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William "Billy" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Perry Fenwick, who made his first appearance on 2 November 1998. Billy was introduced by producer Matthew Robinson as a guest character facilitating the introduction of Jamie Mitchell to the show. In the storyline, Billy is Jamie's abusive uncle and guardian, and Jamie is taken away from Billy by his relative Phil Mitchell. Billy was brought back to the serial on 2 August 1999 and Fenwick was offered a longer-term contract, Billy becoming a regular character. Billy has been described as a "runt of a man who's a catalyst for trouble". However, during his time on EastEnders, he has developed from a bully and fiend into a kind, devoted, caring and loyal father to his children and grandchildren. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=EastEnders star Perry Fenwick splits from actress wife Angela Lonsdale )〕 Frequently portrayed as a small-time criminal, Billy is a luckless character who often struggles financially. His most prominent storylines include two failed marriages and having a daughter born with Down's syndrome. Fenwick filmed his 1000th episode on 6 August 2010. ==Storylines== Billy, the former guardian of his nephew Jamie Mitchell (Jack Ryder) moves to Walford after Jamie is taken in by Billy's second cousin Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) because Billy had been taking out his anger on Jamie, though learns from his mistakes. Billy initially becomes involved in criminal scams with Phil and his brother Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp). Billy's relatives see him as little more than a lackey, and he is frequently told that he is an embarrassment to the Mitchell name. Billy finds an ally in Steve Owen (Martin Kemp), who uses Billy as an errand boy in numerous criminal activities including drug-dealing, to antagonise the Mitchell brothers. Billy works at Steve's club, E20, and is given a 1% share of the club for his services, but is often torn between his loyalties to Steve and his family. Billy falls for Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks), but she is only interested in his money, and when that runs out, she leaves him. Nevertheless, Billy helps her deal with some mental health issues, leading her to hope for a reconciliation but Billy turns her down as he is in love with Little Mo Morgan (Kacey Ainsworth), his business partner in a cleaning company. Little Mo is abused by her husband, Trevor (Alex Ferns), and after eventually leaving Trevor, she starts a relationship with Billy; they bond after Billy tells her about his time in a children's home, where he was physically abused by the staff. He proposes to Little Mo by spelling out "MARRY ME" on her plate with alphabet spaghetti, and they get engaged. When Trevor hears this, he kidnaps Little Mo and his baby son, intending for all three of them to die in a fire but Little Mo and the baby are saved before Trevor is killed in a gas explosion. Billy and Little Mo marry on Christmas Day, the same day that Jamie dies of severe injuries after being knocked down by a car. Eleven months later, Little Mo is raped by a man she thought was a friend, Graham Foster (Alex McSweeney). Little Mo later discovers she is pregnant as a result of the assault. Billy presses her to have an abortion, but Little Mo refuses and leaves Walford to clear her head, returning with baby Freddie, to see Graham convicted of rape. Billy and Little Mo reunite, but Billy confesses that he cannot love Freddie and thinks of Graham whenever he sees him, so the marriage ends. Billy confronts one of his abusers from the children's home he was placed in as a child, Ernie Johnson (John Junkin), now a pensioner and living in Walford. Billy breaks into Ernie's home to confront him over the abuse, shaming Ernie into moving away. Billy starts a relationship with newcomer Honey Edwards (Emma Barton), whom he manages during her spell as a model. The relationship prospers, despite initial disapproval from Honey's father Jack (Nicky Henson), who takes time to accept Billy. Honey falls pregnant and accepts Billy's marriage proposal. Their wedding is postponed when Honey is hospitalised; they re-schedule but the second ceremony goes awry due to a practical joke played on Billy during his stag night. Billy's aunt Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor) then arranges a surprise wedding. Billy and Honey just complete their vows when Honey goes into labour. She delivers a girl, Janet Mitchell, but the Mitchells are devastated to discover she has Down's syndrome. Honey rejects her baby; she goes into depression, contemplating infanticide and demands Janet be put up for adoption. Billy is opposed to this but eventually consents after agonising over the decision. After Janet is taken into foster care, she suffers a health scare and is hospitalised, forcing Honey to acknowledge she loves her baby and Janet is brought home. Honey falls pregnant again and William is born. His birth is traumatic as Honey goes into labour after being caught in a violent siege; she is assaulted by a member of a football firm led by Terry Bates (Nicholas Ball). William seems stillborn at first but is resuscitated by medics. Billy and Honey suffer financial problems and their landlady, Manju Patel (Leena Dhingra), decides to evict them. Billy steals charity money to pay the rent and barricades them into the flat but they are evicted at Christmas. They rely on kindness of friends and relatives until the council rehouses them. Desperate for money, Billy takes a job as a getaway driver for Jase Dyer (Stephen Lord), believing they are stealing money from Terry Bates, the leader of the firm responsible for hurting Honey. The job is a set-up, and Terry takes Jase's son Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) hostage in their absence. Assisted by Billy, Jay escapes but Jase is killed by Terry in the ensuing fight. Billy hides in the bathroom, too afraid to help Jase. Not realising this, Jay hails Billy a hero for trying to rescue his father. Billy breaks down and confesses his cowardice to Honey, revealing that he kept some of Jase's money, allegedly to give to now orphaned Jay. Honey is incensed; she threatens to leave Billy but reconsiders on condition he never lies to her again. Billy does lie and keeps some of Jase's money, telling Honey he has donated it to charity. Honey subsequently ends their marriage and takes her children to live with her father, leaving Billy alone and depressed. Billy visits Jay at his foster home and agrees to foster him, but problems arise when Nick Cotton (John Altman) blackmails Billy, threatening to tell Jay the truth about his cowardice on the night of Jase's death. Unable to meet Nick's demands, Billy is forced to tell Jay the truth instead and Jay reacts in fury. Terry's gang try to stop Billy testifying at the upcoming trial, but despite threats, Billy testifies and Terry is sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Jase. Billy is subsequently redeemed in the eyes of Jay; however, Jay later begins to idolise Phil, to the virtual exclusion of Billy. When Billy stops a man from pestering Jean Slater (Gillian Wright) at a club, she brands him a hero and they end up having sex. Embarrassed by the fling, Billy insults Jean the following day, ending her hopes for romance. Billy later begins a more serious relationship with Julie Perkins (Cathy Murphy), a fellow resident at the children's home he once lived in. Billy is shocked to discover Julie fell pregnant with his child in their teens, and their son was adopted and is now a grown man. Billy attempts to find his son, Dan Pearce, but is devastated to discover he died of liver failure and that his granddaughter, Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold), is in care. Billy visits Lola and they bond. Lola moves in with her grandparents but proves troublesome, and when Billy continuously overrules Julie's attempts to discipline her, a rift forms and Julie leaves Walford. Lola's announcement that she is pregnant leads to Billy returning to his criminal ways to provide for his great grandchild—stealing from Janine and trading stolen goods and forgeries for Derek Branning (Jamie Foreman). Janine eventually discovers and sacks Billy after his deception, but after a change of heart, reinstates him and allows him to keep the items he ordered for Lola's baby. Billy grows tired of Lola's troublesome behaviour, after she is given a curfew and electronic tag, and focuses on being an Olympic Torch bearer, which he learnt of several months earlier. Billy successfully carries the torch and witnesses the birth of his great granddaughter, Lexi Billie Pearce. Billy and Lola are devastated when Lexi is taken into temporary foster care, as Lola's social worker, Trish Barnes (Tessa Churchard) does not think that they are coping. Lexi's father is revealed as Phil's son, Ben (Joshua Pascoe). This leads Phil into gaining temporary custody of Lexi. Phil is even supportive when Lola runs away with Lexi, and tells her that he is the selfish one for sticking by the three times a week access rules. Billy persuades Phil to let Lexi stay over their flat once or twice a week. He says that he is happy with that, but Trish is still unsure whether Lola should be alone with Lexi. Lola sets up her own business, doing manicures and pedicures, which she seems to enjoy. She and Billy make an effort to keep their flat a tidy environment, and set the small bedroom up for Lexi for when she returns home. Eventually, Lola is re-awarded custody of Lexi. Billy is over-protective of Lola when she starts a relationship with Peter Beale (Ben Hardy), but eventually becomes friends with him, and realises that he is a good man. Peter moves into their flat, but moves out to look after his father when his sister, Lucy Beale (Hetti Bywater) is murdered. However, Peter and Lola continue their relationship. Billy is delighted when Honey returns with Janet and William, and thinks Honey wants to reunite with him. He is devastated to learn that Honey wants to move to Canada with the children, but she decides to take just William, leaving Janet in Billy's care. Billy gets a job working for undertaker Les Coker (Roger Sloman). He is confronted by Lee Carter (Danny-Boy Hatchard), Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White) and Tosh Mackintosh (Rebecca Scroggs) because Lee saw him arguing with Lucy on the night she was murdered. Billy lies that he was working at the fish and chip shop and Lucy was frustrated with having to wait for her chips, causing the argument. Billy tells Phil that Lucy knew he was stealing fish from the chip shop, the real reason for the argument. Phil tells Tina, Tosh and Lee that Lucy was trying to take money from the till, and convinces them not to tell Ian. Billy realises his fingerprints are in Tina and Tosh's kitchen, where Lucy's blood and earring were found, as he was also stealing food, so tries to clean them up, but Tosh catches him. Tosh and Lee then decide to go to the police. Babysitter Pam Coker (Lin Blakley) then discovers photographs of Lucy behind Billy's fridge. Billy is questioned for his involvement with Lucy as it transpires he was arguing with her on the night but was not with her around the time of her murder at all, clearing him. Billy is later revealed to one of very few people that has come to learn of Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) being alive. When the Lucy Beale investigation starts to come around to questioning Jay and Ben, he panics over Jay's intention to leave Walford following Phil's attempts to hand in Ben to the police thinking he did it, which disgusts Billy that Phil would betray his family. He attempts to distance himself from Phil but ends up doing the exact same thing to Jay in a desperate attempt to keep Lola on the square when he discovers she was ready to leave Walford with him. Lola leaves on her own eventually feeling she has to try and break out and make something of herself that she won't be able to do in Walford, leaving him heartbroken. Later Billy reconciles with Phil to a degree, taking on board that the two have to try and hold together the family as best as they can. He pays for Billy to spend a few months in Canada with Honey and William. When he returns, he admits his feelings for Honey have returned, and drunkenly leaves a voicemail explaining how he feels. Honey comes to Walford and admits she feels the same, and they end up having sex. They decide to take things slow, with Honey moving in with Billy's cousin Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Billy Mitchell (EastEnders)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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