is a
Fictional Character in the
British Soap Opera ''
EastEnders ''. He is played by
Ross Kemp .
Grant arrived in the
Square with his brother
Phil , in
1990 as the owners of the local garage, the Arches. He is known for his fiery temper and catch phrase "Shut it, you slag!"
Grant married
Sharon Watts and together they ran
The Queen Victoria . Their marriage was stormy and punctuated with violent rows and fights. While Grant was in prison, Sharon began an affair with
Phil (see
Sharongate ) although this came to an abrupt end when Grant was released, promising to change.
Two years later, Grant discovered a tape on which Sharon talked about her fling with Phil, and played it to a packed pub at Phil and
Kathy Beale 's engagement party. Grant began regularly beating his wife and Sharon fled to the
United States to live with her mother
Angie .
Sharon's best friend
Michelle Fowler took an understandable dislike to Grant but following Sharon's exit she fell pregnant following a one night stand with him and fled to the States without telling Grant that he was to be a father. Michelle's brother
Mark subsequently let slip that she had been pregnant and it was implied that Grant may have guessed the baby's paternity.
He then went on to wed a pregnant
Tiffany Raymond in 1997, although it wasn't clear if he or her ex
Tony was the father. A paternity test revealed baby Courtney to be Grant's, but by this time his marriage was going downhill, and Grant spent a month in
Cyprus with his army friends.
When Tiffany discovered that Grant had had an affair with her mother, she planned to flee to
Spain with Courtney on
New Year's Eve 1998 , but Grant appeared and snatched Courtney from her hands. Tiffany raced after him but was hit by a car driven by
Frank Butcher , Grant's stepfather, and passed away as the clock struck 12.
Grant dated barmaid
Nina Harris for a while but ditched her after her past as a prostitute was uncovered.
Grant and brother Phil planned to rip off some gangsters to pay off a debt in
October 1999 by intercepting a drug deal and stealing a large amount of cash from some gangsters. But the job went wrong when Phil found out Grant slept with his ex-wife wife
Kathy Hills before doing the job. He confronted Grant after they did the job and Grant admitted he only slept with Kathy in revenge for Phil sleeping with Sharon. Phil was shocked by Grant's revelation and pulled a gun on him and prepared to shoot him. But Grant was saved when he heard police sirens and he and Phil stole a car to escape the police and drove off. Phil was still upset over Grant's revelation and wanted Grant to stop the car. After Grant refused Phil ended up shooting the steering wheel causing Grant to plunge the getaway car into the
River Thames . Phil was rescued but Grant wasn't found and was presumed dead. A week later it was revealed Grant was still alive and had the stolen money intact. He then left the square with Courtney getting onto a plane to
Rio De Janeiro and not seen again for another six years.
Grant returned to Walford in late
October 2005 after getting Phil out of prison by threatening one of the witnesses in his trial. His first line was "Hello mum" as one of
Johnny Allen 's henchmen menaced Peggy.
He and Phil put their past differences behind them to get their sister
Sam , who had been accused of murdering
Den Watts , out of prison. Grant tried to get Sharon to believe that Den's wife
Chrissie Watts really did kill Den by hearing Sam's side of the story. After much persuasion Sharon eventually did realise that Chrissie was the true culprit but didn't let Chrissie know that she knew. Grant and Sharon also had a moment of nostalgia when they talked about their past. This led Sharon to reveal that she was pregnant with Grant's baby shortly after leaving him and had it aborted. Grant then admitted he wasn't ready to be a father all those years ago so it was best that Sharon had it aborted. He then shared a brief kiss with her which was seen by Sharon's husband
Dennis Rickman but Grant soon put Dennis straight that that kiss was just a friendly one. He then set about finding a way to put Chrissie behind bars by finding evidence. Grant and Phil eventually discovered Chrissie confessing that she killed Den caught on a CCTV video tape at gangster
Johnny Allen 's nightclub. But Johnny had a grudge against the Mitchell brothers because of their mother Peggy exposing his dodgy past to his daughter Ruby and used the tape as bait to try and kill them. When they arrived at his club office, in true Mitchell style, they beat him up to get the tape when he refused. As they were leaving with a tape Johnny pointed a gun on them and prepared to shoot them. But Ruby came in and told Johnny not to kill them and for her sake he let them go.
Grant mentioned that he has a bar with his new wife,
Carla (they have kids together) in Brazil. After getting Sam out of prison and trapping the real culprit Grant flew back to Rio to return to his family.
He returned in late March
2006 the night after his brother Phil returned from America, with his daughter
Courtney in tow seemingly for a nostalgic holiday to the East End, although family and financial problems back in Brazil have been hinted at.
Grant concerned about his brother's state of mind lured him out of Walford on the false grounds of 'having some business in essex' where backup would be needed. His real objective was to get to the root of Phil's problems after seeing him nearly having a drink despite his alcoholism. In an effort to get the truth out of Phil he opened up, revealing he had been seen a psychologist for theraphy during his years away and specifically talked about his problems with his brother. Although Grant expected the weekened to be a golfing and bonding experience, things soon turned heavy as Phil led them to Johnny Allen's country estate looking for revenge for his orchestration of Dennis Rickman's death. Grant initally wanted nothing to do with Phil's bid for revenge and left his brother. Guilt overcoming him he returned just in time to save Phil from Johnny and Danny Moon, showing that despite fatherhood he still was as hard as ever. While Phil and Johnny had it out in the office, Grant bonded with Ruby Allen and was disgusted to learn that Phil had paid Juley to sleep with her to hurt Johnny Allen. Breaking the door down he angrily confronted Phil allowing Johnny to escape. Mitchell fueding ensued with bitter recriminations from Phil about Grant's abandonment of him. Despite being threatened at gunpoint and nearly run over by an irate Phil, Grant managed to survive 'Get Johnny Week' despite ending up begging for his life in the woods with Danny Moon's gun at his head. Danny's brother
Jake had shot Danny dead to protect Phil and Grant. The brothers later helped him by stopping him commiting suicide, turning himself in to the police, and beating up
Juley Smith .
Grant sparked up some sexual tension between himself and
Jane Collins , Ian's girlfriend, when the two were trying to stop Ian and Phil fighting over
Ben . They shared a kiss one night outside The Vic. Grant got a job working for Jake at the newly-reopened Scarlet nightclub, which lead to another, more passionate kiss with Jane in the club office. The next day, Jane had an argument with Ian, and went to Grant. The pair ended up having
Sex on the desk in the office.
In
1995 ,Grant wed Sharon.She then went on to sleep with his brother,
Phil Mitchell which spelled the end of their marriage.
In the early days of Grant and Tiffany's marriage,Grant had a brief but passionate affair with Lorraine Wicks.
Grant married Tiffany,but it wasn't long after their marriage that he had an affair.He then realised his paternity of little Courtney,and they carried on with their marriage.He then had numerous affairs,but on New Years Eve
1998 Tiffany was mowed down by
Frank Butcher .
Grant had a very major affair with his mum-in-law,Louise.Tiffany was absolutely disgusted when she found out.
After Tiffany died,Grant started dating
Nina Harris .They were smitten,but when a nasty ex-pimp had proof of Nina's prostitute past Grant left Nina.
When Grant fled Walford for Brazil,Grant met and married brazilian beauty Carla.They had kids together,but in
March 2006 their marriage broke down and Grant returned to Walford.
In
April 2006 Grant and
Jane Collins had obvious sexual chemistry together.They resisted temptation and are having a wonderful affair.
In early
May 2006 ,Grant will have a fling with newcomer
Chelsea Fox which will obviously hurt Jane.
Grant has an nine-year old daughter,
Courtney Mitchell with deceased wife
Tiffany Raymond , and a ten-year old son, Mark Fowler Junior, fathered in a one-night stand with
Michelle Fowler . Grant has never met his son Mark and isn't even aware that Mark is his son. He also has children with new wife
Carla Mitchell . Courtney returned with Grant in March 2006, played by 10 year old
Megan Jossa .
- [http://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/eastenders/characters/character_content/character_grant_m.shtml Grant Mitchell, BBC character profile]
