of Allan Hall, he also stole a file from Jack Branning which contained all Phil's crimes including a dodgy car scam which killed Kevin Wicks, Ben gives the Phil to Kevin's wife Denise Fox (till his death). Ben tells the police that Phil made Stella commit suicide otherwise he'd kill her, Ben then reveals to Phil hes the stalker/blackmailer as Phil is being arrested. Phil is released from prison months later after Ian tells the police Ben fabricated his story to get Phil put in prison, Ben, however, thinks that Shirley's best friend Heather Trott is the one who grassed on him; Ben and Jay later go round to Heather's to talk to her but in a fit of rage Ben hit Heather over the head with a photo frame killing her instantly. Phil arrives angry at Ben putting him in prison but when he realises Ben's killed Heather his parental instincts kick in so he makes it look like a burglary gone wrong and gets rid of all evidence of linking Ben to the crime.

Phil cannot cope with Heather's death as Heather was Shirley's best friend so Phil has to try and support her knowing his son killed her and he also blames himself for the way Ben has turned out, he briefly goes back to drinking and throws Shirley out and breaking up with her. Shirley then has a one night stand with Jack and Max's older brother Derek, who in the meantime has instigated a conflict with Phil for months after he tried to bump off Roxy. They had also clashed multiple times on dodge jobs with Alfie, to which Derek took great delight purposely bragging in front of Phil in the Queen Vic about bedding Shirley, Phil loses it after Derek throws Shirley's knickers at him, Phil punches Derek and they prepare to fight but Shirley breaks it up before telling Phil they are done. Phil and Shirley agree to give things another go, but break up for good when Shirley discovers Ben is Heather's killer and that Phil had covered up the crime.

2013-2015: Feuds with Jack, Carl, Vincent and Max & Lucy's murder aftermath

Phil has multiple run ins with Jack Branning over the affections of Sharon and the the two eventually hit out at one another causing Sharon to be conflicted but Phil is eventually choose by Sharon to rekindle as a couple after Sharon discovers on her and Jack's wedding day that Jack is still in love with his ex wife Ronnie.

Later on Phil finds out that nefarious extorter Carl White is dealing drugs in his Night club, so he threatens Carl afterwards. Thereafter Phil and Carl do several dodge jobs together whilst clashing with each other; however, Carl attempts to kill Phil by undoing Phil's seatbelt and purposely crashing the car.

When Phil is out of hospital, he teams up with Max to get revenge on Carl - as the latter had also been feuding with Max after trying to frame him for Phil's hospitalization. Together, Phil and Max kidnap Carl and plan to kill him. Max refuses to carry out the execution, so Phil prepares to do it instead; however, he is forced to let Carl go when the latter sarcastically offers to reveal Shirley's whereabouts - thereby implying that Carl has kidnapped Shirley and planned to harm her.

The next day, Carl takes Phil to Shirley where she tells him that Carl had threatened her, Phil later prepares to attack Carl at the Arches but Carl tells Phil that if he doesn't back off he will have some of his contacts in prison kill his son Ben, Phil does not go near Carl again until cousin Ronnie attacks Carl in self defence she goes to Phil in a panic and begs him for help, Phil tries to kill Carl to get rid of him for good but Ronnie stops him and orders Carl to leave Walford but when Carl comes back Ronnie kills him and Phil helps cover up the murder.

in 2014 Phil and Sharon get married, after the wedding Shirley (whom Phil had been having an affair with behind Sharon's back) shoots him.

Vincent Hubbard turns up to try and find out what had happened to Carl, He instantly suspects Phil and Ronnie, When Phil realises Vincent is getting close to he threatens Vincent's family which causes Vincent to punch him. It is revealed Vincent has an ulterior motive as he is after revenge on Phil believing Phil's dad Eric had murdered his dad, Vincent tries to kill Phil twice by strangulation but fails both times before his mother Claudette confesses she murdered his dad.

Phil then begins feuding with Max Branning after local villain Nick Cotton frames Phil for the murder of Max's girlfriend Emma Summerhayes, While Phil is in prison, Max manages to gain ownership of the Arches by making Ben sign a contract. When Phil gets out of Prison he manages to get the Arches back from Max thanks to help from Karin Smart who make max believe he's selling stolen cars and threatened to report him to the Police if Max does not give him the Arches back and the car lot, A few months later Ben is arrested for the murder of Lucy Beale, Abi believes her dad Max murdered Lucy when she tells Phil this Phil punches Max, Max is then arrested on suspicion of murder later being sent down when Phil bribes a member of the Jury, Phil would later discover Lucy was murdered by her little brother Bobby but agrees to keep quiet.

In February Phil's ex and mother of Ben Kathy return with Phil being the only person to know at this point she's still alive after Kathy had faked her death in 2005. Phil manages to convince Kathy to come back home, Kathy's husband Gavin Sullivan has Phil kidnapped for this while being held captive Gavin gave Phil nothing to drink except Alcohol which would cause Phil to relapse.

Phil continues to drink for the next few months until on Christmas day Dennis goes missing after bike riding with Bobby, Phil Ian and a reluctant Bobby go to find him, Bobby had attacked Dennis and left unconscious as discovered when they found Dennis injured on the way back home Phil crashed the car due to being over the limit leaving Dennis severely injured and needing life support.

While at the hospital a doctor tells Phil he had Cirrhosis of the liver due to his alcoholism and that if he continues to drink it would be his last Christmas.

2016 to 2020: Battle with alcoholism, another child, the instigated killings and Sharon's affair

After being dumped by Sharon, Phil sets out to find his daughter Louise to apologise for the years he's missed of her life, he first visits his mother Peggy first but is shocked to find out her cancer is back and this time it's terminal, he then tells her about his liver cirrhosis before abruptly leaving. he finds Louise at her High school but Louise rejects him angry that he has not seen her in years but when Phil has a heart attack she calls him an ambulance.

Despite warnings from the doctors Phil continues to drink and begins to cause trouble in the Vic with several drunken outbursts, he argues with Mick and Lee carter in the Vic causing him to accidentally slap Kathy, he throws up blood on Honey Mitchell on her wedding day to Billy as well as making several derogatory comments in an attempt to wind Billy up.

Phil continues to spiral out of control becoming incredibly paranoid that his family are out to take all the money and businesses that he's got, This causes him to argue with Ben who Phil grabs and is tries to attack in drunken rage but Accidentally shoves Abi Branning to the floor, Abi had been lying to Ben that she was pregnant with his baby in an attempt to stop him leaving her due to the fact he is gay, Abi however couldn't continue lying and used this incident to make Ben believe she had suffered a miscarriage due to Phil's actions.

Ben is furious that his Dad had supposed caused the death of his baby and attempted to suffocate Phil when he was sleeping but is stopped by Sharon. Phil then has an argument with his family who are concerned he is destroying his business due to his alcoholism, Phil thinks they are trying to take them for themselves so disowns his whole family before going on a rampage destroying the Arches by chaining its furniture to his car and the Car Lot by tearing it apart with an Excavator, however Phil was unaware his daughter Louise had returned after an argument with Lisa and was swatting in the Car lot, this nearly causes Louise's death but she just about survives.

When Louise returns home she forgive her dad and moves in with him but begs him to go to an hospital appointment in an attempt to get sober to which Phil eventually agrees. This works getting Phil of the alcohol briefly but Phil relapsed after an argument with his six-figure Jay Brown after Jay had pleaded guilty to paedophilia with a fifteen year old go girl, despite Jay believing she was sixteen Phil disowns Jay anyway and is left event more angry after learning that Louise had tried to kiss Jay.

During Phil's relapse he has a one night stand with Denise Fox which results in her getting pregnant with Phil's child however she decides against telling Phil as he's a dangerous criminal and Denise unsure if she even wants to keep the child.

Phil eventually manages to get off the alcohol after Peggy returns to live with him after her condition starts getting worse, Phil manages to get on the kidney transplant list but is told it could take months.

Peggy contemplates suicide due to the pain and fear her cancer is causing her, Sharon phones Grant in an attempt to help Peggy. Grant returns and is reunited with Phil and Peggy but is unaware her cancer has returned until she tells him.

It later transpires that Phil and Grant are not on good terms as Phil has borrowed money off Grant which he then gave to Kathy but did not pay Grant back, during the argument Phil tells Grant that Peggy is considering suicide, Phil and Grant then try to talk Peggy out of it and think they have succeeded, When Peggy had left and Phil and Grant are on their own Grant then threatens Phil telling Phil that when Peggy has passed away that he will bring him a war for not paying his money back before Grant leaves again.

Later that night Peggy commits suicide by drug overdose, Phil then finds Peggy's body leaving him devastated however Sharon supports him after her death and helps him organise her funeral leading to the pair to reconcile their relationship.

In July the Police call Phil and Ian asking them to come to the Hospital to identify a body they believe is Ben Mitchell who had been missing since the night before, Phil and Ian identify the body but it's not Ben it's his boyfriend Paul Coker. Ben returns later that day telling Phil and the family he and Paul were beat up by a group of men in a homophobic attack while he and Paul were on a date, Ben is left devastated when Phil tells him Paul died from injuries from that attack, the next week Ben asks Phil to get him a gun but Phil refuses.

Paul's killers manage to track Ben down attacking Phil and then kidnapping Ben and Jay, Grant's daughter Courtney is upstairs with Louise and hears the commotion so she call Grant, Grant arrives and Phil's house but Phil tells Grant he does not need his help and sets out to try and find Ben but collapses due to his cirrhosis Phil then agrees to let Grant go instead and begs him to bring Ben back safe which Grant ultimately succeed in doing so, Phil and Grant then sort out their differences and say goodbye, Grant had not been seen in Walford since.

Over the next few months Phil's liver begins to worsen and he contemplates several times if he even wants a new liver but ultimately decides to have the transplant, Phil is given a new liver on Christmas Day.

While Phil is in the Hospital he is told by Sharon that his cousins Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell have both died due to drowning in a Hotel pool on the Ronnie and Jack Branning's wedding day.

When Phil is discharged from Hospital Sharon tells him that the baby Denise Fox has given birth to is his son after Sharon had overheard Denise telling Shirley Phil is the father of her baby, Phil does not remember his one night stand with Denise due to being really drunk. Phil goes to the Hospital and learns Denise is giving the baby up for adoption, Phil begs Denise to reconsider but eventually agrees to let the baby go.

In November 2017, ex-cellmate Aidan Maguire knocks on his door. They share a drink and catch up. When Sharon Mitchell walks in, clearly shocked at the scruffy stranger in her house, Phil looks anxious, however Aidan introduces himself as Phil's ex-cellmate. Sharon looks surprised and Phil appears annoyed. Afterwards, Phil asks him why he said that and Aidan said that he saved him from "20 awkward questions". Phil later sees Aidan talking to Vincent Hubbard, and expresses a mixture of confusion and annoyance. When Phil confronts Aidan, Aidan says that he is smuggling ill-gained substances into the country and asked Vincent Hubbard to help, however reassures Phil that he would have asked him, only as Phil is a recovering alcoholic and is also recovering from a recent liver transplant he felt it would not be a good idea. Phil calls Vincent a "grass". Phil is offended, however later asks Aidan what he can do to help. Aidan says he will be in touch. Aidan later organises a meeting between Phil, Vincent and himself. Vincent and Phil argue, and Aidan tells Vincent to leave. After a heated discussion between Aidan and Phil, Phil refuses to work with Vincent and Aidan leaves. Later, however, he tells Aidan he's in. Aidan says he will be in touch.

The next day, Phil receives a phone call to which Phil says "Okay, I'll be there". Sharon thinks it is Aidan getting him involved in something dodgy, and hassles him, to which Phil shouts that Ben is in hospital. When Phil gets to hospital, Ben tries to avoid telling him Luke hurt him, but Phil drags it out of him and vows to kill him and his whole family. Kathy informs him that the whole family are at the pub right now, telling the entire Square about demolishing the Queen Victoria and kicking the Carters out. Phil rushes over, but Kathy manages to stop him. The following episode, Ian tells Lauren Branning that Ben is being let out of hospital that day.

After Ben Mitchell is beaten up, Phil is seen asking Aidan for a "big favour" over the phone. A few days later, when Aidan and Phil meet, Aidan tells Phil he has been making some enquiries, however Vincent barges in and cuts their conversation short. Vincent says he has sorted their problem, and Aidan, obviously to make sure nobody hears, pretends he doesn't know what he is talking about. Vincent clarifies, and says he has found a van in Canning Town with black-out windows. Aidan asks Phil what he thinks. Phil says to Vincent that all these websites he has been on would be showing up in his search history, and that if the police came sniffing it would be easy to find. He says that even if he has deleted it all it will still be in the cloud. Aidan says he should get rid of the tablet, and Vincent says it is Kim's, but says he will do it anyway. Later in the episode, Phil and Aidan are seen walking in the Square, and Aidan asks Phil if he even knows what the cloud is. Phil says he hasn't got a clue, and that Vincent is too easy to wind up. Aidan says that Vincent has "a rage" inside. Phil asks him about "my little problem", to which Aidan says it is all in hand, Luke is later kidnapped by Aidan's henchman as Phil watches on as revenge for Luke's assault on Ben.

The same month, Billy comes up to Mick and asks for use of the upstairs bathroom, as the pub's public bathroom has a "dodgy ballcock". Mick allows him to. Mick overhears Aidan shouting "Yes, that's the Queen Victoria pub in Albert Square" down the phone. Aidan says that he has bought Mick a present, to Mick's mocking. Aidan shouts to Whitney and asks her if he gave her a present to give to Mick yesterday. Whitney says yes, and explains she placed it under the Christmas tree upstairs. Aidan tells Mick it is a gun and that he "felt duty-bound to report it to the police". He explains he has around 10 minutes to get rid of it. Mick runs upstairs to find it, but can't. He asks Aidan desperately to tell him where it is. Aidan gives him a clue, and he finds it just as the police arrive. He hands it to Billy, who is returning from his toilet trip, and tells him to leave and give it to Phil. Billy does so.

When Billy gives Phil the gun, Phil jumps back, thinking Billy is going to shoot him, but he takes it from a trembling Billy. After Kathy tells him that Max killed Steven, Phil takes the gun and finds Max. Phil beats Max up, and shoots a rail to scare him. He leaves.

Phil, Vincent, Keanu and Mick stage a robbery orchestrated by Aidan outside of the Arches they successfully steal the money but it is stolen from them when they go to retrieve it from the funeral parlour days later. Aidan continues to cause trouble in Walford blaming several people for the stolen money, Attempting to kill Vincent after it was revealed Vincent grassed Aidan's brother to the police and terrorising Mick Carter. Phil eventually has enough and banished Aidan from Walford by blackmailing him with Luke Browning's teeth (Confirming Luke had in fact been killed by Aidan) after he got them off Billy who Aidan had gave them to telling him to get rid of them, Phil tells Aidan if he refuses to leave quietly or considered coming back he would give Luke's teeth to Vincent who would then grass on him.

Months later Vincent is broke after Aidan took all his money and begins working as a police informant he is told by a Detective to gather evidence against Phil and Aidan to get them sent to Prison but Phil realises whats going on he phones Aidan and tells him Vincent is trying to expose their crimes Phil later watches on as Aidan's thugs kidnap Vincent similar to Luke Browning's death Phil tells Aidan just to scare him, Vincent's fate remained unknown for years until 2021 with even Phil unaware of what happened to him. In December 2018, Kim is locked in the storeroom of the Minute Mart with Phil after he lets the door shut. Kim goes into labour. Phil delivers the baby. Kim later invites Phil over as a thank you and notes that she needs a holiday. Phil later gifts her a holiday out of guilt for his part in Vincent's "disappearance", Ray kelly blackmailed Phil to give his half of his Night club to Mel Owen or he would expose Phil's role in Luke's death and Vincent's "disappearance" earning Ray a punch from Phil but Phil ultimately agrees to give up his half of the club.

Phil and Sharon's marriage begins to become strained after Phil had discovered Sharon stole the money from the heist at the Arches, She begins to get close to Phil's employee Keanu Taylor, Dennis Rickman Jr gets involved in a gang Keanu finds out about this and tries to help Dennis but they are both attacked by the gang luckily Phil finds them and scares the gang off. Phil then punches and fires Keanu for not telling him about the gang, Phil then tells Sharon he's going to Spain, Sharon is happy and tells Phil that it just they needed by she is left furious when Phil tells her he's going on his own on business. When Phil leaves Sharon and Keanu begin having an affair.

The affair lasts for months until Phil returns and Sharon just like she did in "Sharongate" in 1994 chooses to stay with her husband leaving Keanu heartbroken, he then has sex with Phil's daughter Louise and begins dating her, however he is still in love with Sharon so he breaks up with Louise leaving Phil furious so he sends Keanu to Spain, Keanu is heart broken to discover this was Sharon's idea, When he sees Sharon she cant understand what she's done wrong, Keanu then tells her Phil is sending him to Spain to do money laundering and that he will be lucky to make it back alive, he tells her they are over for good.

Phil goes out to Spain a few weeks later to get Keanu back after he was attacked while in Spain, Phil and Keanu return but one of Keanu's attackers has followed them and begins talking to Louise which causes Phil to attempt to attack him but he is stopped by Keanu and Kathy, Kathy then phones Ben (who had left Walford after being accused of stealing the money from the heist) and tells him he needs to come back, Ben (now played by Max Bowden)does return along with Lola and his daughter Lexi who he'd been seeing while he was away.

Danny Hardcastle an associate of Phil's meets him and Keanu demanding his money back that Phil and Keanu lost while money laundering in Spain, Ben pays Danny a portion of his money back, Phil meets Danny the next week and Danny asks him if he'd like to go into business with him but Phil declines.

Ben later meets Danny and asks to go into the business with Danny that Phil turned down, When Danny says no Ben threatens Danny's mother, Danny responds by having Louise kidnapped by Keanu's attacker who it turned out had been working with Danny, Keanu witnessed Louise being kidnapped and immediately told Phil and together they managed to rescue Louise, Phil and Keanu then pay Danny a visit demanding to know why Danny kidnapped Louise, Danny tells them it was retaliation for Ben making threats Phil then tells Danny he never wants to see him again before briefly disowning ben but eventually forgives him.

In July 2019, Phil got struck on the head with a wrench by Stacey Fowler to save her husband Martin and cousin Kat Slater from being attacked after Kat had thrown verbal insults at Phil and Martin had attempted to punch Phil.

In December 2019, Phil finds out that Sharon's baby isn't his when his ex Lisa tells him after Mel had told her just before she died, Mel had been blackmailing Sharon over the affair but she was struck by a van during a car chase with Sharon. He makes it his mission to find out who got his wife pregnant and kill them he believes it is Jack Branning after Sharon's neckless is found in his house by Ben, Phil then tries to run him over and even kidnaps Jack and prepares to pour petrol on him and set him on fire but is stopped by Ben and Jack explains that Sharon had Gave it to Linda and that Linda had left it at his flat, Phil then lets Jack go and Jack agrees not to say anything after the mitchell agree to do him a favour later down the line. Phil finds out that Keanu is the real father, he plots revenge on both Keanu and Sharon. On christmas day he orders Ben to kill Keanu, Ben orders Martin to carry out the killing Martin has no choice but to agree and with the help of Louise (who had found out about the affair) he successfully kidnaps Keanu, However Martin cannot go through with killing Keanu so he helps him fake his death, Keanu then leaves Walford with everybody thinking he's dead except Martin and Linda Cater. Phil also turns Denny Rickman Jr against Sharon for a brief period of time.

Phil leaves Walford with Lisa and Louise in January after Sharon told the Police Phil had Keanu killed, but returns the following month after finding out from Ben that Keanu is still alive. He confronts Keanu on the boat, attacking and trying to shoot Keanu dead, during the fight Phil knocks out the Captain and throws Keanu into the steering wheel which caused the boat to crash causing the death of Dennis Rickman Jr. Phil is devastated that he has unintentionally caused his stepsons death, and blames himself he leaves Walford for a month, returning on the day of Denny's funeral. Upon his return, Sharon yells at him to get out and blames him for Denny's death, but the two later have a heart-to-heart about Denny. Sharon blames her affair with Keanu for Denny's death, but Phil tells her it doesn't matter now and says he'll be there for support. Later on, Phil talks to Ian, and he decides to go to the police to hand himself in for causing the boat crash. but Sharon gets Phil released and tells him what happened to Dennis wasn't his fault, Phil and Sharon try and give things ago but Sharon decides to leave Walford for a few weeks to clear her head, before she leaves Phil tells her he is going to buy them the Vic from Mick and Linda who are selling it due to Linda's alcaholism, leaving Sharon delighted, Phil then visits Mick and agrees to give Mick the full asking price and Mick verbally agrees to sell Phil the Vic.

Phil does not quite have enough to buy the Vic but doesn't tell Mick, realising their isn't much work at the minute Phil has no choice but to contact old associate Danny Hardcastle they agree to do a robbery however but when Danny insults Ben, Phil punches Danny and whacks his head on a car bonnet as revenge before vowing to do the Job without Danny.

Phil prepares for the heist and later agrees to do the heist with Danny after Danny apologises for his remarks about Ben, Phil and Danny go to the warehouse and Phil, Danny and Danny's henchman attack another set of criminals at the Warehouse, Danny then tells Phil that the only reason he brought Phil on the job is so he could set him up and take all the money for himself, however Ben arrives and Phil and Ben manage to fight off Danny and his men and escape with the money. When Sharon returns she tells Phil she wants to get back her and Keanu's son back from the Taylors, Phil remembers the affair and turns against Sharon, blaming her affair for Dennis's death, Linda is furious to learn that Phil ruthlessly dumped Sharon and threw her out on the street and refuses to sell the Vic to Phil, Phil goes to the Vic to pay Mick the money for the pub but is shocked to find that Sharon is the new owner of the Vic.

2020 to present: Post Lockdown, Reunion with Raymond, relationship with Kat and Vincent's death reveal

Phil spends most of lockdown (The Coronavirus Pandemic) finalising his divorce with Sharon which was completed towards the end of 2020, spending time with Ben and his boyfriend Callum Highway who were living with Phil and finally learning exactly what happened to Vincent Hubbard after he was kidnapped by Aidan.

Ben is arrested after he was caught on CCTV during the warehouse robbery with Phil and Danny, Callum being a policeman and Ben's boyfriend tries to get Ben out of trouble, his boss DI Steve Thompson agrees to let Ben go as long as Callum helps him get Phil put in prison despite feeling immensely guilty Callum ultimately agrees and Ben is released, Callum tells Phil he deleted the CCTV.

Phil hears word from Callum of a fatal car crash nearby which he later learns caused the deaths of Raymond's adoptive parents. Phil visits Raymond in hospital. He befriends Raymond's adoptive grandmother Ellie Nixon and frequently visits her at the hospital without revealing his identity. Ellie learns the truth and threatens to sell Raymond unless Phil pays her an extortionate amount of money. Phil convinces Denise to claim custody of Raymond so they can keep him safe. He finds incriminating evidence on Ellie and blackmails her to leave Walford for good, while Raymond moves in with Denise.

Phil is approached by Kat who is broke after her gambling addict boyfriend Kush Kazemi lost all their money after being conned by Ruby Allen and Suki Panesar, she began working at Pottetwell insurance befriending the security guard to get information, she wants Phil's help with Phil having a reputation as being an expert criminal, to rob the place to clear her families debt and offering Phil a cut of the takings, Phil initially refuses but eventually agrees.

Phil and Kat then scout the Job but Kat is caught by her friend from security sneaking Phil in, so she tells her friend that Phil's name is Malcom and that he is a mute employee working with Kat to clean Potterwell, When he goes Phil asks Kat what is the plan she tells him that shes covering her friends shift tommorow night leaving Phil baffled that she never took into account they need time to prepare the heist, Kat them tells him they'll be robbing money from the safe, Phil asks her how much will be in the safe, Kat tells him £10,000, £5,000 each, Phil then pulls out of the job saying he isn't risking going to prison for "Five meseley grand" however as Phil and Kat are leaving Phil spots some very expensive Cars in the Car Park which he estimates are worth about £100,000 he then tells Kat they'll rob the Cars Instead of the safe.

Phil recruits Ben and Shirley for the robbery and Kat recruits Kush who begs to help after he got them into the situation, on November 17th Phil and his crew successfully rob the Cars from Potterswell insurance after Callum had warned them that the Police were on the way, however Callum caught Kush after he took too long to get out, however Callum was forced to let him go after Kush threatened to tell the Police of Ben's involvement in the robbery. Kush was seen leaving by police and was now a wanted man, he goes to Phil and tells him he wants money from Phil or he will tell the Police of Phil's involvement in the robbery, Phil agrees but tells Kush he must do additional time in Prison for some of Phil's crimes for the money which Kush ultimately agrees to.

Around this time Phil finds out off-screen that Ian was also responsible for Denny's death after locking him in the room of a boat that Phil accidentally caused to crash during a fight with Keanu, Phil attacks him and joins forces with Sharon to take him down. Sharon marries Ian and plans to kill him, but Phil warns her to reconsider. Eventually, however, Phil realises how much he wants revenge and goes after Ian himself, but Ian flees Walford. Phil and Sharon grow closer despite Ben's interjections, but Phil ends up sleeping with Kat in a shock one-night stand, continuing to do so in secret. Max finds incriminating evidence on Phil and threatens to show it to the police unless Phil gets Max the vic. Phil agrees to this plan and guilt-trips Sharon into giving it up.

Phil meets Kush at the Vic to give Kush advice on how to survive being in Prison in an attempt to impress Kat, however Kat ends up dumping Phil after learning that Phil had told Kush to attack a Prison inmate which scares Kush, later that month Phil is arrested after Kush grasses on Phil about the Potterwell heist in return for a reduced sentence, Phil is released when Gray Atkins murders Kush meaning Kush could not give evidence against Phil, Kush's girlfriend Whitney believes Phil and Ben killed Kush to silence him.

In May Ben and Callum are due to marry however Ben pulls out of the marriage after discovering Callum had been working undercover to get Phil sent to Prison, Ben tells Phil that Callum cheated on him leading to Phil having an argument with Stuart Highway where Stuart accidentally tells Phil that Callum has been trying to get him sent to Prison leaving Phil furious, Ben has a change of heart and marries Callum but after the wedding Phil tries to shoot Callum but Ben and Kat talk him out of it. When Whitney accidentally runs over Kat trying to kill Phil and Ben to avenge Kush, Phil and Kat reconcile and become an official couple.

Sharon meets Phil and tells him Dennis had a secret child, Phil meets Dennis's daughter Alyssa Lennox but takes an instant dislike to her mother Jada.

In October Kim Fox beings looking for Vincent again, Phil is forced to tell Denise that Vincent is dead, revealing that he found out during lockdown that Aidan had infact killed him back in 2018, He then shows her a video of Vincent seemingly being shot dead.

Kim continues to meddle and meets Howie Danes, a man who witnessed Vincent being murdered, Denise asks Jack Branning to help get Kim to stop looking for Vincent in order to protect her from Aidan, Jack helps Phil track Howie down Phil then threatens him to stay away from Kim.

Kim eventually tracks Howie down and he tells her a bald bloke threatened him, Kim realises he's talking about Phil and confronts him, Phil tells her that he wanted Vincent scared off for threatening to report him and Aidan to the Police but that Aidan killed him. Kim blames Phil and tells him Vincent's blood is on his hands, Kim then discovers that Denise knew of Phil's involvement and Jack decides to report Phil to the Police with help from Howie in order to save the sisters relationship.

Phil finds out that the Fox family have reported him for Vincent's murder after Raymond told Kat that Phil is going to prison and Phil then overhears Sharon and Kat talking about this, so he kidnaps Raymond and attempts to leave the Country but Kat finds him hiding in a caravan and persuades him to hands himself into the Police.

Phil is told by DCI Samantha Keeble that he will get life imprisonment for his role in Vincent's murder, however she offers him a deal to turn police informant and they will drop all charges. Phil says no to the offer so Samantha Keeble extends his bail to give him more time to reconsider, Sharon finds out about the deal and Phil's potential life imprisonment and orders him to tell Kat or she will. Phil tells Kat about the life imprisonment but not about the deal and to spare her pain he ends things with Kat.

Despite splitting up Phil allows Kat and her family to stay at His house and secretly signs the house over to Her. He gives his business to ex wife Sharon to look after as He believes Ben could not handle the business due to his mental state, Sharon agrees to look after the business's but says no later on, So Phil signs his business to Kat, Kat's son Tommy tells Phil that he is being bullied, Phil promises to protect Tommy.

Phil goes to speak to Kat but sees her talking to another man, Phil threatens and sends the man away after hearing him bad mouthing Kat the previous Day, Phil then realises he never met Tommy, Tommy returns to the house having been beaten up by his bullies, Kat then finds out Phil knew about it and then finds out Phil has signed the business's over to her. Phil and Kat argue but they both admit they still love each other, in a bid to save their relationship despite the fact Phil is going to prison, Kat asks Phil to marry her which Phil accepts.

Kat and Phil arrange an engagement party at the Vic, Phil takes Tommy out for the day taking him to the gym to teach him how to box , Tommy gets frustrated and storms off, on his way home he runs into his bullies and they chase him into the Argee Bhajee, Phil comes into the Argee Bhajee and scares the bullies off by whacking a mental bar against the floor, However when doing so he'd smashed the floor boards, When Phil looks down he is shocked to see a dead body, He has found Tina Carter's body who was murdered by Gray Atkins a year prior and hidden in the Argee Bhajee. Phil reports this to the police but is arrest for affray, He tells Loves He loves Her before he is taken away in a police car.

Kill Count

Murders/Manslaughter Victims

1. Alan Hall (8 March 1994) (Manslaughter) - Phil was paid by Frank Butcher to set fire the car lot, as part of an insurance claim. Phil finally relented and torched the car lot, naturally not expecting a vagrant to be asleep in one of the cars. Phil and Frank were very grief stricken.

2. Luke Browning (5 December 2017) (Unintentionally instigated) - He ordered Aidan Maguire to kidnap and only scare Luke off for assaulting his son Ben Mitchell, but Aidan ends up killing him.

3. Vincent Hubbard (20 April 2018) (Unintentionally instigated) - Ordered Aidan Maguire and his henchman to kidnap Vincent, to stop him from going to the police about their crimes. Phil only wanted Aidan’s men to scare Vincent, however, Vincent is confirmed dead by Phil himself in 2021 and shows Denise Fox a video recording of Vincent, seemingly being shot dead.

4. Dennis Rickman Jr (21 February 2020) (Accidental) - Though he never intended to kill his Adoptive son, his fight with Keanu Taylor (whom he did intend to kill) caused the boat to crash, causing his death.

Connected Murders And Deaths

1. Steve Owen (1 March 2002) (Instigated) - Steve's car exploded killing him instantly, after he was in a car chase with Phil.

2. Jack Dalton (18 July 2003) (Association) - Shot by Dennis Rickman, as the former ordered Phil to kill him but he later changed his mind as Dennis begged Phil to let him kill Jack instead, to which Phil complied.

3. Dennis Rickman (30 December 2005) (Unintentionally instigated) - Told Dennis that Johnny Allen assaulted his wife, Sharon Watts, which caused Dennis to beat him up. As a result, Dennis was later killed for his actions, by Johnny’s henchman, Danny Moon.

4. Danny Moon (31 March 2006) (Association) - Shot by Jake Moon, to save Phil and Grant Mitchell, who had been kidnapped by Danny. Phil and Grant then buried Danny’s dead body.

5. Stella Crawford (20 July 2007) - After discovering that Stella had been abusing his son, Ben Mitchell, Phil chased her out of their wedding ceremony, demanding answers. He chased her into an old factory and as a result, Stella jumped off the factory roof, to get away from Phil.

6. Kevin Wicks (1 January 2008) - Kevin drove and crashed one of his and Phil's dodgy cut and shut cars, despite being told by Phil to destroy the car, as soon as he found out they were dodgy. Kevin died in the crash.

7. Heather Trott (19 March 2012) - After Ben Mitchell killed her, Phil disposed of the evidence and made it look like Heather had been killed in burglary, that had gone wrong.

8. Carl White (1 January 2014) - Kept or destroyed Carl’s phone covered in blood, after being killed by Phil’s cousin, Ronnie Mitchell.

9. Lucy Beale (18 April 2014) - Helped cover up the crime and framed Max Branning.

10. Unknown person (1 June 2020) - Murdered by Danny Hardcastle or his henchman during a heist, Phil was with Danny and witnessed the murder take place.

11. Tina Carter (28 December 2020) - Him and Sharon Watts let her take the blame for the attempted murder of Ian Beale, when they were the ones responsible. She was then killed by Gray Atkins, while on the run, Phil found her dead body in the Argee Bhajee over a year later.

Attempted Murder Victims

1. Dan Sullivan (16 August 2001) - Prepares to shoot Dan for kidnapping Mel Owen, but Mel turns the lights off, allowing Dan to attack Phil while he’s distracted.

2. Dennis Rickman (13 June 2003) - Punches and then tries to attack him with a brick, after Dennis told Phil he'd slept with his wife, Kate Morton, which was not true. Kate manages to stop Phil before he goes through with it.

3. Johnny Allen (28/30 March 2006) (x2) - Tries to strangle Johnny, after he goads him about Dennis Rickman’s death. He also tries to shoot Johnny minutes later, but Grant Mitchell stops him on both occasions.

5. Grant Mitchell (30 March 2006) - Nearly runs Grant over, during a heated argument.

6. Stella Crawford (20 July 2007) - Tries to strangle Stella for abusing his son Ben Mitchell, but is unable to catch her. She then commits suicide, by jumping off the roof of a factory, before Phil can reach her.

7. Nick Cotton (22 May 2009) (By proxy) - Beats Nick up and holds him hostage, after finding out he’d been blackmailing Billy Mitchell. Phil tries persuading Billy to kill him, but instead Billy let's Nick go, much to Phil’s frustration.

8. Christian Clarke (10 November 2011) - Breaks into Christian and Syed Masood’s home and attempts to beat Christian to death with a baseball bat, after his underage son Ben Mitchell told him Christian sexually assaulted him, but Phil stops when Ben admits he lied.

9. Carl White (14 November 2013) - Kidnaps Carl with Max Branning, as revenge after Carl tried to kill Phil weeks prior. But after Max decides to spare Carl, Phil attempts to hit him over the head with a shovel but stops when Carl implies he’s kidnapped Shirley Carter, so Phil keeps him alive to find out where she is.

10. Carl White (1 January 2014) - Tries to attack Carl with a crowbar, but is stopped by Ronnie Mitchell.

11. Martin Fowler (30 July 2019) - Tries to strangle Martin with a crowbar in a fit of rage, after Martin drunkenly tries to punch him, but Stacey Fowler sneaks up on Phil and knocks him unconscious with a spanner.

12. Jack Branning (16/17 December 2019) (×2) - After being told by Lisa Fowler that his wife Sharon Watts is having an affair with someone in Walford, Phil makes it his mission to find out who it is and kill them. When Ben discovers Sharon's necklace in Jack's house, Phil assumes it is him sleeping with Sharon and then tries to run him over, but stops last minute when he sees Jack's children are nearby. He later buys a gun planning to kill Jack again. The next day, Phil Beats him up and throws him in the pit at The Arches, before pouring petrol on him. He then tries to throw a lighter on him, but is stopped by Ben Mitchell.

14. Keanu Taylor (24 December 2019) - After discovering it was Keanu having an affair with his wife, Sharon Watts and that she was pregnant with his baby, Phil plans to beat him to death. However, he is stoped by Ben Mitchell and he insists he will have someone else kill Keanu, to stop any evidence being linked to Phil.

15. Keanu Taylor (25 December 2019) (By proxy)- He orders son Ben Mitchell to have him killed, Ben picks Martin Fowler and blackmails him to kill Keanu, but Martin doesn’t go through with it, as he is not capable of murder. Martin let's Keanu go and then lies to Ben, telling him he did it and shows him a fake video of Keanu being shot.

16. Keanu Taylor (21 February 2020) - Attempted to shoot him, but is stopped by Ben Mitchell.

17. Ian Beale (4 December 2020) (On the orders of Sharon Watts) -Smashed the Lucy Beale Foundation trophy on the back of Ian's head, after Sharon tells Phil that Ian locked his stepson, Dennis Rickman Jr, in a room on a boat, later causing him to drown, Phil had knocked Ian out causing his head to bleed, Phil then attempted to beat Ian to death but retreated after hearing Peter Beale approaching.

18. Ian Beale (19 January 2021) (Instigated) - Supplies Sharon with a fatal poison to kill Ian but Ian figures out that Sharon has been poisoning him and refuses to eat the food containing the fatal poison.

19. Ian Beale (22 January 2021) - Goes to The Queen Victoria to strangle Ian after Sharon failed to poison Ian, only to find out he had left Walford.

20. Callum Highway (11 May 2021) - Goes to shoot Callum, after finding out he’d been working undercover, but is talked out of it by Ben Mitchell and Kat Slater.

Note: Phil also started the Queen Vic fire which endangered the lives of almost all of Walford's residents.

Employment History

Occupation	Years Active
Gangster/Career criminal	1980's to present
Mechanic	1980's to present
Businessman	1980's to present
Owner of Mitchell's Autos	1990-2017
Barman at The Queen Victoria	1991-1993, 2001-2002, 2005-2010
Co owner of Kathy's Café	1994-1995, 2000-2003
Owner of The Queen Victoria	2011-2013
Co owner of the R&R	2011-2018
Co owner of The Albert	2014-2016
Owner of Deals on Wheels	2015-2017
Manager of Mitchell & Panesar Autos	2017 to present
Co owner of Kat's Cabs	2021-2022

Residence

Address	Years
43B Albert Square	1990
46 Albert Square	1991-1993, 2001-2003, 2005-2008
14B Walford Towers	1993
43A Albert Square	1994-1995
5 Albert Square	1995-2001
31 Albert Square	2002-2004, 2021
Brazil	2003-2005
27 Albert Square	2008-2010
55 Victoria Road	2010 to present
Portugal	2017, 2020
Prison	2004-2005, 2011-2012, 2015, 2022 to present

Crimes

Murder by proxy (unintentional)
Manslaughter
Attempted mass murder
Connection to gangland activities
Assault
GBH and ABH
Robbery
Arson
Breaking and entering
Possession of a fire arm with intent
Blackmail
Money laundering
Vandalism/Affray
Kidnapping
Incitement to violence
Torture
Perverting the course of justice

Background Information

Character Development

The Mitchell brothers quickly became two of the soap's most popular characters and storylines involving them began to dominate the programme. Their arrival heralded a new era for the soap, which aptly coincided with the beginning of a new decade – EastEnders during the 1980s having been very much dominated by the hugely popular Watts family.

Sharongate

One of the most notable and popular early storylines involving Phil was a love triangle between him, his brother and his brother's wife Sharon (played by Letitia Dean). Despite the fact that Sharon was married to Grant, EastEnders writer Tony Jordan revealed in The Mitchells – The Full Story that the love-triangle storyline had been planned since Phil and Grant's introduction, after the writers decided Sharon was perfect for them both. This storyline was slow burning and spread over several years, providing a plethora of dramatic tension along the way. The episode in which Phil betrayed his brother with Sharon occurred in September 1992 in one of the soap's notorious three-handers.

Things finally came to a head in 1994 with some of EastEnders most popular and renowned episodes, which were dubbed "Sharongate" – centred around Grant's discovery of the affair and his reaction. The repercussions of Phil's betrayal contributed to many subsequent storylines involving the Mitchell brothers during the 1990s. Sharongate has also proven a popular storyline with viewers and it was voted the sixth top soap opera moment of the decade in a poll of 17,000 people for What's On TV magazine.

Alcoholism

Among the many issues Phil has been used to cover is alcoholism and the consequences the condition has upon the sufferer's life. The relationship between alcohol abuse and domestic violence was explored between Phil and his wife Kathy (played by Gillian Taylforth) culminating in the slow deterioration of their marriage, which gripped viewers throughout 1997.

Of particular note is an episode where Phil attends Alcoholics Anonymous (February 1997), an "alien and uncomfortable arena" where he was forced to talk about his condition, expose his vulnerability and reveal the basis of his problem – the physical abuse he'd received from his father and his fear that he will do the same

The Mitchell car crash

Phil's disposition altered during the early 2000s when a darker more menacing side to his personality began to surface. This change was perhaps a consequence of Grant's departure, who up until this point had always been depicted as the more selfish, thuggish and nastier of the two. The storyline signifying the departure of Ross Kemp played heavily on the Mitchell brothers' fragile and damaged relationship.

After discovering that Grant had vengefully slept with Kathy, Phil went ballistic with a handgun causing the hijacked Vauxhall Astra they were driving to career at high speed into the River Thames, in an episode that was watched by 19.5 million viewers. Shot in London's Docklands, the scenes required stunt doubles, divers and crash test dummies and it has been hailed as "one of the soap's most dramatic storylines ever."

Who shot Phil?

Phil's behaviour earned him a number of sworn enemies in Albert Square and by 2001 the character had become one of the soap's nastiest villains. In an interview with The Guardian McFadden commented on his alter ego's descent into villainy "Phil's been had over by a lot of people, so now he feels like he can do it back. It's his history". However the character finally received his comeuppance in one of EastEnders most highly anticipated storylines, dubbed "Who Shot Phil?". Phil was gunned down outside his home in March 2001 in a "Dallas-style" whodunnit mystery. Various key characters were in the frame for the deed and viewers were left guessing for weeks as to which of them was the real culprit. Several outcomes were allegedly filmed^[15] and it was reported that only a few TV executives knew the identity of the would-be assassin – even the actors were kept in the dark. A spokesman commented "The cast are only getting their own scripts. They are not being told anyone else's storylines. Not even Phil knows who shot him. It's top secret." Script writers were reportedly given private security after a writer's laptop was stolen in what was believed to be an attempt to gain the identity of the assailant. The storyline captivated the public's imagination leading to thousands of bets being placed at the bookies across the UK – bookmaker William Hill said there was about 50,000 bets on who was responsible.^[16]

An estimated 22 million viewers watched EastEnders on 5 April 2001 to find out that Lisa Shaw – Phil's ex-girlfriend – was the culprit. The episode caused the third-largest power surge on record, and the Liverpool and Barcelona UEFA Cup semi-final was postponed for 10 minutes to accommodate a special 40-minute edition of the soap.

Drug addiction

In June 2010, it was reported that Phil would develop an addiction to crack cocaine after his troubled personal life leads to depression. The report followed the news that Lucy Benjamin was to return for a single episode, reprising her role as Lisa, the mother of Phil's daughter Louise (Brittany Papple). In the storyline, Phil gains custody of Louise after she is dropped off in Walford by an unseen person, however, Peggy eventually returns Louise to Lisa after Phil punches his mother in the face. A spokesperson for the show said "Lisa Fowler was a major part of Phil's life – she knows him as well as anyone, so she won't be happy about him looking after his daughter. With their history, you know that this storyline is going to be an explosive episode in the Mitchells' history." Phil also loses his son Ben (Charlie Jones), who makes a temporary departure from the show in order for the part to be recast. Subsequently, Phil becomes addicted to crack cocaine. Producers worked closely with drug and alcohol charities, including Addaction and DrugScope. Viewers never see Phil take drugs to make sure the episodes are suitable for all audiences. Martin Barnes, chief executive of DrugScope, commented: "If EastEnders sensitively reflect the impact that drug use has on Phil, it could help. The storyline also sees Phil become more violent.

McFadden decided to lose weight for the storyline by going on a crash diet, saying that food would not be one of Phil's priorities.

Behind the Scenes

For the roles of Phil and Grant Mitchell many actors were screen-tested together. This was done to assure the chosen actors – who would work together – had a strong rapport and physical resemblance. Producer Corinne Hollingworth commented: "There were some good actors we had to turn down because we couldn't find the 'right' brother." Steve McFadden, an actor who had worked extensively in television, was cast as Phil. His shape, skills in stage fighting and a variety of sports including boxing, football and karate made him an ideal choice to play one of Walford's latest "tough-men." Ross Kemp got the role of Grant. Both actors worked well together and shared similar physical characteristics, such as short cropped hair and a "round, open face" – facial characteristics also shared by Danniella Westbrook, who was chosen to play their sister Samantha because of this.
Including the deaths he unintentionally caused, Phil has the joint second highest kill count of any Eastenders killer with 4, behind Johnny Allen (7), tieing with Nick Cotton (4), just ahead of Gray Atkins (3), Lucas Johnson (3), Janine Butcher (3) Aidan Maguire (2), Ronnie Branning (2) and Ryan Malloy (2). Note: this is taking all forms of murder into account, and is also worth noting that gangster characters like Johnny and Aidan among others have most likely killed more due to their line of work.
Despite being involved in the second most amount of deaths in Eastenders, Phil has never intentionally killed anyone.
As of 2022 Phil has the highest number of Cliffhangers/Doof Doofs' of any character in Eastenders history with 335, ahead of Sharon Watts (237) and Ian Beale (221).
The character of Phil is arguably one of the soap's most popular, particularly with female viewers, making him one of the soap's unlikeliest sex symbols. He has featured in some of the show's most memorable and highly viewed storylines and he is the second longest running male character to appear in the soap, surpassed only by Ian Beale. Phil along with Grant was voted as the second most popular King Of Soaps in a Channel 4 poll in 2002.

During a period of heavy media criticism aimed at EastEnders throughout 2004 and 2005, the character—who was on a hiatus from the show—was reintroduced twice in what was branded by the press as a bid to "boost flagging Enders. His first return in April 2005 was generally well-received, with media comments such as "the excellent, bug-eyed Steve McFadden proves nobody does psychotic thug better than him" and "McFadden's blistering performance on Tuesday defies that old cliché of a soap being bigger than its stars". Of the Mitchell brothers' highly publicised return in October 2005, a reporter from the Daily Mirror commented "Soapville must confess that we did get goosebumps and feel properly excited when we first saw the Mitchell Brothers back on the Square...After all, you associate them with the golden days of Enders".

Quotes

"You should see this place, Grant. It is ripe, and I have found the ideal spot." - first line, to Grant Mitchell.

"Don't get to comfy on that throne, Watts." - to Den Watts.

"You're a slimy, scum sucking little thief. And I know exactly what you are." - to Ian Beale.

“You want to play games? You play them with me!” - to Ben Mitchell.

"Worth it, was he? Keanu Taylor?" - to Sharon Watts.

"Kat, I love you" - to Kat Slater as he was arrested by Keeble

Character Navigation
Current Characters	Sharon Watts \| Kathy Beale \| Martin Fowler \| Phil Mitchell \| Sonia Fowler \| Peter Beale \| Ben Mitchell \| Billy Mitchell \| Kat Slater \| Patrick Trueman \| Bobby Beale \| Stacey Fowler \| Jean Slater \| Denise Fox \| Chelsea Atkins \| Shirley Carter \| Jay Brown \| Rainie Highway \| Jack Branning \| Whitney Dean \| Dotty Cotton \| Linda Carter \| Mick Carter \| Nancy Carter \| Ollie Carter \| Keegan Butcher-Baker \| Karen Taylor \| Bernadette Taylor \| Callum Highway \| Mitch Baker \| Stuart Highway \| Bailey Baker \| Iqra Ahmed \| Gray Atkins \| Ash Kaur \| Sheree Trueman \| Isaac Baptiste \| Vinny Panesar \| Suki Panesar
Past Characters (Selected)	Saeed Jeffery \| Debbie Wilkins \| Tony Carpenter \| Kelvin Carpenter \| Naima Jeffery \| Sue Osman \| Mehmet Osman \| Ali Osman \| Vicki Fowler \| Zoe Slater \| Chrissie Watts \| David Wicks \| Simon Wicks \| Ricky Butcher \| Diane Butcher \| Liam Butcher \| Dean Wicks \| Babe Smith \| Courtney Mitchell \| Grant Mitchell \| Johnny Carter \| Tanya Cross \| Lauren Branning \| Michelle Fowler \| Alfie Moon \| Annie Smith \| Lofty Holloway \| Mary Smith \| Bianca Jackson \| Lee Carter \| Louise Mitchell \| Lisa Fowler \| Dot Branning \| Keanu Taylor \| Bex Fowler \| Andrew Cotton \| Max Branning \| Habiba Ahmed \| Ian Beale \| Mo Harris \| Ruby Allen \| Tiffany Butcher-Baker \| Mila Marwa
Deceased Characters (Selected)	Andy O'Brien \| Lou Beale \| Pete Beale \| Arthur Fowler \| Cindy Beale \| Steve Owen \| Tiffany Mitchell \| Ethel Skinner \| Angie Watts \| Roy Evans \| Paul Trueman \| Mark Fowler \| Barry Evans \| Nana Moon \| Den Watts \| Dennis Rickman \| Johnny Allen \| Pauline Fowler \| Frank Butcher \| Archie Mitchell \| Bradley Branning \| Tony King \| Pat Evans \| Heather Trott \| Derek Branning \| Stan Carter \| Lucy Beale \| Nick Cotton \| Jim Branning \| Charlie Slater \| Peggy Mitchell \| Arthur Chubb \| Ronnie Branning \| Roxy Mitchell \| Steven Beale \| Abi Branning \| Harold Legg \| Hunter Owen \| Mel Owen \| Leo King \| Denny Rickman \| Daniel Cook \| Harry Slater \| Tina Carter \| Kush Kazemi \| Chantelle Atkins
Original Characters	Arthur Fowler \|Lou Beale \|Mark Fowler \|Michelle Fowler \|Pauline Fowler \|Ian Beale \|Kathy Beale \|Pete Beale \|Dot Cotton \|Kelvin Carpenter \|Tony Carpenter \|Nick Cotton \|Lofty Holloway \|Naima Jeffery \|Saeed Jeffery \|Dr Legg \|Martha \|Michael \|Ali Osman \|Hassan Osman \|Sue Osman \|Roly \|Ethel Skinner \|Annie Smith \|Mary Smith \|Tracey \|Angie Watts \|Den Watts \|Sharon Watts \|Debbie Wilkins \|Willy
Pets	Albert \|Albert (II) \|Baby \|Bella \|Betty \| Betty (II) \|Blue \|Boots \|Bronson \|Chips \|Chops \|Corky \|Craig \|Crush \|Crystal \|Dalgliesh \|Dave \|Eric \| Frank \|Freddie Mercury \|Freida \|Genghis \|Gilbert \|Gloria \|Gumbo \|Heathcliff \|Hercules \|Joey \|Joey \|Lady Di \|Lionel \|Lovebirds \|Mandoo \|Marge \|Marge (II) \|Marilyn \|Musty \|Neville \| Patch \|Mr Pickles \|Posh and Becks \|Pretty \|Prince \|Prince (2008) \|Robbie and Georgie \|Rolf \|Roly \|Rooney \|Sammy \|Starsky and Hutch \|Sugar \|Terrence \|The Carter/Branning puppies \|Tramp \|Wellard \|Wellard (II) \|Willy Willy (II) \|Ziggy \|