However, Callum reveals to Ben that he had been collecting evidence on Phil for the police to send Phil down, as a way to keep Ben out of prison for a heist carried out by the Mitchell's in 2020. Grant also makes a brief reappearance, warning Phil to expect a war over money owed to Grant. To distract himself, Phil gets involved in a protection racket with Annie Palmer (Nadia Sawalha), who he is also having casual sex with, but grows tired of being bossed around by her and quits. Phil begins a relationship with a divorced Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth), but Nadia returns, needing Phil to prove he is her husband to prevent deportation. Phil's bullying of Ian almost costs him his life: when Ian finds Phil having a heart attack, he threatens to let him die but helps Phil for Ben's sake. Phil Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Steve McFadden. Shirley demands money from Phil, which he does not have, forcing him to accept a deal from Derek's associate Carl White (Daniel Coonan) who had recently arrived in the square. The fight spills into the cabin and the wheel of the boat is knocked, steering it into a port in the River Thames causing the boat to crash and sink. Afterwards, Phil is surprised when DCI Jill Marsden (Sophie Stanton) takes charge of the murder investigation; as Phil and Marsden became sworn enemies ever since she investigated his shooting before going on to intercept Phil's criminal activities prior to him being set up for the robbery. After the two are forced to work together to provide 200,000 for Mel's release, Phil plans to take Dan down during the exchange. In November 2005 the character was blamed for turning children into playground bullies by Dr. Sally Henry, who claimed that impressionable children look to male soap characters as role models and subsequently copy their violent behaviour. Phil and Dan's friendship soon ends after Dan tells the police about a motor scam Phil was involved in and Phil cons Dan into signing the pub over to Peggy. Later in 2019, Phil is told by Lisa that he is not the father of Sharon's baby. EastEnders spoilers follow. Phil then agrees to be her confidant for the secret in exchange for money, which Shirley steals from her younger son Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo) at his salon; he later discovers this and confronts his mother about her involvement with Phil, who later warns Dean off when they cross paths. Phil then reveals this to be a lie in a mysterious phone call. Ben signs the paperwork for the garage when Phil decides to hand it over to him and Sharon is left stunned when he decides to give Jay the car lot land, as it is worth more than the garage. They tell social workers that they are engaged but Shirley threatens to tell the truth, so Phil tells them the engagement is over. In the early years of EastEnders, the hospital used by Albert Square was King George VI Hospital. Phil tells Social Services it is his fault for being too relaxed with Lola, but then allows Lola to look after Lexi while he goes out. Phil lends Grant money to support him financially and Grant tells him to fight his liver condition. It was criticised as "patchy" and "awkwardly writtenunveiling a common weakness in the EastEnders camp, that character continuity can often fall by the wayside when you are dealing with larger characters". On finding out Keanu is still alive, Phil goes to kill him himself. Unfortunately, after Dennis batters Johnny at the stroke of the New Year, Johnny arranges for him to be stabbed and Dennis dies in Sharon's arms leaving her devastated, while Phil becomes ridden with guilt for Dennis' death and vows revenge against Johnny. Among other deeds, Ben sends Denise Fox (Diane Parish) evidence that Phil supplied the cut-and-shut car responsible for her ex-husband, Kevin Wicks' (Phil Daniels), death in 2008. Storylines featuring the Mitchell family dominated the soap opera throughout the 1990s, with Phil serving as one of the show's central characters and protagonist villains since the 1990s. He then asks Ben for alcohol, revealing he has been drinking during his kidnapping. Whitney instead accidentally runs over Kat and drives off, after this Phil stays in hospital with Kat until she recovers. Show producer Sean O'Connor has revealed that he will come back a changed man. Soon afterwards, Phil rebuilds his relationship with Kate and the two get married. When Billy uses his job as Johnny's nightclub to discover CCTV footage of Chrissie confessing Den's murder to her boyfriend Jake Moon (Joel Beckett) and Johnny's henchman from an earlier night, Billy informs Phil who goes to confront Johnny without Grant's consent. Dalton agrees to spare Kate, but tells Phil that he now owes him a favor. EastEnders will always be No1 in my heart and I look forward to returning to Albert Square." Ben also loses his hearing after hitting his head in the crash. Phil is rescued, but Grant isn't found and is presumed dead. After Ben's departure, Phil bonds with Dennis. Sharon and Louise ask Phil to give Lisa a chance. Sharon grows to accept his theory, but then demands to know if he is hiding anymore secrets from her up to the point when she asks him what could be worse than covering up a murder. Phil tells Kathy of Luke's identity and he warns Luke to stay away from Ben, which backfires as Luke tells Ben about Phil's threat. In doing so, the two share a conversation about how they were respectively abused by their fathers with Phil confining to Archie about to extent of how Eric treated him, before Archie explains that both he and Eric were mistreated by their father prior to his death; which Archie claims to be the "best thing that happened to him". Carl leaves, and Phil pleads with Shirley to return to Walford. Phil shouts at a struggling Lisa as Louise deteriorates and Lisa and Louise go to hospital together. No money is being made from this & no copyright infringement intended. "[36] 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 clich of a soap being bigger than its stars". By Charlotte McIntyre 17:50, Wed, Apr . However, it ends when Sharon's painkiller addiction puts Lexi in danger. 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. [11] This particular episode has also been used in a study by the Stirling Media Research Institute, where men were asked questions about the violence contained within a spectrum of broadcast television material. The pair then confront Chrissie in the pub, where Phil stops Grant from attacking her and Dennis, before Sharon intervenes on their behalf. Steve McFadden is 5 foot 7 inches tall. Distracted, Phil crashes the car, and Dennis is badly injured. They had been intent on adopting a baby until Peggy reacts to the suggestion with horror, and Sharon is not keen on Phil's suggestion of having a surrogate child. Soon afterwards, Phil recoups his alcoholism upon struggling to cope with his turbulent relationships with Stella and Suzy up to the point where he nearly takes his frustrations out of Ben. Phil and Jack become rivals when Phil tells Jack that he will be with Sharon by the end of the year, and Phil even proposes to Sharon, though she accepts Jack's proposal of marriage instead. Louise wakes up and Lisa lies to her that she and Phil agreed for her to be away from the square, while Phil and Sharon question Lisa's capabilities. After emotionally holding him, Phil leaves without him. Phil now has many enemies: Lisa; Steve, who also knows about Mel and Phil's one night stand; Ian, who Phil bullies mercilessly; Mark, who wants to avenge Lisa; and Dan, who is back in Walford after many months away. Two years later, Phil goes into partnership at The Queen Victoria public house with Grant and his wife Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) up to the point where he moves in with them. He momentarily subdues Dan and prepares to shoot him, but Mel after learning how Phil and Steve framed Dan for the shooting helps Dan by turning off the lights to distract Phil, which allows Dan to overpower him. This prompts Archie to confront Phil over his behaviour. Phil prepares for his son Ben's marriage to Callum. When Phil has been sober for six months, he refuses to have the transplant, devastating his family, though Sharon supports his decision. This is further notified when Dalton summons Phil to carry out his favour with a task: killing Dennis. Phil later convinces Grant to help him confront Johnny at his new home in rural Essex, but he escapes and the brothers peruse home. Phil is devastated by her death, unable to make a eulogy for her funeral, especially when he reads the loving letter she left him. However, after one of Dennis's friends at school is stabbed and dies, Dennis is visibly upset, and therefore Phil decides to go on the transplant list after realising he does not want to put his family through the upset of his death. Sharon discovers this and kicks him out of their home. Phil is appointed Lexi's foster carer and ordered to arrange for Lola to visit Lexi three times a week but he immediately takes over, angering Lola by calling Lexi his baby, refusing to take presents that Lola buys for her and having her christened with the name Mitchell, instead of Pearce. After a furious confrontation, he tries to convince her not to tell the police but Ben confesses to the police and is charged with Heather's murder. He was introduced to the soap opera on 20 February 1990 and was followed by his brother Grant ( Ross Kemp ), sister Sam ( Danniella Westbrook / Kim Medcalf) and mother Peggy ( Jo Warne / Barbara Windsor ). Lisa agrees until some of Phil's relatives, assuming she is the nanny, start talking about how unstable Louise's mother is. Phil soon falls for Kate Morton (Jill Halfpenny), unaware that she is an undercover police officer investigating Lisa's disappearance. We've already explained how Phil (Steve McFadden) will be taking matters into his own hands after. (Picture: BBC) Phil Mitchell ( Steve McFadden) is desperate to ensure that Raymond Dawkins knows who . In response, Sharon runs away from Phil and becomes so distraught that she refuses to rebuild their relationship though she eventually reconsiders after Phil apologizes to her about Dennis, and she forgives him soon afterwards. [18] A spokesman commented "The cast are only getting their own scripts. Phil decides that he wants to take time away from Walford to recover from his transplant and he and Sharon decide to go to Italy. [23] In February 2005, it was confirmed that McFadden would return. He later tells Billy that Lola will never get Lexi back, which Lola overhears. 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. Following the supposed death of Kathy and her husband Gavin Sullivan (Paul Nicholas) earlier on, Ben returns to England and moves in with Ian much to Phil's surprise. When Phil expresses his wish to adopt Dennis, Sharon tells him the truth about his son. His plan come to fruition when Phil contacts Dan's former crime boss, Ritchie Stringer (Gareth Hunt), and together to pair conspire to incriminate Dan for the shooting; with Ritchie giving Dan the same gun that Lisa used to shoot Phil. This Phil does by frogmarching Peters back to Dalton's nightclub, the "Imperial Room", and urging Dalton himself to let Kate go free. Producers worked closely with drug and alcohol charities, including Addaction and DrugScope. [33][34] 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. Dan then escapes with the money, never to be seen in Walford again, while Phil recovers and returns to the square upon helping Steve rescue Mel.[4]. When she does her and Phil make their relationship public, however Phil is now not talking to Ben and Callum. However, Mel is upset by Lisa's accusation and Phil comforts her, leading to a one-night stand. He is airlifted to hospital and requires an operation. The robbery goes wrong when Mick is shot, and the police arrive. Kathy is incensed, and Grant beats Phil so badly that he has to go to hospital, due to a blood clot on his brain. EastEnders legend Steve McFadden is 61-years-old and was born on 20 March 1959. He refuses to, so Phil attempts to get Louise back, resulting in a car chase that ends when Steve crashes his car into a wall. After talking, it appears Keanu has talked Phil out of killing him but when Shirley cannot find Callum in the address Keanu has given, Phil snaps and prepares to kill Keanu. Aidan blames Mick for taking the money but Phil discovers it was Sharon. When Sharon confronts him, she tells him that she will leave him if he indulges in anymore dodgy activity. After discovering this, Phil helps Ronnie cover up the murder only for Sharon to investigate the pair upon learning of Carl's death. Ian, however, is horrified by Ben's behaviour, and tells the police that Ben is lying; however, Ben thinks Shirley's best friend, Heather Trott (Cheryl Fergison), is responsible. Whilst still at the hospital, Phil is arrested for attempted murder and realising that Nick has framed him asks Sharon to help him prove his innocence. Sharon and Phil have sex but she stays with Grant, who is unaware of their betrayal. When Luke beats up Ben as Willmott-Brown has orchestrated, Phil asks Aidan to help scare Luke off. [4] Kate disappears, but several months later, Phil finds her working as the secretary for the Walford's veteran reigning gangland kingpin - Jack Dalton (Hywel Bennett). This prompts Phil to confront Ian once more, forcing him to object to the relationship instead. Phil Mitchell's appearance shocks viewers on EastEnders. He has played the role of Phil Mitchell since 1990 when he arrived in Walford with brother Grant (Ross Kemp) and mum . Denise's attempts to get Phil imprisoned fail; however, Marsden soon investigates the allegations and Ben tells her that Phil forced Stella to jump from the roof back in 2007. Lisa plans to take Louise, going to Liverpool Street station. [22] In July 2004, it was announced that McFadden had delayed his return. Their conflict leads to Phil abducting Vincent's daughter Pearl, with the two threatening to shoot each other up to the point where Vincent attempts to strangle Phil to death, before later sorting out their differences when his friend Fatboy (Ricky Norwood) gets accidentally killed. While on board, Phil confronts Keanu with a gun, demanding to know where Callum is and also to confront him about his affair with Sharon. This prompts Phil and Grant to confront Johnny, warning him to stay away from Peggy under the threat of further violence. We feel that Phil's decline will highlight the destructive nature of drugs, and rather than encourage drug use, will act as a deterrent. He then discovers that Ben is in a sexual relationship with Paul Coker (Jonny Labey) and is kidnapped by Kathy's husband, Gavin. After a bumping into a 'pregnant' Abi, she lies to Ben that she lost the baby she never had. Phil rescues Louise but the car explodes before he can help Steve, who dies in the inferno. A teenage version of Phil, played by Daniel Delaney, appeared in a flashback episode broadcast on 5 September 2022, which focuses on the Mitchell family in the 1970s.[2]. Phil's former prison cellmate, Aidan Maguire (Patrick Bergin), arrives in Walford and tells Phil that he is planning a robbery and promises to give Phil half of the money if he participates. Currently, Sonia Jackson is a nurse there and Ash Kaur is a doctor. Despite the circumstances over Sam's ordeal, the Mitchells still celebrate Chrissie's imprisonment when Sharon announces that she forged a contract that Ian had signed thereby meaning that Ian does not officially own the pub, and thus the Mitchells are the true owners of The Queen Vic once more. Sharon returns two months later without Phil and she informs Michelle that they have bought a holiday apartment in Italy and that he regularly attends Alcoholics Anonymous. Several outcomes were allegedly filmed[17] 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. Among the many issues Phil has been used to cover is alcoholism and the consequences the condition has upon the sufferer's life. However, the money later goes missing. Phil is unable to give Ronnie away on her wedding day to Jack, so she and Roxy visit him in hospital. [41] In 2011 McFadden was nominated for 'Best Actor' at the British Soap Awards 2011 for playing Phil. (Picture: BBC) Kim Fox-Hubbard (Tameka Empson) is determined to finally find out the truth about her missing husband in EastEnders and, for obvious reasons, Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden). His bullying of Ian Beale is often done as a means of deriving pleasure. Phil repairs his fractured relationship with Sharon and they have sex. Phil starts to track down by Ben, but is convinced by Jay and Sharon that Ben will return when he is ready. Ian later departs Walford. Ben is angry with Phil for making him feel second best to his and Sharon's other children. Ben refuses to have any contact with his family until his release. Jay likes spending time with Phil and changes his surname to Mitchell, becoming Phil's surrogate son. The Mitchell brothers quickly became two of the soap's most popular characters and storylines involving them began to dominate the programme. This storyline was slow burning and spread over several years, providing a plethora of dramatic tension along the way. He collapses and is taken to hospital, where they discover he has several broken bones from two days before. Ben reveals the abuse during the wedding ceremony, and Stella flees to an abandoned warehouse with Phil in pursuit where she kills herself by jumping from the roof. [35], During a period of heavy media criticism aimed at EastEnders throughout 2004 and 2005, the characterwho was on a hiatus from the showwas reintroduced twice in what was branded by the press as a bid to "boost flagging Enders. Ben finds a solicitor's letter of Phil's that mentions Raymond and after confronting Phil, Phil tells Ben that Raymond is his half-brother. [26] 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. She is later hospitalized with a ruptured spleen, leaving Phil distraught though he later admits to Shirley that he arranged for the men to scare Sharon at the bar, but believed the bodyguards that he hired for her would have protected her and did not realize that she would be hurt. Phil prepares to kill Dennis, but changes his mind when Dennis offers to kill Dalton himself so that they can both be free of him; Phil reluctantly gives Dennis the gun to go after Dalton, and is later surprised to learn that Dennis actually killed Dalton as he promised. [] What he's really doing is self-harm which is a common response to anger. Phil returns 18 months later, needing more money. Phil and Ben later spend time together and they slowly bond, eventually leading to Ben moving in with Phil. EastEnders ' Phil Mitchell will infuriate his ex-wife Sharon Watts next week, when he becomes embroiled in her baby drama. However, on their wedding day, Phil is unhappy when Lisa reappears demanding access to Louise. [4] Phil is unsupportive when his girlfriend, Lisa, has a miscarriage and he starts domestically abusing her by getting her sacked from her job and insists she stays at home. They later marry, but are oblivious to Shirley's bitterness up to the point where she attempts to persuade him to be with her, rather than Sharon, only hours before the wedding. When Shirley's benefits are cut and she is forced to move out of the B&B, Phil secretly pays her rent. When Phil and Den cross paths with each other, they quickly become enemies, although Den manages to feign an admiration for Phil as part of his bid to bring about his downfall. Nick overhears this, and cuts the brakes of the wedding car. Unaware that he is being set up, Dan holds Phil at gunpoint demanding money until he is arrested for attempted murder. Although troubled by lapses in alcoholism due to numerous family upsets, Phil begins to settle into a relationship with Shirley particularly when she becomes a mother figure for Ben and Louise, who is staying with Phil while Lisa is away. Phil and Aidan try to find the money, unaware that Sharon stole it but was forced to return it to its rightful owner, Aidan's former wife, Ciara Maguire (Denise McCormack). He and Kathy reconcile when he attends counselling, until he begins an affair with fellow alcoholic Lorna Cartwright (Janet Dibley) who starts stalking him. He is best known for his role as Phil Mitchellin the BBC Onesoap operaEastEnders, which he has played since 1990. No copyright infringement intendedNEWS Hello Everyone, I have just made a EastEnders4Life Twitter Account. Phil vanishes again, and is next seen meeting with a long-thought dead Kathy in central London. Phil begs her to stay, admitting he is dying from cirrhosis. Shortly before the events of Dan's trial and Mel's kidnapping, Sharon returns to the square; she reconciles with Phil and they run The Queen Vic together. However, after seemingly having a deal sorted with Mick, Phil is beaten to the sale by Sharon and Ian. Intent on winning him back, Sharon kisses Phil but he ends things there. This results in a fight on the deck of the boat, in which the captain is knocked out. He is the fianc of Kat Slater and is portrayed by Steve McFadden. Phil refuses to make Jay leave, despite being told that Louise could be taken into care. [18] 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. In EastEnders, Billy Mitchell is actually 61-years-old, but the actor who plays him - Perry Fenwick - is 58-years-old. However, Phil is surprised when the pub's new owner turns out to be Shirley's brother Mick Carter (Danny Dyer). Sharon does not believe him, but tells him to die quickly. Sharon and Phil reminisced on the good old days, making Kat become . Horrified at this, Steve and Mel ask Lisa and Louise to emigrate to California with them. Phil starts dating Stella Crawford (Sophie Thompson), but she mentally and physically abuses Ben forcing him into persuading Phil to propose to her. After Nick takes the money but refuses to leave, Ronnie asks Phil to get rid of Nick. [49] His violent tendencies have also been spoofed by the television series 2DTV. Shirley supports Phil through recovery. It says that unless problems are worked through (the female method), they will be repeated generation after generation". Shirley ends her relationship with Phil as she is unable to cope with his betrayal. EastEnders ist eine britische Fernsehserie der BBC, deren erste Folge am 19.Februar 1985 ausgestrahlt wurde. He then learns from Ben that Lola has ended their relationship and has begun dating Ian's son Peter Beale (Ben Hardy). Phil hands Max his pillow, insisting that he kills him, but Max shakes his hand and says that he forgives him. [19] The episode caused the third-largest power surge on record,[20] and the Liverpool and Barcelona UEFA Cup semi-final was postponed for 10 minutes to accommodate a special 40-minute edition of the soap.[21]. [4], Despite the pair still being fierce enemies, Steve later conspires with Phil to have Dan sent down in order to rid Mel from her tormentor for good, but Dan is ultimately acquitted despite their efforts. Because of this, Phil captures and tortures Jack, planning to kill him, but is stopped by Ben and Keanu after realising that Jack is not the father. Trouble stirs, however, when Phil ends up getting distant from both his children in 2010: Ben is sent to a juvenile offenders' unit for attacking his friend Jordan Johnson (Michael-Joel David Stuart), which sparks a clash between Jordan's father Lucas (Don Gilet) and Phil himself in the process, and Louise returns to her mother before the pair disappear under Lisa's guise that Phil can have contact at any time. When Phil refuses to do so, Lisa plans to shoot him again until she backs down. Danny previously appeared in James' vlog where he hinted that he'd get James a job on EastEnders in 2021. . The doctor tells his family that he needs an urgent liver transplant and that if Phil continues to drink, he will be dead within 12 months. [16] However the character finally received his comeuppance in one of EastEnders most highly anticipated storylines, dubbed "Who Shot Phil?". In late 1989 EastEnders acquired a new executive producer, Michael Ferguson, who took over from Mike Gibbon. He is then rushed to hospital, Shirley fleeing with the help of her aunt, Babe Smith (Annette Badland). He gets the name of Louise's school before Peggy tells him that her cancer has returned and she is dying. When Phil discovers that Johnny threatened Sharon with Dennis' life, he attempts to intimidate Dennis in attacking Johnny in retribution; Dennis refuses, but relents when Phil tells him that Johnny killed Andy and throttled Sharon. At the start of 2014, Phil learns that Carl has entrapped Ronnie into having a relationship with him though she quickly ends it upon discovering his actions against the Mitchells. Phil finds Louise but she tells him to leave. She agrees and they return together, after which Phil confronts Carl once Shirley returns to her home. Sonia returned as a permanent character . Months later, Ian summons Phil with a request; Kathy's rapist James Willmott-Brown (William Boyde) has returned to Walford. Following Dalton's death, his representative Andy Hunter (Michael Higgs) confronts Phil over the circumstances of his and Dennis's alleged involvement; Phil denies involvement and Andy pardons him when he refuses to implicate Dennis for Dalton's murder. This was done to assure the chosen actors who would work together had a strong rapport and physical resemblance. [18], An estimated 22million viewers watched EastEnders on 5 April 2001 to find out that Lisa Shaw Phil's ex-girlfriend was the culprit. Phil and Ronnie learn that Phil must remain sober for at least six months before he can undergo the liver transplant. He's really angry about it and feels the world is against him. However, Martin cannot go through with it so he and Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) help Keanu fake his death and escape abroad with a new identity. Picture: BBC Jay attempts to confront Phil about why he is receiving the car lot and Phil admits he killed his biological father, Jase Dyer, who died in the car lot fire when Phil torched it 23 years previously in an insurance scam. She agrees but changes her mind and telephones Steve, asking him to return Louise. Phil Mitchell begins 2022 in turmoil as the mechanic takes drastic action to go on the run in EastEnders.. [30], The character continues to be featured heavily in high-profile storylines which have included various feuds, police enquiries, armed robbery, kidnapping, numerous affairs and relationship problems and an ongoing plot concentrating on the character's struggles to bond with his children. Lola agrees for Phil to have residence of Lexi and he suggests to Sharon that they pretend to be in a relationship to increase the chances of success, even though she is in a relationship with Jack Branning (Scott Maslen). Lisa is paranoid that Phil is having an affair and accuses Mel of being his other woman, which she is not, at that point. Afterwards, Phil makes amends with Ben and the two support Archie when he and Peggy plan to get married. He then forms a relationship with local beautician Suzy Branning (Maggie O'Neill) in an attempt to move on from Stella, and the two end up getting engaged with each other after she falsely claims to be pregnant with his child. Keanu escapes after surviving the accident and is last seen leaving his mother Karen and departing the tube station. When Grant returns to Walford again, he accuses Phil of killing Peggy and still orders him to return all of the money Phil owes to him. At the court hearing to determine Lexi's future, Phil exposes Lola's lateness and temper during her scheduled meetings with Lexi, sabotaging her chances of winning Lexi back. Executive producer Louise Berridge went on to say that she was "looking forward to Steve returning in 2004". [50] Additionally, the show was criticised for turning the brothers into a comical farce by incorporating uncharacteristic humour into their dialect, which was described as "cringeworthy". 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.[10]. Before Sharon leaves, she tells Phil that he is the father of Lisa's daughter Louise (Rachel Cox) not Mark, as she had earlier claimed. Phil later grows annoyed when Kate befriends Dennis, and ends up punching him upon learning that the two nearly had sex together. Shirley finds out and believes he is doing it so she will stay quiet about his involvement in Heather's death. He later follows Kathy to the airport but is stopped by Kathy's son, Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt), who persuades him that Kathy and Ben are better off without him. By Lauren Williams 09:33, Tue, Aug 24, 2021 . Phil is discharged from hospital and Sharon eventually discovers that Phil is the father of Denise's baby after overhearing a discussion between Shirley and Denise. who portrays her current love interest Phil Mitchell. 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