Who's framing Phil

[lizann]

I think Ben said " It's been a long time coming " or words to that effect. I think if he wasn't involved the little slimeball would have denied it. The culprit is someone who puts Phil back onto drink and drugs so I suppose it must be his beloved son.

Does Phil go back on the drink and drugs in jail?

[Glen1]

Still not convinced he did it alone. Jay is to much out of the frame.

Good point, I can't really see Ben having the courage to go it alone. Particularly if they were both together in Jack's flat when the files went missing.

[Glen1]

Does Phil go back on the drink and drugs in jail?

Don't know Lizann, the original post about Phil's return to drink and drugs was 2 or 3 months ago, maybe he starts drinking when he finds out about Ben.(assuming it is Ben).

[alan45]

EastEnders' Denise Fox kicks off the New Year with a bang this week as she launches a one-woman campaign to bring down Phil Mitchell.

Denise (Diane Parish) will soon be left furious when she discovers that the police have released Phil without charge after holding him over Kevin's death.

Taking matters into her own hands, Denise puts up posters all over the Square which brand Phil a murderer - before heading over to The Arches for a furious showdown with the Albert Square hardman.

Phil (Steve McFadden) is initially unaware that anyone has entered the garage as he is working on a car. However, suddenly the engine starts up and viewers will see that Denise is at the wheel - full of rage.

A scared Phil is pinned between the wall and the car as vengeful Denise revs the engine. Will Denise see sense or will she try to finish off Phil once and for all?





These scenes air on Thursday, January 5 at 7.30pm on BBC One.

[LostVoodoo]

I don't think Ben is at this alone either, I think he's someone's man on the inside. Ben really does have many, many issues with Phil, but this all seems to organised for it just to be him.

[alan45]

EastEnders' Phil Mitchell looks to have made another big mistake next week as he pushes his troubled son Ben too far.

As reported last week, Ben will soon be brought into the police station for questioning by DCI Marsden (Sophie Stanton) - who has re-opened the investigation into Stella Crawford's death in a bid to bring down Phil once and for all.

A nervous Ben (Joshua Pascoe) doesn't give DCI Marsden any new information when she asks him what he knows about Stella's 2007 suicide. Despite this, Marsden is reluctant to give up and asks Ben to call her if he remembers anything else - as she's particularly keen to know whether Phil has ever revealed what he said to Stella before she jumped.

Later, more trouble brews at the Mitchell household when Phil offers Jay a ticket to a boxing match and not Ben - making him feel left out.

However, Ben's relationship with his father soon seems to be looking up when he and Jay (Jamie Borthwick) finish work on the old banger car that Shirley recently presented them with. When the pair show Phil (Steve McFadden) the revamped car, it's a happy moment for the family as he's genuinely pleased with their hard work.


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However, when Ben is allowed to drive, he stalls the car and a jeering Phil publicly humiliates him by ordering Jay to take over instead. Feeling left out by Phil one time too often, a furious Ben makes contact with DCI Marsden and announces that he now wants to change his statement.

Ben has already caused a whole heap of trouble for Phil with his stalker antics - but what will he say to Marsden? And what will the consequences be for his father this time?

[Glen1]

Wasn't Stella torturing Ben , and after Phil found out she jumped off the roof ? So what's the matter with the little s**tehawk.

[Siobhan]

Wasn't Stella torturing Ben , and after Phil found out she jumped off the roof ? So what's the matter with the little s**tehawk.

That is exactly what happened but Ben now feels rejected by his father... he came out gay and it wasn't acceptable..he comes back from prison to find out that Jay is now the favourite and Phil still treats Ben like he is weak... I am annoyed with EE for the way Ben is turning out.. his relationship with Shirley was fantastic and she was so good with him but even that now seems to have disappeared..

[alan45]

JAILBIRD Phil Mitchell is on the receiving end of the threats for once when Derek Branning visits him behind bars.
The East End gangster (Jamie Foreman) gives Phil (Steve McFadden) an ultimatum as he faces murder charges over the death of Kevin Wicks (Phil Daniels).

In dramatic scenes due to air next week, Derek demands to be made a partner in the Mitchell empire – or he'll take it by force.

A show source said: "It is a clash of the titans. Phil knows his family are struggling but can he really lose face to Derek?"

[alan45]

EastEnders' troubled teenager Ben is cast out by the rest of the Mitchells after betraying his dad Phil in upcoming episodes of the soap.

Phil (Steve McFadden) finds himself back behind bars later this month after scheming Ben changes his police statement regarding Stella's death to implicate the Albert Square hardman - determined to make him suffer.

News that Ben (Joshua Pascoe) was his father's stalker soon spreads among the Mitchell clan, but the schoolboy denies saying anything incriminating to the police about Phil and Stella - leaving everyone confused over whether to believe him or not.

However, Ben's true colours are later exposed when he confides in Abi over his actions - telling her that he shopped Phil in.

Abi (Lorna Fitzgerald) then lets the shocking secret slip to Jay, leading to a massive showdown between Ben and his family.

Cornered by the Mitchells, Ben finally confesses to what he's done - declaring that Phil deserves everything he gets. However, he's immediately kicked out by furious Shirley (Linda Henry) and Jay (Jamie Borthwick) - can they ever forgive him?

EastEnders airs these scenes on Monday, January 23 at 8pm on BBC One.