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Revision as of 23:30, 7 August 2005 by 82.32.89.41 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Phil Mitchell is a long-running character in the BBC Soap Opera EastEnders, played by Steve McFadden.
Phil first arrived in Albert Square in 1990, along with his brother Grant Mitchell, and sister Sam Mitchell.
He has at various times owned many businesses in the Square, including the Queen Vic, The Arches, the café and the Snooker Hall, and been married twice; first to Kathy and then to Kate.
Phil has been described as "a bully" who "uses his fists when he doesn't get what he wants". He has been involved in several of the show's biggest storylines, including "Sharongate", in which he had an affair with his brother's wife Sharon Watts and was subsequently beaten up by Grant, and, perhaps most notably, the "Who Shot Phil?" saga, when the character was gunned down. There was no shortage of suspects in this classic "whodunnit?" The culprit eventually turned out to be Phil's girlfriend, Lisa Shaw.
Also notable was the episode in which Phil and Grant's car plunged into the river Thames in 1999.
Phil's temporary exit from the show came in 2003, when he was framed for armed robbery by Den Watts. Phil went on the run for over a year, until he was finally caught in 2005 and arrested. He is due to return to the show later in the year with Grant and mum Peggy Mitchell in tow.