That's how Phil started off believe it or not. He was still a hard man but he wasn't that angry and was actually quite friendly. Different writers come in and he's turned into a psychopath.
0:53 Eastenders looked so dark and gritty back then, you could've expected Batman to jump down from a building rooftop at anytime!!!!! Sigh, the nostalgia. :(
@@lokha6302 With all the gay flags everywhere, you could think the street pavements and lampposts were padded, so no one could possibly hurt themselves.
Ive never know a character to have such a change of personality as Phil Mitchell,,,the way he was humble when guy told him he was allowed to park just after thw bridge and the way he was dancing with Eithel😂😂😂😂😂cant imagine him being like that today, especially with that guy at the beginning regarding how he packed his car
Whomever did the Casting for The Mitchell Brothers did a Fab Job. In the US there was a Casting Agent for Soaps named Betty Rea, she casted the cream of the Crop for Soaps some would make names later on in what the Yanks call Primetime and some even do Movies. On Guiding Light she hired Nia Long, Melina Kanakaredes, Calista Flockhart, Taye Diggs not to mention Superstars of US Soaps most notably Michael Zaslow (1944-1997) who played Roger Thorpe on and off from 1971-1997.
Great introduction, it really highlights the fun side of the brothers and that the perception of them as heavy-weight villains is very misguided. Two specific things dictated Grant's downward spiral: his nightmares over seeing his friends die in the Falklands War, and then Sharon's affair with Phil. It was obvious that Sharon was the only woman Grant ever loved, but his temper resulted in such a tempestuous marriage.
@@STEJTHEGREATEST I thought he was way better when he returned. Funnier, nicer, tougher mentally and just alot more likable. I guess some people liked it when Grant had that mean streak of his in the 90's.
The start of the Mitchell era, and over 28 years later, they are still around. Maybe not Grant but Phil is and many other Mitchells around such as Billy, Louise, Janet, William etc and even Sharon by marriage. Just 2 years off 30 years in EE.
I never liked him with Tiffany. I'm watching it again in re-runs and it's so toxic to the point of unwatchable. Was so blatantly obvious that she only moved in with him because Tony broke her heart, then Grant only married Tiffany for the baby's sake. He treats her so badly, even saying she'll never compare to Sharon, yet she keeps on going back to him.
@@rayoflight6505 By the time they renewed their vows I thought it became exhausting. Ross Kemp himself was very uncomfortable with the direction G/T went in. He literally threatened to leave the show when the writers planned a story arc in which Grant would rape Tiffany. You know a show has gone too far when the actors are vocally outraged and have to intervene.
@@iluvlaffertyjust chuck her into some drawers instead. 😂 yea it was a bit of a shambles but she clearly liked the bad boys. Beppe was there for her with his stencilled goatee husky voice and superior dress sense to grant and she still chose grant.
he didnt say anything rude he just said it in cockney way if you're not brought up in london it may sound rude translation hey mate can you please move your car youre blocking up our shops
Every decade had 1 or 2 families dominate the show. In the 80s it was the Watts or Fowlers. In the 00s it was the Slaters, maybe the Brannings . In the 10s probably the Beales or Carters. In the 90s though there was indisputable just the one. It was the reign of the Mitchell's.
@@gwynnethcoan761 she prob gets paid a good salary. Obviously not as much as the main full time cast on eastenders. But she prob still earns a above average full time wage for a working uk employee.
@@thenightporter yeah possibly! 🤣 Phil is supposed to be 61 at the moment and Steve is only a year or two older in real life, so not really that old. They'll probably be quite a few old ladies younger than him in a only a few years time. LOL
Who has ever walked into a pub, and shouted 2 pints o'lager please love? Firstly, they'd ignore you, secondly, they'd have to reel off the list 'o'lagers' they have, and lastly, the bar would be rammed so you'd have no chance. Bullshit tv.
Hi there could you please upload the sence from 30 or 31 october 1993 janine's birthday episode where she gets bulied by few girls at the end franks walks in. It was deffo late october 1993. Am dying to see tha. And do you have any 2004 episodes
1:44 If like me you were wondering what Grant was singing and why it was familiar - th-cam.com/video/5OKdbc0DYpM/w-d-xo.html Not sure why the Confederate Song rings a bell but anyway. Maybe it subliminally means Nick Cotton? I doubt they had that foresight but who knows? With Dot and Nick and I believe there are still Cottons on the show you could call EE the land of Cotton?
That blooming car lol P.s the most normal thing in the world (as I've seen many more do the same)just park under/in front of a bridge like it's the most normal thing to do, ever lol
0:20 that man there he has bean in a few of EastEnders episodes I think 💬 only two I guess Even if he did came back permanently from this erea now I guess he would have bean too old
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Grants hair last appearance!!
Decent Phil and Decent Grant last appearance! 😂
😅😅😅😅
Start of the 90s, a new era, start of the Mitchell era!
My fave era!
The best
Definitely the best era
@@BelJbraithwaite22the early to mid 00’s was decent. 2010 was the last good year in my opinion. Peggy leaving it was definitely an end of an era.
Imagine how absolutely bizarre it would be to see Phil do that dancing scene nowadays 😂
He does when he's on the crack lol or booze lol
I'd love to see this phil again lol
That's how Phil started off believe it or not. He was still a hard man but he wasn't that angry and was actually quite friendly. Different writers come in and he's turned into a psychopath.
First person grant spoke to except the mecca comment turned out to be his most hated rival a few years later.
Can you do Dot Cotton’s first appearance back in 800 BC?
Andre Thomas just find episode one as she is in it.
Kev L I was thinking well beyond 1985.
Andre Thomas lol
Late Cretaceous period I believe
😅🤣🤣🤣
Dot is an android. She’s been 82 for the last 30 years
Dot Matrix
@CZArctic 115 actually.. he write the comment 3 years before you replied.
That is so true🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣
0:53 Eastenders looked so dark and gritty back then, you could've expected Batman to jump down from a building rooftop at anytime!!!!! Sigh, the nostalgia. :(
I always thought that, even the Vic was painted black on the outside
Very much how the 80s and early 90s was. So much of the UK was grey, run down and rough round the edges.
Yeah definitely had a different vibe to it. Now it's way more cleaned up snd modern lol
@@lokha6302 With all the gay flags everywhere, you could think the street pavements and lampposts were padded, so no one could possibly hurt themselves.
@@zeddekayeah UK decor was dark back in the day
1:26 Has anyone ever ordered two pints of lager from a greater distance?
He's barely in the door lol
Universal sign language ✌️🍻🙏
🤣🤣🤣
And you wouldn't say lager, you would say Stella or Fosters ect..
Record probably has been broken in July 2020 first day of reopening from lockdown
Ive never know a character to have such a change of personality as Phil Mitchell,,,the way he was humble when guy told him he was allowed to park just after thw bridge and the way he was dancing with Eithel😂😂😂😂😂cant imagine him being like that today, especially with that guy at the beginning regarding how he packed his car
He was boyish here...then he became a man...responsibilities, situations, events...they change you.
Grant is such a amazing character. I would love it if he came back 😍
Nah that time has past
Just shows how everyone, before they move to the Square, live joyous and happy-to-lucky lives before life comes back to torment them thereafter.
DoctorVision yes happy to lucky
Actually the Mitchells had the "Crappy Childhood" backstory.
@Wobbler Dobbler ROSS KEMP WAS ONLY 25!!!!
The good ole days! Wow, look at young Phil and Grant with all that hair!
Whomever did the Casting for The Mitchell Brothers did a Fab Job. In the US there was a Casting Agent for Soaps named Betty Rea, she casted the cream of the Crop for Soaps some would make names later on in what the Yanks call Primetime and some even do Movies. On Guiding Light she hired Nia Long, Melina Kanakaredes, Calista Flockhart, Taye Diggs not to mention Superstars of US Soaps most notably Michael Zaslow (1944-1997) who played Roger Thorpe on and off from 1971-1997.
“As attractive as Brigitte Nielsen to a lifer in Wandsworth.” They don’t make ‘em like Frank Butcher any more.
Classic patter.
Great introduction, it really highlights the fun side of the brothers and that the perception of them as heavy-weight villains is very misguided. Two specific things dictated Grant's downward spiral: his nightmares over seeing his friends die in the Falklands War, and then Sharon's affair with Phil. It was obvious that Sharon was the only woman Grant ever loved, but his temper resulted in such a tempestuous marriage.
I learned 2 things today! 1 - Once upon a time both Phil and Grant had hair! 2 - Dot Cotton was an antique even back in 1990! :-D
Going to try and order my pint while I'm walking through the pub door next time.
That absolutely cracked me up
Hahahaha
30 years ago next month. Incredible.
I mourn the loss of this fun, friendly, jovial version of Grant. :(
He was like that when he came back in 2005 but was more mature and had a smug attitude.
@@H.K.5 Lots of people thought he wasn't as good when he came back, but I liked the change.
@@STEJTHEGREATEST I thought he was way better when he returned. Funnier, nicer, tougher mentally and just alot more likable. I guess some people liked it when Grant had that mean streak of his in the 90's.
@@H.K.5 I never really saw a difference in the character when he returned, his head wasn't such a mess that was really all
It really highlighted how different Grant was in 2005 even more because Phil had turned into such a prick by then 😂
The start of the Mitchell era, and over 28 years later, they are still around. Maybe not Grant but Phil is and many other Mitchells around such as Billy, Louise, Janet, William etc and even Sharon by marriage. Just 2 years off 30 years in EE.
Benjamin Caine Phil Mitchell has still got it
I met Ross Kemp once, hence why I like the Mitchell brothers a lot.
Still there
Dot's had that coat for years 😂😂
Grant and Tiffanys relationship was my fave storyline from Eastenders. Kept me on the edge of my seat.
I never liked him with Tiffany. I'm watching it again in re-runs and it's so toxic to the point of unwatchable. Was so blatantly obvious that she only moved in with him because Tony broke her heart, then Grant only married Tiffany for the baby's sake. He treats her so badly, even saying she'll never compare to Sharon, yet she keeps on going back to him.
@@iluvlafferty All of this is what made it interesting to watch as it was so complex and twisted.
@@rayoflight6505 By the time they renewed their vows I thought it became exhausting. Ross Kemp himself was very uncomfortable with the direction G/T went in. He literally threatened to leave the show when the writers planned a story arc in which Grant would rape Tiffany. You know a show has gone too far when the actors are vocally outraged and have to intervene.
Would that be toilet seat?
@@iluvlaffertyjust chuck her into some drawers instead. 😂 yea it was a bit of a shambles but she clearly liked the bad boys. Beppe was there for her with his stencilled goatee husky voice and superior dress sense to grant and she still chose grant.
Phil passing the burned out remains of the Dagmar looking around as if to say, ‘This is our new home Bruv.’ 😂
1:56 Ethel's push there had more physical effect on Phil than most of the other Eastenders hardmen ever managed to have!
Phil and Grant Mitchell - LEGENDS.
SCUMBAGS more like
@@Pazuzu82 ya cnut
Love that Porsche 944.
He started ordering his drink as he passed the cafe
Oh boy that Grant Mitchell is a cheeky handsome devil!!
who would win in fight 1990 grant or max branning 2017 comment down below???
Phil has really mellowed over the years.
These where the good old days
I love june brown
Omg, some old geezer told Phil to move his vehicle and he did not even tell him to get lost. lol
peglc legg phil before he was a drunk
That old geezer was Arthur Fowler
he didnt say anything rude he just said it in cockney way if you're not brought up in london it may sound rude translation hey mate can you please move your car youre blocking up our shops
Phil was a more affable character until about 1994/95. Then when he hit the sauce 1997, he turned into the Phil we know today
Phil was the calmer brother in the early years. It’s only when Grant left, that Phil became a darker character, basically Phil turned into Grant.
Grant has always been my crush 😂❤️❤️❤️🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵
Thats a funny way to spell Ian. Are you Italian or something?
Every decade had 1 or 2 families dominate the show.
In the 80s it was the Watts or Fowlers. In the 00s it was the Slaters, maybe the Brannings . In the 10s probably the Beales or Carters.
In the 90s though there was indisputable just the one. It was the reign of the Mitchell's.
Was this the first and last time Grant and Phil smiled together in a scene 🙃
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Grant Mitchell is a thinking woman's crumpet!!!!!
Can you do a full compilation of every single line that Tracey has ever said? All 10 seconds of it?
That’s going to take months
BCMTUK 👍 and she is still in it to this day!
How does she make a living, I’ve always wondered - the actress, that is.
@@gwynnethcoan761 she prob gets paid a good salary. Obviously not as much as the main full time cast on eastenders. But she prob still earns a above average full time wage for a working uk employee.
@@donnn-ow4rj Probably would earn more if she worked in a real pub?
It brings back memories
Imagine Phil dancing with an old woman today! 😂 😂
He was dancing with Sharon not long ago
@@soundcreeps5371 😂😂
He's an old man himself now.
Yeah she'd be younger than he is
@@thenightporter yeah possibly! 🤣
Phil is supposed to be 61 at the moment and Steve is only a year or two older in real life, so not really that old. They'll probably be quite a few old ladies younger than him in a only a few years time. LOL
Phil sounds so much different wtf
A wonderful scene. Grant, Phil, Dot, Frank...and isn't that Sharon behind the bar?
2 legends
That was really Phil dancing with Ethel? How times have changed since then.
Dot looks just the same 😂😂
Do you work ?
TRIGGER 82 that's a strange question? What does my employment status have to do with the observation that Dot hasn't changed?
TRIGGER 82 I'm not sure why you're giving me your telephone 📞 number??
TRIGGER 82 no, I'm not texting you on it. I'm not that thick
Scarlett Fox
pls accept my apololgies,
i didn't mean to offend you.
Happy eastenders watching,
if there's such a thing lol.
I think Dot still wears that same coat. We here in the States are watching reruns 10 or more years behind.
❤️Ethel and Phil, what a love story that would of been ❤️
Phil and Grant came across as a pair of charmers and of good nature then they both turned into a pair of bully boy thugs .
everyone debuts in eastenders happy lol.
Phil and Grant...The Brothers Grim!
1:53 oooooo - ooooooh lol
"Sorry girls: didn't mean to scare you". These first lines could summarise the next decade of Grant Mitchell....
Phil use to have respect for the elders back then.
His rapport with Arthur was great! Taught him to drive, had him delivering dodgy mots, quiz team etc 😂! Good old days!
Well he’s in his 60’s now, he doesn’t come across many elders lol
1:30 I like that Lisa Stansfield-like hat on the left, there!!!!
The 1990s where the best 👌
ETHEL GOT DAMP THEN LOL
Whiteboy White as would I 😍🍆
when fil had a personality
Believe / Tawhid 😃
Fil 😂
It's Phil not Fil
@@BloxieStuff Actually James Doyle is right. Fil was his original/birth name but he changed it to Phil.
@@KB-nz6pl 🤣
Reminds me of Ronnie and Roxie's first appearance.
Don't compare the Mitchell brothers to those two tarts. We're talking about icons, not wannabes.
BLTKellys Two tarts? The shows been even shitter since they got killed off. They were probably the only decent ones left after Peggy left. Tm
yes, they are tarts, best thing the show ever did was kill them off, good riddance.
Seeing this clip is so weird. The Mitchell brothers come across as friendly and docile.
Covert narcissists/thugs. They appeared nice but were just biding their time I think. By 1991 they were thugs.
Phil and grant lol back in the day
The good old days!!!
EastEnders On BBC1.
OMG grant he is soooo gorgeous....
he makes me go weak...
2:09 Looks like someone's investigating a mysterious disappearance here!!!!!!!
Dot came out of the womb looking like voldemort..
What was the name of the character with the hat and long hair? He's at 1:30, getting up from the table.
I thought it was Bob Geldof
Phil's so fit then!!!
Goodness, it's Rod!!!!
greateset combo on tv
The Mitchell Brothers and Rod The Roadie share the screen
Nice 944 turbo
Grant was handsome
before hair loss🤣
I was -2 years old when this came out. Now Grant looks like Brock Lesnar
In what way does Grant look like Lesnar?
@@H.K.5 way more stocky
29 years ago
Who has ever walked into a pub, and shouted 2 pints o'lager please love? Firstly, they'd ignore you, secondly, they'd have to reel off the list 'o'lagers' they have, and lastly, the bar would be rammed so you'd have no chance. Bullshit tv.
Steven Langridge All they do in this soap is go into the vic and ask for a pint. A pint of what? They never say what.
@@VictoryRRR Because they are regulars, the barman knows what to pull.
The two brothers went on to lay sum pipe into the slappers of Albert square.
😂😂😂
Hi there could you please upload the sence from 30 or 31 october 1993 janine's birthday episode where she gets bulied by few girls at the end franks walks in. It was deffo late october 1993. Am dying to see tha. And do you have any 2004 episodes
Not the r@cist confederate song 😿
when franks story line started to go more interesting did he stop being the bar fella when the Michelle brothers come in ?
No, he worked in the Vic right up until yesr 2000
0:56, that to me, brings vibes of the skull bikers in Batman Returns almost running people over with their reckless riding.
Grant and phil react?
Grant driving a mk 2 escort 😅
Anyone remembers Harry Enfield withe the two randy old ladies?
Ryan sharlotte young mayyynn, at your age at my age ooooh young maaaaynnn.
Naughty young mannnnn
Back when life was easy and fun and can say what you want without people finding it offensive
1:26 history
purposely film someone really crap after the Mitchells 2:08
Grant has been bald since the 90s.
" you ain't bad either", 😂
GRANT WAS SO YOUNG, HE HADN'T EVEN REACHED HIS PRIME AS A HARDMAN YET, AND WAS STILL PHIL'S LACKEY!!!!!
Grant's prime was his early 40's. He's a late bloomer.
And the rest is history
Where is the volume???
1:55 Ohh young man
Get Phil Mitchell he'll know what to do
1:29 after 30 years Sharon looks just the same. She's found the fountain of youth. Still collecting glasses.
Nah; now she wears as much makeup as Dee Snyder did in his heyday.
@@thenightporter You know that's Pat Wicks LOL
Wrong timestamp, that woman at the counter at 2:06 is Sharon.
@@H.K.5 I was joking.
Who was the first person Phil hit??
Mr Southy Nick Cotton I’m very sure
Eastenders the movie or prequels... Would be good
Lana is the best, Lana number 1
1:44 If like me you were wondering what Grant was singing and why it was familiar - th-cam.com/video/5OKdbc0DYpM/w-d-xo.html Not sure why the Confederate Song rings a bell but anyway. Maybe it subliminally means Nick Cotton? I doubt they had that foresight but who knows? With Dot and Nick and I believe there are still Cottons on the show you could call EE the land of Cotton?
That blooming car lol
P.s the most normal thing in the world (as I've seen many more do the same)just park under/in front of a bridge like it's the most normal thing to do, ever lol
1:30 Who the fuck is that sat with the old girls?
He was only around 25 here and was already balding.
It happens
He had hair
Bald was going Grant before Grant was going bald. Since way back
0:20 that man there he has bean in a few of EastEnders episodes I think 💬 only two I guess
Even if he did came back permanently from this erea now I guess he would have bean too old