She and her younger sister Roxy Mitchell (played by Rita Simons) were introduced by executive producer Diederick Santer in July 2007. NOTE: Please do not add content from the BBC iPlayer's early episodes until it has been aired on television, as it is intrusive to our readers who may not have seen the episode on iPlayer. In July 2007, two new characters were introduced into the show, Ronnie (Samantha Womack) and Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons), as an extension of the Mitchell family and they arrived for the wedding of their cousin Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden). She also had a locket with a picture of Ronnie in it that was given to her when she was put up for adoption. Ronnie later confronts and stands up to her father, which provokes Archie into slamming her into the bar. Note: Archie did cause the death of Ronnie Mitchell's unborn baby by shoving her stomach into the Queen Vic bar. As he does this, Archie doesn't notice the bust of the Queen Vic being pushed from the bar and coming straight towards him. EastEnders airs Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm on . Danielle realises Archie has lied to her but Archie claims Danielle is mentally ill. Danielle tries to prove herself but Ronnie believes Archie and throws Danielle out, later finding the locket. Danielle admits to him that she came to Walford to find Ronnie, get to know her, and tell her who she was - only Ronnie has ended up rejecting her and she cannot get close to anyone; with Ronnie secretly feeling guilty for giving Danielle away. [10] The decision was defended by Santer, who stated: Last night's EastEnders contained all the elements of a classic soap episode a wedding, high drama and tragedy. 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. List of appearances ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Archie_Mitchell&oldid=1142052818, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. However, she ends up witnessing Danielle being struck by Peggy's stepdaughter Janine Butcher in her car; Danielle dies in Ronnie's arms, leaving Ronnie broken-hearted as Archie had robbed her of a life with her daughter. Janine then shows her engagement ring to Peggy, who recognizes it as the same ring that belonged to Archie's mother. Lamb commented on his character's part in the storyline, saying "I do know this dream family is a figment of his imagination. Janine carries out Archie's scheme by seducing Ian, and recording them having sex. She leaves the pub distraught, though not before Archie emotionally tells her that he will be waiting for her to return the moment she leaves. 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. Christmas 2009, Archie was murdered in a whodunit plot that saw it a part of the shows 25th Anniversary and in February 2010 it was revealed that it was Stacey Slater who killed Archie as revenge for Archie raping her. Ronnie had given birth at the age of 14 to a daughter, Amy, fathered by Joel Reynolds (Cavan Clerkin), but Archie had Amy immediately put up for adoption. This is a reupload of my Ronnie and Archie video hope you enjoy No copyright infringement intended. Sandra Mitchell Peggy knows that Roxy is staying with Archie in Dorset but does not tell Ronnie, worried that she will refuse to go. At the same time, Ian breaks into the pub to extract the CD. He abused her as a child and forced her to give up her daughter, Danielle, as a 14 year old . storyline. He and Glenda then plan to con Roxy out of her inheritance themselves. EastEnders star Rita Simons has revealed that forthcoming episodes of the soap will revisit the relationship between her screen sister Ronnie Mitchell and their late father Archie.. This crushed Danielle, and Archie told her to leave for good. This act leads to Sean kidnapping Amy, and trying to drown her, Roxy and himself, before he is stopped by Ronnie and Jack. Roxy angrily tells him that Ronnie is pregnant, but the damage is done and Ronnie later miscarries. Archibald Lionel "Archie" Mitchell is a fictional character and major antagonist of the BBC British soap opera EastEnders. She nearly told Ronnie her true identity, but Ronnie backed out of coming to her last appointment at the clinic, because Danielle's abortion brought back so many painful memories about Amy. After Ronnie prevents her father from visiting Danielle at the morgue and then attending her funeral, Archie is thrown out of The Queen Vic and disowned by his family - with Roxy also turning on her father for ruining her sister's life. Phil later tells Archie he's going to kill him, but is stopped by Ben at the last moment. Archie falls for the blackmail and begs for his life, offering Phil money. She eventually finds an envelope containing a one-way ticket to Poland, and discovers that Archie has packed a bag for her to move out of the Queen Vic. During that same live episode, it also transpired that Archie had previously raped Ronnie back when she was 13; Ronnie would eventually describe this to her family on 20 July 2010. We hope viewers understand that our aim is to deliver the best drama. 03/02/2009. She then admitted to Ronnie that after a seven-month silence, she was her daughter, and was shocked to realise that Ronnie did not know who she was. Motive: Revenge . "[16] Santer promised EastEnders' audience "stacks of excitement and drama" upon Archie's arrival. 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). Danielle Jones is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Lauren Crace. Repeated intentional offences of this rule could lead to a ban, Many thanks the EastEnders Wiki admin team. Archie soon returns on 10th July 2009, seeking to reclaim Peggy and reconcile with Roxy. Now engaged, Archie and Peggy return to The Queen Victoria public house. Archie was bundled into the back of a van on 10 April, and bound and gagged in The Arches. He served as the main antagonist in the second half of 2008 and throughout 2009, the posthumous overarching antagonist throughout 2010, a mentioned antagonist from 2011-onwards, and a minor character in 2022 by flashback. Aliases She was married three times: twice to Jack Branning and once to Charlie Cotton. "[3] Although sad to leave, she felt that the story's conclusion was the right one, and was glad that Ronnie and Danielle finally shared a brief moment in the end, explaining: "It was so important that that tender moment was finally found, because that's all people wanted. Peggy is equally disgusted and tells their guests to leave. Danielle did not, however, and on the wedding day, placed her locket in Ronnie's champagne glass, before going upstairs to confront her. Archibald Mitchell Peggy's employee and Janine's flatmate Ryan Malloy soon overhears them, prompting him to inform Janine about. "[1] The episode saw Danielle announce that she was Ronnie's daughter in front of the entire wedding reception party, in what Crace has named her favourite scene on the show. 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. Now engaged, Archie and Peggy return to The Queen Victoria public house. The police are promptly called in to arrest Stacey, but Ronnie - knowing that Stacey has suffered just as she did through Archie's evil deeds - allows her to leave the square; Stacey manages to flee the country, though her mother Jean (Gillian Wright) is left devastated by this and she blames Archie for Stacey's departure. The discovery also leads to a huge falling out between Ronnie and Roxy, and between her and Jack, but they later reconcile. Later that year, it emerges that Archie raped Ronnie when she was 13. Once Bradley has left the pub, Archie picks up the snowglobe from the floor and shakes it around. Archie thinks he will prevail, but that's because he's a psychopath! But things just get worse. Nephews Danielle pinned Stacey to the wall and warned her off this course of action, but began to make attempts to reveal her true identity to Ronnie. Mother Betty Mitchell 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. This prompts Phil to borrow money from a loan shark named Isaacs, who later assaults him for not meeting the repayments; in response, Phil gets a loan from his stepson Ian Beale - which is secured on The Queen Vic, thereby meaning that Ian would inherit the pub if Phil does not repay him in two weeks. The character of Archie was introduced in a group of episodes filmed on-location in Weymouth, Dorset. Ronnie tries to tell the family that Archie is evil, but only succeeds in turning them against her. Phil later tells Archie he's going to kill him, but is stopped by Ben at the last moment. Afterwards, Sean flees - his marriage to Roxy ruined. On Christmas Day 2009, Archie sadistically tells Ian he will give the CD to Jane - despite Ian's compliance. He tells Danielle that he will tell Ronnie, but later contemplates strangling her. James Branning (deceased) Matthew Mitchell-Cotton Danielle gets caught up with Archie's and Ronnie's feud as both use her. Uncles He also learns of Sam's engagement to Janine's brother Ricky and gives them a gift - which they decline. But she is more than a match for Archie - and with Phil as back-up she is able to take him on. "[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. Realising Danielle has told the truth, she goes after her despite Archie's attempts to stop her, disgusted by his lies. 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, thus appearing to have put her ordeal with Archie to rest for good. Archie calms him down by telling him of his own abuse at the hands of his own father and that Eric loved another woman. EastEnders 2010. Sam tries to confront Archie but he shuts the door on her. EastEnders has released a new photo of its forthcoming Mitchell family flashback . He and Peggy celebrate, but their children return the money and their cousin Billy makes it clear to Archie that his family - including Peggy - still don't trust him. Veronica "Ronnie" Branning (also Mitchell) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, EastEnders, played by Samantha Womack. Flashback Appearance Archie responds by telling Peggy to spend Christmas Night in bed together, otherwise he will have the pub converted to flats - leaving Peggy horrified. He later told her the baby had died. Archie realizes that he will be disowned from the family when they find out he lied to Ronnie about her daughter, so he tells her that Ronnie suffers from depression and to let him tell her that Danielle is her daughter when the time is right - wanting to protect himself from Ronnie finding out about his lies. With Ronnie's support . Archie then fabricates a story that the child had died 13 years ago, though Ronnie does not believe him. Diederick Santer (2008) Bryan Kirkwood (2010) 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. 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