List of East Enders Characters (2008) - Archie Mitchell

Archie Mitchell, played by Larry Lamb, is the father of established characters Ronnie (Samantha Womack) and Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons). He is also a love interest for Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor), his brother's widow. Archie is introduced in a group of episodes filmed on-location in Weymouth, Dorset. The audience learned that Ronnie had given a child up for adoption. Tim Teeman, critic for The Times, has described Archie as "a thousand times more terrifying than Nick Cotton" and "a psycho in a golf jersey." He made his first appearance on 8 July 2008. After originally leadving Walford following the revelation of his deceit and lies, Archie returns on 9 July 2009, and his last appearance is as a corpse on 28 December 2009 after being murdered by Stacey Slater.