PHIL MITCHELL PLAYED BY STEVE MCFADDEN

D.O.B: 20.01.1961

On Screen Arrival: 20.02.1990

Occupation: In Custody

Residence:  Unkown

Phil Mitchell is the eldest of the Mitchell children, and one half of the menacing Mitchell brothers. Since his arrival in 1990 Phil has been the centre of many Storylines, and has become one of Eastender's biggest and most popular villains. Phil came to Walford with his younger Grant in 1990, the pair of mechnaics brought the Arches and that was the site for many a dodgy deal. The pair get themselves involved in numerous petty crimes, and were well and truely dodgy. They stirred up trouble from day one in Walford, and didnt make themselves popular with residents.

Within two years of being in Walford he began a passionate on/off affair with Grant's wife Sharon, it would turn out to be one of Eastenders biggest and most memorbale affairs in it's 20 year history. Sharon saw Phil as the good side of Phil without all the bad points, and she often doubted that shed married the right brother. But never pulled up the courage to tell Grant and so it kept secret for numerous years. During this time he married a Romanian refugee called Nadia in exchange for a large amount of money, for him it was a marriage of convience but Nadia saw it otherwise and would cause trouble in the future when Phil started to date Kathy Beale. The pair seemd to love each other but she thought otherwise when Phil confessed to his envolvemtn in the Car Lot Fire that killed an innocent homeless person. However following a short break one, not the first, Phil proposed to Kathy in a drunken moment, and to his surprise she excepted.

During their engadgemt party in a crowded Vic, the sharongate storyline came to a shocking and explosive end in 1994. Grant played the tape of Sharon confessing, and as a result Kathy slapped Sharon and ended their relationship, and Grant ended up hospitalsing Phil after throwing him into the examiantion pit at the Arches during a big fight. To Phil's delight Kathy finally forgave him and the pair eventually married, and Kathy then gave birth to their first child who they called Ben. Soon enough Phil found it hard to cope with Kathy's lack attention, and got jealous of the amount of time she spent with Ben, Phil resulted in hitting the bottle and ended up becoming a full on alcholic. He edned up upsetting everyone and having an affair with another drunk called Lorna. Kathy had had enough of Phil and in a gripping episode in Paris, she ended their marriage and asked for a divorce.

Kathy left to go to South Africa with brother Ted, and she took Ben with her. Phil found it hard to cope and kept on drinking heavily and upseeting everyone in Walford, over the next few years Phil would make enemies out of everyone. None more so than market inspectyor Lisa Shaw, she was uttelry devoted to jhim and totally in love, and when she told him she was expecting his child he told her to abort it. A gluttne for punishment Lisa fell in love with Phil and the pair got together, soon after the baby aborted. Phil semed to enjoy to make her life hell but Lisa kept on being with him, she soon found out she was expecting his child, again, but was heartbroken when she learnt that he had slept with best friend Mel the previosu Christmas. By this pooint Phil seemed to have made many enemies: Ian Beale, Dan Sullivan, Mark Fowler, Steve Owen and Mel Healey to name but a few, and when he was shot on his doorstep in 2001 everyone was a suspect, the shooter did however, turn out to be Lisa after all.

When Lisa gave boirth to his child Lousie, she made out it to be Mark Fowlers, and when Phil learnt the truth a grusome feud and custody battle went on between the two. Lisa fled walford with Lousie, and a few months later he returned with Lousie, everyone mainly Sonia suspected that he had killed Louise in Portugal. DCI Marsden, who had hated Phil since day one got undercover cop Kate Morton to investigate Lisa disspearance. She got close to Phil and he finally confessed that Lisa was alive, when he found out Kate had been lying to him he split up with her. However a few months later when he relaised that gangster Jack Dalton was going to kill her, he saved her and proposed to her. The pair got married and he promised he would never break the law again.

Promises are made to me broken after all and when Lisa returned for Lousie at the wedding reception, their feud began once more. Lisa was determined to shoot him once more, but Phil's ex love Sharon got dad Den to talk her out of it. Instead Den promised her that he'd get Louis eback for her and Phil out of the way. Den got Phil to help him with an armed robbery, but then he escpaed and framed Phil for it all. Whilst at the polcie station Lisa fled with Lousie, and then Kate annonced that their marraige was over. A broken Phil went on the run at xmas 03, but not after having a showdown with Den and Dennis, this began the contuning Watts vs Mitchells feud. Phil had been on the run ever since but returned to Walford earlier this year for some money to flee the country, his arch enemy Ian Beale grassed him up to the policea dn he got arrested, and could well be going down for a long time...or maybe not as Eastender's number one bad guy returns this autumn!

GRANT MITCHELL PLAYED BY ROSS KEMP

D.O.B: 08.07.1962

On Screen Arrival: 22.02.1990

Occupation: Former Publican

Residence: Rio, Brazil

Grant is Phil's youngest brother and the other half of the legendary Mitchell brothers. Grant has always been a serial womaniser and a phycopath. He was a soldier in the Falklands war and expericned traumatic things from it and has never been right since, he has had countless nightmates and were effected by it badly, he uses the to explain his violent tempers and unlawful behavioiur. When Grant arrived in Walford back in 1990 with brother Phil, they brought the Arches and aswell as being mechanics they dabbled into petty crimes and various dodgy dealings.

Grant made himself unpopular with many of the residents of Walford, but one person who caught his eye was Queen Vic barmiad Sharon Watts. The pair hit it off from day one, and on Boxing Day 1991 the pair got married. When Eddie Royal was killed Grant was one of the main suspects, he was later cleared and the Vic was now up for sale. Grant brought the pub as a present for sharon, but he couldnt be a landlord becuase of licensing difficultires because of him being in prison before, therefore Sharon was the landlady of the Queen Vic. Their happy marraige didnt last long as by 92 the pair were having arguments and Grant was beating up Sharon on a regular basis.

It was no wonder that Sharon turned to brother Phil, the pair began an on/off affair that lasted for over 2 years without Grant knowing. The relationship heated up when Grant was sent to prison, after the police walked in during a punch up. Grant returned a new man, and Sharon fell for him once more but this wasnt to last. At the beginning of 94 an old mate of Grant's from the army called Dougie Briggs held a seige at the Queen Vic in which Sharon's life was put in jeopardy. Later on in the year Grant was driving in his car, he put a tape in the machine and heard Sharon confess to an affair with Phil. A heart and vengeful Grant walked into a packed Vic and played the tape to everyone. Later on he beat up Phil, and pushed him into the pit at the Arches. "Sharongate" had split the Mitchell family in two. He humilated Sharon and she fled Walford in distress.

After another breif entrance and exit from Sharon Grant moved on in the love department. He had a one night stand with Tiffany Raymond, but they decided to levae it at that, until she came back telling him she was pregnant with his child, altough it would well have been Tony Hills. Grant qucikly married her, beat her up and chucked her out for possibly cheating on her, which was very hypocritical considering that he was having an affair with Lorraine Wicks. He took her back after daughter Caughney was born but he continued to make her life hell by betaing her up, arguing with her, and having an affair with her mother Louise Raymond. By the time that Tiffany was run down and killed by Frank Butcher, the whole nation agreed that she was best of out of it.

In his last year in the square he slept with Nina Harris, beat up a social worker, and surprise surprise was generally a violent ape. He slept with Kathy, perhaps a delayed revenge for "Sharongate". He got involved in a robbery with Phil and as they were speeding away Phil confonted him about it and in rage shout at the dashboard, the car crashed into the Thames, and only Phil emerged. Everyone thought Grant was dead, but the he turned up and left with Courtney for Rio, never to return again, or so we thought, as Grant "Puppy Dog Eyes" Mitchell returns this autumn to Albert Square!

PEGGY MITCHELL PLAYED BY BARBARA WINDSOR

D.O.B: 01.03.1942

On Screen Arrival: 30.04.1991

Occupation: Retired

Residence: Rio, Brazil

Peggy is the typical Eastend Matriach, she resides over the Mitchell Empire and makes sure no one crosses the Mitchells. Peggy cares a great deal for her "boys" and daughter Sam and will not tolerate anyone mistreating them. Peggy is a strong woman who is prepared to stand up to anybody who disrepects the family name, and has been knwon to do so on many ocassions. Peggy was originally played by Joe Warne, and would drop into Walford ever now and again to check up on her children, but it wasn't until 1994 that the Peggy that we all know and love came to Walford permantly.

Following the revealtions of Phil and Sharon's affair Grant had hospitaled Phil after pushing him into the pit at the Arches. Peggy marched into Walford to visit her son and sort of the broken family. Peggy arrived in Walford, fresh from a holiday in Spain, she had recently splut up with her boyfriend and found it the right time to settle down in Walford. She moved into the Queen Vic to help Grant with his licensing troubles, and became one of Eastender's finest and most loved landladys, forever using the legendary catchprhase "Geroutta My Pub!"

Peggy's personal life has always been a disaster. Each of her relationships has ended tragically and caused her nothing but trouble. Her marraige to Eric Mitchell was filled with domestic violence, then when she moved to Walford she dated George Palmer, who she dumped after finding out he was a ganster. She then fell for the charms of cockney charmer Frank Butcher and the pair get married. However Peggy finally discoverd that he had been having an affair with his true love Pat Evans. In sensational style Peggy told a packed pub about their sordid affair and handed out hard slaps to the cheating pair. Last of all she dated Harry Slater, but this soon ended when it was revealed that he was a child molestor, having raped and impregnatred neice Kat when she was 13.

Peggy's biggest battle was that with breast cancer. In an emotional storyline Peggy had a Masecomty and had to have breast reconstruction, this has been one of Eastender's finest storylines to date. In recent years Peggy has settled down and concentarted on her family, hiring Alfie to become manager of the Queen Vic. She has spent the last few years caring for son Grant, who was involved in a car crash in Brazil, but is now set to return this Autumn...

SAM HUNTER PLAYED BY KIM MEDCALF

D.O.B: 13.05.1975

On Screen Arrival: 19.07.1990

Occupation: Caterer

Residence:  Minty's Flat

Sam is the youngest of the Mitchell children, and has never failed to impress viewers with her "dumb blondness". Sam's lack of intelligance has let her down on many ocassions, and she has made many mistakes in her life that she regrets. Foruntlay for her she has always had her family close by to protect her and rebuild her, she's always apsired to a true Mitchell, but has always done a hopeless job of it. A few months after her brothers Phil & Grant have settled into Walford and established themselves as the local bullies, Sam arrived, then played by Daniella Westbrooke. She was a dumb 16 year old, and had little chance of going anywhere in life.

She was immeditaly attracted with hopeless mecanic Ricky Butcher, and to pair of brainless teens fell in love. The pair had to hide their life from Phil & Grant, as they clealry would not have approved of their doomed relationship. The pair were a match made in heaven, or so they thought, the pair had one biology GCSE between them and were a joke. Their families thought this when the pair announced on Sam's 16th birthday that they were going to get married. Despite their best attempts to ruin the relationship Sam and Ricky eloped to Gretna Green to get married. They returned to Walford happily married, but the novelty soon wore off and Sam realised wedded bliss wasnt all it was made out to be.

Sam resulted in having a breif fling with Clive Tavernier, and following that she left Ricky to go and work on the cruise-ships. She returned in 96 to try and makes another go of things with Ricky, but he had no intrest in her...he'd fallen in love with Bianca Jackson, and so Sam left Walford defeated. Sam soon had a penchant for coming and going and return in 99 for a breif fling with Beppe Di Marco and a one night stand with Steve Owen, following that she went to go and live with a mate in North London, that was the last we saw of....

Until 02 when Peggy was in Spain, she came across Sam, now played by Kim Medcalf, in a sleezy lap dancing bar. She brought Sam back to Walford where she had various flings with Steve Owen, Trevor Morgan, Ricky Butcher. When Phil went on the run in 03 he handed him empire over to Sam, she now had the oppuruntity to prove herself. She soon found herself involved with local gangster Andy Hunter who proposed to her and they were married by Septemeber 04, to the dismay of famioly friend Minty Peterson who had always fancied Sam. At christmas 04 family solictor Marcus Christie made Sam sell the whole Mitchell empire to fund Phil's getaway, she later realised she had been conned by him and Den Watts, she was left peniless and alone, as husband Andy now found no use for her and kicked her out just before Christmas.

Sam was determined for revenge, she had lost the Vic to Den Watts and she soon befriended his wife Chrissie. Along with Chrissie and Zoe Slater the trio planned to make Den pay for his actions, but none of them expected what would happen that night. Sam witnessed Chrissie kill Den, she then helped her bury him and relaised that Chrissie had lied to Zoe telling her that she had killed him. Sam blackmailed Chrissie with this in hope of getting the Vic back but as of yet has no been sucessful, so she has resorted to living in Minty's flat and working in a fish and chip van. How will Sam react when her family return this autumn, and how exactly will she will leaving the show?

BILLY MITCHELL PLAYED BY PERRY FENWICK

D.O.B: 10.05.1959

On Screen Arrival: 02.08.1999

Occupation: Bar Staff At Scarlet

Residence: 31 Albert Square

Billy arrived in Walfrod in 1999 as the abusive uncle of Jamie Mitchell. Jamie had been living with Billy since his parents died, and had been a long time sufferer of his uncle's cruelty. Billy came to bring Jamie back but came across some strong resistance from Phil & Grant. Billy proved himself unpopular with the Mitchells. The truth was later revealed that Billy had been a sufferer of child abuse during his chilhood, in which he spent in various carehomes.

The Mitchells finally forgave Billy for his actions and used him as their dogsbody, he was assigned all the dirty little tasks regarding the Mitchell empire and nobody gave him any respect. Despite his attempts to make something of his life he always seems to fail, he is just doomed. He had a one percent share in E20, which totalled £2000 but soon enough he had no option but to sell it. Billy has always been a bit of a loner, with everyone distancing themselves away from him.

After Billy had a bit of money he was lured in by money hungry Janine Bucther, he showered her with gifts including Terrence the dog, but she finally dumped him and Billy was left feeling used and useless. He later became good friends with Little Mo Morgan, and it was soon clear that he loved her, Little Mo failed to realise this, she was married to wife-betaing Trevor. Billy was Little Mo's confident and shoulder to cry during all this time, and when Mo relaised what Trevor was really like she fell into the arms of Billy and instantly fell in love. The pair got married on christmas day 02, and it seemed like it would be happily ever after...

This wasnt the case tough, in 03 Little Mo was raped by Graham Foster and when she told Billy he found it hard to cope, matters were made worse when Mo became pregant from the rape. As far as Billy was concerned Little Mo had to have an abortion, as he coudlnt bring up a rapists baby as his own. This went against Mo and the Slater Familys beliefs and Mo decided she was going to keep the baby. Billy couldnt expect this and the pair split up. Following the rape trial they made another go of it, with Billy promising to raise Freddie as his own son, however he couldnt do it and this spelt the end for his relationship with Mo. She has recently dumped Billy for good to be with her new love Alfie Moon, but as far as Billy knows she's not got anyone else so how will he react when he finds out?

LITTLE MO MITCHELL PLAYED BY KACEY AINSWORTH

D.O.B: 12.12.1977

On Screen Arrival: 18.09.2000

Occupation: Barmaid

Residence: 23 Albert Square

When the loud mouthed and insensitive Slater clan arrived back in 2000 it was clear that Charlie’s youngest daughter Mo was different from the rest of her family. Mo was named after her grandmother Mo Harris, and so her family affectionately called her “Little Mo”. She was kind, sensitive and very timid. Her first scene summed up Mo, she was prepared to sit in the back of a removal van so as the others could have a comfortable ride. However none of her family realised was she was so timid and scared, as behind closed doors Little Mo was a victim of domestic violence. She was married to the evil wife beating Trevor Morgan, who beat, abused and raped her for over two years.

Being the kind of person to see the best in everyone Little Mo continually forgave Trevor for his actions and kept on having him back, despite her entire family telling her not to. Little Mo finally realised the extent of Trevor’s evil and on news years eve 2001, she attacked him with an iron. Trevor prosecuted and Little Mo was sent to prison. When Little Mo was freed she washed her hands of Trevor all together and got closer and closer to her best friend Billy Mitchell. Their friendship finally blossomed into romance and Billy proposed to Mo with alphabet spaghetti. Everyone was pleased for them accept Trevor. Little Mo’s crazed ex kidnapped her and set fire to the Slater’s house with them both in it during the Halloween house fire of 02. Little Mo survived the blaze and Trevor died.

With Trevor out of the picture, Little Mo and Billy got married on Christmas day 02. It was clear that they loved each very much and that they were the real deal. Little Mo considered Billy the love of her life. They were happily married for a year, they planned to leave the Slater home and start a family of their own. However their plans were dashed when Little Mo was violently raped by Vic regular Graham Foster. He had befriended her for weeks and in December 03 he raped her. Little Mo later found out that she was pregnant with his baby. Being the sweet natured person that she was, and the fact that Kat gave birth to Zoe, Mo had no choice but to keep the baby. This put strains on her relationship with Billy and he couldn’t live bringing up a rapists baby.

Over time Billy’s parental difficulties with Freddie were too much for Mo to handle, and the pair eventually decided to call a day on their marriage. With her sister Kat out of town Little Mo had few people for comfort. However Mo soon began to form a strong friendship with her brother in law Alfie Moon. Over the past few months Little Mo has fallen for her sister’s husband big time, and has become a love sick woman. However Mo finds it hard to betray Kat, but is she prepared to give up the man she loves to protect her sister?