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It is the latest successful a agelong enactment of bleak festive plots successful Walford
- Hannah Hope, Biz connected Sunday editor
- Published: 21:06, 16 Nov 2024
- Updated: 21:06, 16 Nov 2024
EASTENDERS is gearing up for different of its cheery Christmas storylines — with Phil Mitchell battling slump and illness.
The notorious Albert Square hardman, played by Steve McFadden, 65, volition spot his beingness autumn isolated aft being abandoned by his family.
Son Ben is successful a US jail, girl Louise lives successful Portugal and erstwhile woman Kat Slater is with Alfie Moon.
Viewers volition spot their ain festive temper deteriorate arsenic Phil starts to person suicidal thoughts.
It is the latest successful a agelong enactment of bleak festive plots successful Walford.
On Christmas Day 1986, 30million tuned successful to ticker Arthur Fowler person a tense breakdown and smash up his surviving room.
In 2006, his woman Pauline collapsed and died from a encephalon haemorrhage, unsocial successful the snow.
Three years later, Archie Mitchell was fatally bashed successful the caput with the Queen Vic bust, sparking a immense whodunnit plot.
In 2017, Archie’s daughters Ronnie and Roxy drowned successful 1 of the darkest episodes.
Phil, who has battled portion and ace cocaine addictions and been changeable twice, volition beryllium seen successful despair again arsenic the soap prepares for its 40th anniversary.
And speculation’s rife that member Grant, played by Ross Kemp, volition return.
A root said: “Could Grant beryllium the 1 to prevention him? It’d beryllium a ratings hit.”
An EastEnders spokeswoman declined to comment.
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