Archie Mitchell

Archie Mitchell
EastEnders character
Portrayed by	Larry Lamb
Duration	2008–2009
First appearance	Episode 3608 8 July 2008
Last appearance	Episode 3920 28 December 2009
Created by	Dominic Treadwell-Collins
Introduced by	Diederick Santer
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Occupation	Businessman Barman Pub landlord
Family Mitchell Father Philip Mitchell Mother Sandra Mitchell Brothers Eric Mitchell Clive Mitchell Wife Glenda Mitchell (divorced) Peggy Mitchell (2009) Daughters Ronnie Mitchell Roxy Mitchell Granddaughters Danielle Jones Amy Mitchell Aunts Madge Mitchell Nephews Phil Mitchell Grant Mitchell Nieces Sam Mitchell First cousins Ted Mitchell Other relatives Billy Mitchell

Family	Mitchell
Father	Philip Mitchell
Mother	Sandra Mitchell
Brothers	Eric Mitchell Clive Mitchell
Wife	Glenda Mitchell (divorced) Peggy Mitchell (2009)
Daughters	Ronnie Mitchell Roxy Mitchell
Granddaughters	Danielle Jones Amy Mitchell
Aunts	Madge Mitchell
Nephews	Phil Mitchell Grant Mitchell
Nieces	Sam Mitchell
First cousins	Ted Mitchell
Other relatives	Billy Mitchell

Archibald Lionel "Archie" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Larry Lamb. The character of Archie is the father of already established characters Ronnie (Samantha Womack) and Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons), and a member of the Mitchell family, who have appeared in the soap since 1990. Roxy is the younger of the two daughters and seemingly shared a closer relationship with Archie whereas Ronnie's relationship with him is volatile and tempestous. After originally leaving Walford following the revelation of his deceit and lies, Archie returned on 9 July 2009, and made his last appearance (as a corpse) on 28 December 2009 after being murdered on Christmas Day (see Who Killed Archie?). It was revealed two months later in the show's first live episode, "EastEnders Live", that he had been killed by Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner).

He has been described by Dominic Treadwell-Collins as "the worst villain that Albert Square has ever seen".

Archie was born in East London to Philip and Sandra Mitchell in 1939. He suffered an abusive childhood at the hands of his father. He was known to be a warm, charismatic man to those he came across, in particular his sister-in-law Peggy (Barbara Windsor), whom he helped when she suffered at the hands of his violent brother Eric. He lived in Romford with his wife Glenda (Glynis Barber), whom he married in 1968, and their two daughters Ronnie (Samantha Womack) and Roxy (Rita Simons). Behind closed doors, however, Archie was shown to be a nasty man. He repeatedly had affairs, turned Glenda into a bitter and broken woman and raped Ronnie when she was 13.

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