Veronica "Ronnie" Branning (also Mitchell) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, EastEnders, played by Samantha Womack. Classification "[10], Archie is a love interest for Peggy, his brother's widow, despite reports that actress Barbara Windsor did not want any more romantic storylines. Archie is struck on the head by the falling bust, and is left fatally injured. 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. Roxy was depicted as being fun, impulsive and exciting, whereas Ronnie was seen as very closed, cold and guarded which became intriguing. Archie responds by telling Peggy to spend Christmas Night in bed together, otherwise he will have the pub converted to flats - leaving Peggy horrified. Phil's mother Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor) decided to take them all away to recover for a while and asked Ronnie and Roxy to look after their pub The Queen Victoria. Throughout the storyline the ratings were around seven or eight million; rising to around 9 million for the episode in October 2008 revealing that Danielle was Ronnie's daughter. Stephen Mitchell Charlie Mitchell Harry Mitchell Billy Mitchell Janet Mitchell William Mitchell Lola Pearce Dan Pearce (deceased) Lexi Pearce Jamie Mitchell (deceased) Archie's will is read, revealing that he has left. Crace deemed the wedding "the perfect opportunity" for the storyline to conclude,[3] while Santer explained: "Weddings are great because the bring the community together. Later that year, it emerges that Archie raped Ronnie when she was 13. Blugeoned with the Queen Victoria Bust by Stacey Slater after Bradley found out he raped her 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. The arrival of Archie was anticipated ever since the arrival of his daughters in July 2007, with several actors rumoured to be taking on the role. I've always wanted him to be my dad. 10/07/2008. Were proud of the episode, the storyline which built up to it and the way the audience have engaged with it. Dot Cotton and Lilly Mattock try to convince him to sleep in the Vicarage. Worried about her daughter's paternity, Roxy has a DNA test done and Archie finds the results, discovering that Amy's father is actually Ronnie's boyfriend, Jack Branning. 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. This had both ended the character's reign of terror in 2009 and triggered the events of his own whodunit storyline, dubbed Who Killed Archie?, that occurred in early 2010. I can't wait to step into Archie's shoes frankly, it's a badge of honour to join EastEnders. Ian then storms off as Archie gleefully watches. 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". However, their celebrations are cut short when Ryan alerts them to the fact that Archie and Janine are behind the bar. Archie asks Roxy to pass on a gift to Ronnie: the baby blanket she bought for her daughter when she was born. Ronnie jumps in to save her but is strangled by her wedding veil and also drowns. 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. Daughters "[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. Ronnie is a complicated character - stemming from her relationship with her controlling father, Archie. Shortly afterwards, Archie is visited by a number of people whom he had antagonized throughout the year. [1] Crace commented that her character "thinks thats why [Ronnie] is always so hot and cold with her [] she takes it upon herself to try to look after Ronnie and help her to get well again. Granddaughters Janine carries out Archie's scheme by seducing Ian, and record them having sex together. Several affairs (1970's) Sam tries to confront Archie but he shuts the door on her. Roxy angrily tells him that Ronnie is pregnant, but the damage is done and Ronnie later miscarries. Then on 31 March (although set on 1 April), Archie prepared to kill Danielle by strangling her to death. As Ronnie gave her a job in R&R maybe she thinks that Danielle interpreted that as more than it was. Jack's also never liked the way that Archie's treated Ronnie. Both were rapists; Archie raped Stacey Slater before his rape of Ronnie was exposed, while Harry was revealed to have sexually abused multiple girls after it transpired that he molested Kat Slater. She became increasingly angry with her mother, going as far as to paint "evil cow" on her front door. "[7] Asked how Danielle feels about being accepted into the Mitchell family, Crace explained: "When she first came to Albert Square, Danielle didnt really know what to expect. 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. Realising Ronnie now knew who she was, a delighted Danielle ran forward into the road and was suddenly hit by a car driven by Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks). Other known relatives [] Barbara [Windsor], Rita [Simons], Sam [Janus] and I are very excited to be working with Larry. Janine then shows her engagement ring to Peggy, who recognizes it as the same ring that belonged to Archie's mother. She later tells her father that Joel is back and there is nothing he can do about it. He begins controlling his daughters by persuading Danielle Jones to steal a letter from Joel that he later burns in front of Ronnie. Archie later buys the car lot from Jack, upsetting Ronnie further. 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.. EastEnders fans were left terrified by Archie Mitchell in last night's 'EastEnders 1979' episode, in which iconic characters appeared as their younger selves. He's made a success of his life and he's learnt a lot on the way. After discovering that Billy had overheard their plans, they convince Billy to let them make him an offer so he could be on their side; Billy reluctantly agrees when they persuade his ex-wife Honey (Emma Barton) to bring their children over for Christmas and New Year to spend time with their father. 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. The power grid usually sees a surge of 500MW at the end of an average episode of EastEndersat 20:30 the grid saw a surge of 1,270MW. Afterwards, Sean flees - his marriage to Roxy ruined. "[4] Explaining the back-story from Danielle's point of view, she detailed: "When Danielle's adoptive mother died, she thought it was time to find out who her real mother was. [6] She explained: "Ronnie knows that Danielle is very vulnerable and is in Walford with no family and only a few friends. We acknowledge that we didn't deliver the happy ending that many of the audience may have been hoping for, and that for some people this was upsetting. He and Peggy celebrate, but their children return the money and their cousin Billy (Perry Fenwick) makes it clear to Archie that his family - including Peggy - still do not trust him. [1] Several months later, off-set episodes shot in Weymouth and dubbed "Mitchell Week" were aired, during which the audience were introduced to Ronnie and Roxy's father Archie (Larry Lamb), and learned that Ronnie had given a child up for adoption. [3] Crace deemed her final scenes: "Really tough, but great",[1] expanding: "For so long you have so many scenes where you're just getting coffees in the caff or standing around in the back of Vic scenes, and then suddenly when you leave you get written for and you've got all these amazing scenes, and I had such great scenes with Larry and with Sam. 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. He and Glenda then plan to con Roxy out of her inheritance themselves. 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. We saw that his daughter Ronnie wanted nothing to do with him - and there was a very good reason. As he does this, Archie doesn't notice the bust of the Queen Vic being pushed from the bar and coming straight towards him. A younger version of Archie appeared in a flashback episode that aired on 5 September 2022, being portrayed by Henry Garrett, with the episode focusing on the Mitchell family in the 1970s.[5]. After throwing Janine out of the pub, leaving her upset and seething, Archie is visited by a number of people whom he has antagonized throughout the year: Jack threatens to kill him if he hurts Ronnie again, he finds Ian searching for the CD and tells him that it is on his laptop and he can make copies at any time, threatening to phone Jane, before evicting him from the pub. Phil tricked Archie into believing he was going to kill him, but instead frightened him out of Walford; when Peggy found this out, she was furious. 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. Ronnie eventually gets married to her true love, Jack Branning and tragically dies in the swimming pool of the hotel they married in when Roxy goes for a drunken swim and starts to drown. The daughters of Archie and Glenda . At the reception, Ronnie sees Danielle about to snatch Amy and she tells her the truth. Peggy, wanting justice for Ronnie and Danielle, orders Phil to kill Archie - so he kidnaps him and threatens to bury him in cement. Again, this appearance lasted for a single storyline, and Archie departed again at its conclusion. Introduced by 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. As far as Ronnie is aware her baby died so the thought would never have crossed her mind. Ronnie also revealed that she had given Amy a locket with a picture of herself as a 14-year-old in it, and kept an identical locket with a picture of Amy as a baby in it. After deciding to leave Walford and return home to Telford, she left deciding that Ronnie would not want her in her life. Ronnie later confronts and stands up to her father, which provokes Archie into slamming her into the bar. Ronnie later confronts and stands up to her father, which provokes Archie into slamming her into the bar. Peggy's employee and Janine's flatmate Ryan Malloy soon overhears them, prompting him to inform Janine about. Archie calms him down by telling him of his own abuse at the hands of his own father and that Eric loved another woman. Edward Mitchell Then, in August 2008, a mysterious character, Danielle Jones (Lauren Crace) appeared, becoming friends with Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner). It was soon revealed two months later in the show's first live episode, "EastEnders Live", that Archie's murderer was in fact Sean's younger sister and Danielle's best friend: Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner)[4]whom he had raped on 6 October 2009 to cover-up his revenge scheme by escalating her bipolar disorder trauma, which led to Stacey being sectioned as a result of Archie raping her. After this, Danielle frequently tried to get close to Ronnie, but something would always happen, leading to Ronnie shutting down and Danielle backing off. Archie Mitchell Realising Danielle has told the truth, she goes after her despite Archie's attempts to stop her, disgusted by his lies. Afterwards, Sean flees - his marriage to Roxy ruined. He makes his dislike of Roxy's boyfriend, Sean Slater, clear feeling that he's not good enough. Her family and Jack are stunned by the news that Danielle is Ronnie's daughter, and that Archie is as evil as Ronnie always claimed. In May 2008, during a quarrel with Roxy, Ronnie broke down and admitted to Peggy that she had fallen pregnant aged 14 and given birth to a daughter that she named Amy on 23 June 1989 and that her father Archie (Larry Lamb) had given Amy up for adoption just hours after she was born. Mitchell's Executive Motors (6 Albert Square). Archie caught up with her, and their exchange was overheard by Peggy. In the BBC . He later tells Ronnie that Roxy has hardly any money left because she is spending it on expensive things she hardly uses. Archie is visited by his estranged daughter, Ronnie Mitchell, whom he has not seen for 15 years, and sister-in-law, Peggy, as they are looking for his other daughter, Roxy, who has disappeared after discovering she is pregnant. 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. Archie soon returns on 10th July 2009, seeking to reclaim Peggy and reconcile with Roxy. "[16] He is also described as "charismatic, authoritative, smart and proper old-school London"[16] and an "archetypal Mitchell",[17] and according to Digital Spy, his arrival will "shed new light on what made Ronnie and Roxy into the women they are and [] provide some new insights into Peggy [Mitchell]'s history. She later tells her father that Joel is back and there is nothing he can do about it. [3] A body double was used for the moment Danielle was run over. Moments later, his daughters find him - with Roxy arriving in the pub to see Ronnie crouching down behind their dying father. 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 . However, their celebrations are cut short when Ryan alerts them to the fact that Archie and Janine are behind the bar. She tearfully declared this in front of the whole wedding reception, and then chased after Danielle. But she is more than a match for Archie - and with Phil as back-up she is able to take him on. He's not [] frightened to get involved, but he's become more worldly over the years. In 2014, Stacey returns to Walford and ends up confessing to the police that she killed Archie - in order to clear Bradley's name. 152 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. [1] Treadwell-Collins opined that "to give Ronnie her daughter at the last minute and then take her away suddenly is horrible, and the viewers could hate us for it. Sister-in-law No money is being made from this & no copyright infringement intended.#EastEnders Archie later sees Roxy in the Square, following a row, and she tells him. Ronnie made his first appearance on 25 December 1998 - Part 1. She tells Archie if he does not leave the pub that night he will regret every cruel and evil act he has ever done. 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. Step-grandsons Danielle admits to him that she came to Walford to find Ronnie, get to know her and tell her who she was, but she has pushed her away and can't get close to anyone (unknown to Danielle, due to her guilt of giving her away). [3] She has stated that some audience members guessed Danielle to be Ronnie's daughter almost as soon as she arrived, and that she found maintaining the secret to be difficult. 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. Danielle returned from Telford "on the edge emotionally",[1] and increasingly angry with Ronnie, believing that she deserved to belong to the Mitchell family. Shortly afterwards, he starts drinking until Peggy visits him. When challenged by Peggy at the altar, he decides he loves her regardless and the ceremony proceeds. Their scheme is soon unraveled when Archie tells his family that the deadline has been overdue, and that Ian has already sold them the debt that basically grants Archie ownership of the pub. Danielle confided in Stacey that Ronnie was her mother, but stated that she was trying to find the right time to tell her. Later on, Jack's nephew Bradley visits Archie and punches him - hurting his fist and loosening one of Archie's teeth. During a vicious row with Ronnie, Archie told her that Amy had died in an accident in the bath when she was a child. Roxy invites everyone to Archie's housewarming party, but Ronnie organises a party at The Queen Vic - so nobody turns up. Meanwhile, Stacey began acting strangely towards everyone, and it was revealed that the death of Danielle was one of the events that triggered her bipolar disorder. He causes trouble by manipulating both of them and stops Sean being there when Roxy prematurely gives birth to her daughter, Amy, by deliberately failing to phone him when Roxy goes into labour. When challenged by Peggy at the altar, he decides he loves her regardless and the ceremony proceeds. Archie lets her in the pub, and she delivers an ultimatum; either Archie leaves the pub tonight, or he will regret all the evil things he had done to their family. Danielle Jones is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Lauren Crace. Danielle's biological father, Joel, comes to Walford and he and Ronnie rekindle their relationship. Gender In her head she thinks they are too different and Ronnie would be disappointed to know she was her daughter". Ronnie told her that she had given away a baby once, not realising that she was talking to that baby. 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. [22], After Lamb joined the cast, Diederick Santer commented "I've only seen a handful of scenes that Larry's done so far but I think he's giving a mesmerising and multi-layered performance. Diederick Santer (2008) Bryan Kirkwood (2010) Shortly afterwards, Archie got his comeuppance when he was murdered on Christmas Night 2009 after an unknown assailant pushed the Bust of Queen Victoria onto him. The discovery also leads to a huge falling out between Ronnie and Roxy, and between her and Jack, but they later reconcile. Peggy further states that she is not just some sweet, little old lady and that Archie has no idea who he is messing with. In response, Roxy - furious with her father - moves out. Navigation Soap Opera Villains Page Links: [3], The revelation that Danielle was Ronnie's long-lost daughter was made to the audience when, after rowing with Ronnie, Danielle opened the locket she wore to reveal a photograph of her birth mother inside. She later found work with the Mitchells and became caught up in the feud between Archie and Ronnie; Ronnie persuaded Danielle to steal Archie's letters; Archie in turn persuaded her to steal a reply to a letter Ronnie had sent to Amy's father, her former boyfriend Joel Reynolds (Cavan Clerkin). The Mitchells' continued resentment towards Archie provided several motives in the subsequent "Who Killed Archie?" He turns up to Pauline Fowler's for Christmas dinner with his dog Patch. Roxy invites everyone to Archie's housewarming party, but Ronnie organises a party at The Queen Vic - so nobody turns up. Ronnie is described as the "ice" to Roxy's "fire". [1], The character was killed off on 2 April 2009, run down by a car minutes after revealing her true identity to Ronnie, and subsequently dying in her mother's arms. This is a reupload of my Ronnie and Archie video hope you enjoy No copyright infringement intended. Archie, meanwhile, is up to his usual tricks as Glenda does her best to keep the lively Ronnie and Roxy out of trouble. On Christmas Day 2009, Archie sadistically tells Ian he will give the CD to Jane - despite Ian's compliance. Roxy angrily tells him that Ronnie is pregnant, but the damage is done and Ronnie later miscarries. Archie throws her out, reminding her of the exact spot she pushed Danielle onto the night she died. Danielle realizes 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. [16], Speaking of the casting of Lamb in the role, Santer commented: "Larry Lamb is an immensely talented, experienced and charismatic actor. Archie soon returns on 10 July 2009, seeking to reclaim Peggy and reconcile with Roxy. EastEnders airs Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm on . Archie realizes that Danielle is Ronnie's daughter when he sees her locket and recognizes it as the one Ronnie gave her baby before giving her up for adoption. Phillip Mitchell EastEnders at its best will make that moment as dramatic and sensational as it possibly can be. Archie later buys the car lot from Jack, upsetting Ronnie further. 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. [3] She opined that the disbelief Danielle was faced with was "heartbreaking" and served to highlight the fact that "she came as the outsider and she still is the outsider because no one steps in to help her". Sam Mitchell (2009) . Betty (II)|Blue|Boots|Bronson|Chips|Chops|Corky|Craig|Crush|Crystal|Dalgliesh|Dave|Eric| So she holds off, she wants to get to know Ronnie, and charm her and make her like her and then tell Ronnie who she is."[1]. Unable to go through with it, he leaves Danielle heartbroken by telling her Ronnie knows and wants nothing to do with her, and has actually paid her to leave. Unable to go through with it, he leaves Danielle heartbroken by telling her that Ronnie knows and had decided that she wants nothing to do with her - going as far as to get Archie to pay Danielle in leaving Walford for good. Episode Count Archie thinks he will prevail, but that's because he's a psychopath! Credits 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. 16 March 1939 Peggy tells Phil that Archie has changed, but Phil tells Archie to stay away from his family and drops a bullet into his glass. Name: Sam Mitchell. Archie was manipulative often hiding his true self from those he loved bar his eldest daughter Ronnie who Archie went out his way to show his true self around her and even play the victim at times however April 2009, Archie was eventually outed however despite being threatened out of Walford. 25 December 2009 Peggy tells Phil that Archie has changed, but Phil tells Archie to stay away from his family and drops a bullet into his glass. Ronnie is furious to see her father, wanting nothing to do with him. Lilian Martin (2009; deceased) About Glamorous Glenda was never going. Ronnie comforted her and the pair became closer than ever before. 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