As his family headed off to celebrate Billy and Honey Mitchell’s (Perry Fenwick and Emma Barton) wedding, Phil loaded his gun before putting it, along with some letters addressed to his loved ones, in his safe.
Back at home, Phil headed for his safe to retrieve his gun, planning to use it to take his own life, as he had been prompted to do by his hallucination of mum Peggy Mitchell in last week’s episodes.
Having promised Lexi that he would stay and listen to her give her speech, Phil hovered outside the marquee where he could hear, but called over barmaid Tracey (Jane Slaughter) and asked her to get a pint ready for him.
There were more heartbreaking scenes for Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) in tonight’s EastEnders, as he fell off the wagon amid his plans to end his life.
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