Larry Lamb faces EastEnders axe as Archie Mitchell

[Perdita]

Perhaps Phil is going to finish what he did not do last time he had Archie tied up in the Arches to gain ultimate revenge for his mum. She is then nice to him and he can stop boozing.

[di marco]

i thought he was only originally meant to be there for a year anyway so i dont think him leaving has anything to do with budget cuts. i hope they dont kill him off though

[Chloe O'brien]

Here's to another pathetic exit in a black cab.

[Perdita]

From DS:

A tabloid report today claims that EastEnders actor Larry Lamb's character Archie Mitchell has been axed from the show in order to cut costs.

So what's the score? Well I'm told that it was only ever intended that he stay in Walford for the duration of the Danielle (Lauren Crace) storyline. His exit - which saw Phil (Steve McFadden) force him to leave the area - was intended to be just that: his exit from the soap.

However, as his initial stint was so successful, the producers decided to hand him another set-length storyline, which will again apparently reach a natural conclusion and he'll more than likely depart again at the end of it.

That's the nature of storytelling, though, isn't it? A character has a story which plays out and if the storyline dictates that there's no reason for them to be there afterwards, they leave...

[Chloe O'brien]

But what about us finding out that Archie is Phil's real dad on the Christmas day episode.

[Siobhan]

But what about us finding out that Archie is Phil's real dad on the Christmas day episode.

Is this around the same time Heather tells Phil he is the daddy???

[sindydoll]

i think archie gets the vic

[Perdita]

I don't think he is staying around long enough for this to happen

[Kim]

But what about us finding out that Archie is Phil's real dad on the Christmas day episode.

Maybe they thought that Phil finding out that Grant is Ben's real dad would cut costs further After what Phil was saying to Ronnie the other day about Kathy and Grant I don't see that being the end of it. A DNA test and then Ian having some digs at Phil about it won't break the bank.

[Chloe O'brien]

But what about us finding out that Archie is Phil's real dad on the Christmas day episode.

Is this around the same time Heather tells Phil he is the daddy???

No little Pickle Beetroot will make an appearence either Halloween or Bon fire night. I think come christmas all the mitchells will be taking loads of photos of Amy and putting them in an album, there they will come across a photo of Larry as a baby and see he is a dead ringer for little Pickle and the penny will drop that Larry is Phil's Daddy. MOHAAAWWWWW.