storyline. Archie is struck on the head by the falling bust, and is left fatally injured. [1] Treadwell-Collins explained that it was necessary to introduce Danielle shortly after this revelation, but in such a manner that she would arrive "under the audience's radar", to preserve the later revelation of her identity as Ronnie's daughter. Phil Mitchell Grant Mitchell "[12] Simons added, "I don't know why I've got this thing about Bob Hoskins. However, their celebrations are cut short when Ryan alerts them to the fact that Archie and Janine are behind the bar. 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. When Ian pleads for Archie to not get the police involved, Archie tells him that the CD containing his one-night stand with Janine does not exist but that there is a file on his laptop - which he then reveals he can make copies of anytime he likes. Archie's schemes and lies are revealed and the Mitchells are stunned by the news that Danielle is a relative, and that Archie is as evil as Ronnie always claimed. Stepsons Former; regular Peggy's employee and Janine's flatmate Ryan Malloy (Neil McDermott) soon overhears them, prompting him to inform Janine about it. Moments later, his daughters find him - with Roxy arriving in the pub to see Ronnie crouching down behind their dying father. Back in Walford, Phil gets more than he bargained for from Suzy. Danielle then planned to leave. Although he is . Worried about her daughter's paternity, Roxy has a DNA test done and Archie finds the results, discovering that Amy's father is actually Suzy's brother Jack (Scott Maslen) - whom Ronnie has already embarked on a relationship with. Repeated intentional offences of this rule could lead to a ban, Many thanks the EastEnders Wiki admin team. What Links Here Edward Mitchell Evil Archie (Larry Lamb) made quite a powerful impact during his short time on Albert Square. Ronnie Branning (deceased) Roxy Mitchell (deceased) Peggy realises she cannot trust him and tests him by sending texts from Suzy Branning's mobile but he postpones the wedding when he finds out. They're both dead a long time. It's like I've come full circle and am back where I started out. Archie then dies of the head injury, but not before blurting out "Veronica, I'm sorry." She later tells her father that Joel is back and there is nothing he can do about it. Deceased "[10] He has also said: "Ronnie brings out the worst in Archie, and he gets vicious. Mother Veronica Elizabeth "Ronnie" Branning (ne Mitchell) was the daughter of Archie and Glenda Mitchell, sister of Roxy and Danny and mother of Danielle, James and Matthew . EastEnders Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. She later tells her father that Joel is back and there is nothing he can do about it. "[1] Crace concluded: "I think Danielle will leave quite a big mark on the Square and on the people in the Square - probably a bigger mark than she did when she was alive."[1]. Sam Mitchell Date of Death He later tells Ronnie that Roxy has hardly any money left because she is spending it on expensive things she hardly uses. 28 December 2009 She then blackmails him into selling the debt to Archie, whom she claims to be in a relationship with; Ian is forced to agree when he fears the pair will expose the recording to his wife Jane (Laurie Brett) and threaten Ben should the latter get involved. Phil sees him and breaks into his house with a gun, but sees him and Peggy kissing. When Sam is arrested, Archie puts up her bail money on the condition he can have his family back. On 10 October 2008 when Ronnie discovered this, she sacked Danielle and called her pathetic. He begins controlling his daughters by persuading Danielle Jones to steal a letter from Joel that he later burns in front of Ronnie. "[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. As Archie desperately defends his actions in front of Peggy and their ashamed family, Ronnie rushes to find and reconcile with Danielle. The discovery also leads to a huge falling out between Ronnie and Roxy, and between her and Jack, but they later reconcile. But she is more than a match for Archie - and with Phil as back-up she is able to take him on. Ronnie, his signet ring (as well as a note regarding him expecting her to not take any substantial gifts from him); Janine (who played the game better than anyone he ever knew), his, This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 07:16. Ronnie is furious to see her father, wanting nothing to do with him. Archie later came to stay at Walford where he began a relationship with Peggy. "[2] Crace accepted the role whilst still in her third year at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. No it was Joel, Ronnie's childhood sweetheart. ', "Larry Lamb: 'I ran away from my daughter', "EXCLUSIVE: Diederick Santer (Executive Producer, 'EastEnders')", "EastEnders; Colin Jackson: The Making of Me; Snog, Marry, Avoid", "Is EastEnders the lifeblood of the BBC? 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. Archie and Peggy catch up and he tells her he has survived cancer. Crace's casting in the role was announced in July 2008, when she was described as a love interest for fellow new character Callum Monks ( Elliott Jordan ). Phil tells Archie to leave, saying if he returns, he will be killed for real. Ronnie had given birth at the age of 14 to a daughter, Amy, fathered by Joel Reynolds, but Archie had Amy immediately put up for adoption. Phillip Mitchell She was married three times: twice to Jack Branning and once to Charlie Cotton. In her head she thinks they are too different and Ronnie would be disappointed to know she was her daughter". When she gave birth as a teenager, Archie took the baby from her, put her up for adoption and told Ronnie that she was dead.. Archie is up to his usual tricks as Glenda does her best to keep the lively Ronnie and Roxy out of trouble. Joel refuses, saying he can stand up to him now. EastEnders airs Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm on . Archie later convinces Janine to skip Christmas dinner as he has a surprise treasure hunt for her. The day of Peggy and Archie's wedding has finally dawned and the bride is extremely nervous about her impending nuptials - she especially hates the dress she's had made. Archie asks Roxy to pass on a gift to Ronnie: the baby blanket she bought for her daughter when she was born. He forms a partnership with Janine to carry out his scheme. Aunt Sal (2009) Ronnie made his first appearance on 25 December 1998 - Part 1. It's a shame they. Veronica "Ronnie" Branning (also Mitchell) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, EastEnders, played by Samantha Womack. Archie is struck on the head by the falling bust, and is left fatally injured. "[1] When Ronnie failed to attend Danielle's second clinic appointment, Danielle was, in Crace's opinion, "hurt and distraught", describing the development as "a step back for Danielle" whereby "she probably feels less willing than ever to tell Ronnie the truth than before". On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Archibald Lionel "Archie" Mitchellwas the son of Phillip and Sandra Mitchell, brother of Eric and Clive and father of Ronnie and Roxy. He first plans to burn the pub down and frame Billy for the incident, but Peggy discovers this - though Archie is able to convince her that he was not involved and they kiss briefly. Archie and Peggy get reacquainted. Daughters This crushed Danielle, and Archie told her to leave for good. She and her younger sister Roxy Mitchell (played by Rita Simons) were introduced by executive producer Diederick Santer in July 2007. Watch the NEW series of Albert Squared, the EastEnders gameshow, here https://bit.ly/3tILL6ZWhen Archie discovered his teenage daughter Ronnie was pregna. Sister-in-law "[6] Asked if Ronnie had noticed the resemblance between herself and Danielle, Janus responded: "She has never thought about any resemblance - why would she? Stacey and Ruby visit Archie's grave on 4 April 2019, after Ruby was raped and due to face her attackers in court Ruby persuaded Stacey to say her piece to Archie for what he did to her. Date of Birth 7:30pm 10 . [6] She explained: "Ronnie knows that Danielle is very vulnerable and is in Walford with no family and only a few friends. "[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. Archie calms him down by telling him of his own abuse at the hands of his own father and that Eric loved another woman. Peggy is equally disgusted and tells their guests to leave. Wife [1] Crace herself was only told of Danielle's true identity after her successful audition, though as she only signed a six-month contract with the show, was always aware Danielle would only have a short arc. A few months after their arrival, during an argument, Roxy implied there was a family secret between the two of them and a physical fight ensued. Billy his "stool" and place at the end of the bar in The Queen Vic, as a place for him where he cannot be thrown out; Peggy a silver framed photo of their wedding; Amy, and Ronnie's first surviving child, the sum of 100,000 each to be held in trust until their 21st birthdays. On 19 February 2010, the killer is revealed to be Stacey - just moments after Bradley died while trying to evade police capture due to him being implicated as the killer; Bradley would later be posthumously found guilty of murder. Nieces 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 also controls Peggy, changing how she dresses and distancing her from her friends. [2] He first appeared on 8 July 2008 as a newest member of the Mitchell familywho had first appeared on the soap in 1990and became the show's main antagonist until the character was killed off on Christmas Day 2009; with Archie making his last appearance as a corpse on 28 December 2009 and later serving as a posthumous impact throughout the majority of 2010, which involves making a brief voice appearance on 19 July 2010 on a family video tape overheard by his ex-wife Glenda (Glynis Barber) and their two daughters Ronnie (Samantha Womack) and Roxy (Rita Simons) respectively. And one thing is for sure - it's going to be a spectacular war between these two."[11]. Archie thinks he will prevail, but that's because he's a psychopath! Shortly afterward, he's discovered by Ronnie and Roxy as Archie blurts out: "Veronica, I'm sorry," before he dies from a head injury. Ronnie is furious to see her father, wanting nothing to do with him. [9] Danielle's death received a mixed reaction from the EastEnders fanbase. Outraged, Archie vows to get revenge on his family by taking The Queen Vic from them. He soon observes a feud between Sam and Roxy, as the pair have never got on properly; with Roxy growing frustrated to learn that Sam's return has been kept from her. At the reception, Ronnie sees Danielle about to snatch Amy and she tells her the truth. As far as Ronnie is aware her baby died so the thought would never have crossed her mind. Danielle and Ronnie then decided that she should have an abortion, even after her adoptive father, Andy Jones, tried to persuade her not too, she went ahead with it on 20 January 2009. Granddaughters Stacey does so by telling Archie off for his actions against her and ruining her life, before concludingly telling him he cannot hurt her anymore - nor does he deserve any sympathy from her or anybody else. He makes his dislike of Roxy's boyfriend, Sean Slater, clear feeling that he's not good enough. He thereupon caused the death of Ronnie's unborn child and later betrayed Janine by leaving her temporarily homeless upon finding out that she and her boyfriend Ryan Malloy (Neil McDermott) plotted to defraud his wealth in their get-rich-quick scheme. This is a reupload of my Ronnie and Archie video hope you enjoy No copyright infringement intended. 16 March 1939 [4] Series writer Simon Ashdown explained of why Danielle kept her identity secret: "The idea about Danielle was that she was hurt and broken by her life and being rejected by this mother that the thing she fears worst of all is being rejected again. Archie is still unhappy that his younger daughter Roxy is married to Sean Slater (Robert Kazinsky) he feels that Sean is not good enough for Roxy. He turns up to Pauline Fowler's for Christmas dinner with his dog Patch. EastEnders - like all good drama - contains a balance of storylines, both happy and sad. Archie later catches him out and plans on calling the police. Archie later convinces Janine to skip Christmas dinner as he has a surprise treasure hunt for her. Archie asks Roxy to pass on a gift to Ronnie: the baby blanket she bought for her daughter when she was born. Ronnie struggles to get through to her sister. 152 Archie throws her out, reminding her that of the exact spot she pushed Danielle onto the night she died. Then, in August 2008, a mysterious character, Danielle Jones (Lauren Crace) appeared, becoming friends with Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner). [] Barbara [Windsor], Rita [Simons], Sam [Janus] and I are very excited to be working with Larry. [9] Viewers were made aware of his feud with daughter Ronnie after he made her give her baby up for adoption as a teenager. Jack's also never liked the way that Archie's treated Ronnie. Later that year, it emerges that Archie raped Ronnie when she was 13. However, the cement mixer only contains water. Then on 31 March (although set on 1 April), Archie prepared to kill Danielle by strangling her to death. "[1] Writer James Payne concurred: "There's no point making the reveal of the Mitchell secret in the caff at half past nine in the morning over a bacon sandwich, it's not EastEnders. EastEnders 2009 - 2011. Archie later sees Roxy in the Square, following a row, and she tells him. Flashback Appearance On his wedding day, Archie is angered by Peggy's decision not to wear the suit he chose for her. 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). Ronnie quickly goes to find Danielle, ignoring her father's efforts to stop her as she is disgusted by his lies. I've changed my account. Archie soon returns on 10 July 2009, seeking to reclaim Peggy and reconcile with Roxy. Ronnie tells him that he will not make her care for him and she would not care if he died. He soon instigates trouble between his two daughters by scheming with Suzy Branning (Maggie O'Neill) to destroy Roxy's marriage with Sean Slater (Robert Kazinsky) and later manipulating Ronnie into disbelieving the fact that her employee Danielle Jones (Lauren Crace) is actually her long-lost daughter Amythe latter of which consequently resulted in Danielle being killed in a hit and run on the day Archie married his sister-in-law Peggy (Barbara Windsor). 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)|WillyWilly (II)|Ziggy |, Blugeoned with the Queen Victoria Bust by. During their talk, Danielle admitted she had discovered all about Ronnie from the adoption agency and was going to get in touch with her, but because she didn't know what she was like, decided to get to know her first so came to Walford to have a look. She tearfully declared this in front of the whole wedding reception, and then chased after Danielle. Madge Mitchell Grandfathers List of appearances Roxy his antique fountain pen which she always wanted as a child, as well as the residue of his estate, including his mother's engagement ring, his house (27 Albert Square), car, The Queen Victoria (46 Albert Square), the car lot (6 Albert Square) and 3 million; Ronnie his signet ring (as well as a note regarding him expecting her to not take any substantial gifts from him); And those last few scenes in the Vic with myself and Sam were so, so tough, it was such a hard day and I went home feeling like hell, but it was worth it. Father Entrepreneur 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. Ronnie was intended to come across as the more detached and icy sister and a hidden secret was first alluded to eight months after their introduction, when Roxy made a veiled reference to Ronnie's child and a physical fight ensued. "[11] An EastEnders source said of their relationship: "At the moment she has to play the game to get what she wants. Fiance 9 years ago today on 2nd April 2009, Peggy got married to Archie and Ronnie discovered Danielle is really her daughter. Now engaged, Archie and Peggy return to The Queen Victoria public house. Ted Mitchell Although different outcomes to the storyline were considered, Santer explained that "we always came back to [Danielle dying] because in the end, Ronnie is our tragic heroine character". Ronnie cradled her in her arms and told her that she was sorry, that she never wanted to give her away and that it had cursed her whole life; she had always dreamed of finding her, and told her they would have a proper mother-daughter relationship. When the police are notified of the death they arrest Ronnie, but later release her without charge. Archie was bundled into the back of a van on 10 April, and bound and gagged in The Arches. 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 (Adam Woodyatt) - which is secured on The Queen Vic, thereby meaning that ownership of the pub would pass to Ian if Phil does not repay him in two weeks. 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