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** He's come very close to killing numerous individuals who have harmed his children, stepchildren or such as

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** He apologised to Heather after Ben killed her noting how bad his treatment of her was and how [[ExtremeDoormat she always took it]].

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** He sincerely apologised to Heather after Ben killed her noting how bad his treatment of her was and how [[ExtremeDoormat she always took it]].



* MamaBear: To her son, Denny.

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* MamaBear: To her son, Denny.son's Denny and Albie.




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* JerkassHasAPoint: His distrust of Syed is proven to be correct as he bankrupts the family again just like he did before.
** NiceGuy: Despite his Hypocrisy, Masood is a well meaning, kindhearted man who genuinely loves his family.

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* DeadpanSnarker:

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* DeadpanSnarker:CoolOldGuy: Despite being in his 60s with two grandchildren he is still a formidable presence on the Square and as of 2024 runs both a boxing gym and the local wine bar.
* DeadpanSnarker: Whilst a stoic no nonsense individual he does have his moments especially when dealing with people he dislikes and doesn't respect.



* FamilyBusiness: The local car garage the Arches has been in his family on-and-off since his first appearance in the show. The Queen Vic was once a Mitchell establishment which his mother, brother, cousin and he himself have all owned at different points.
* HairTriggerTemper: You do not want to get on the wrong side of Phil.

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The local car garage the Arches has been in his family on-and-off since his first appearance in the show. show.
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The Queen Vic was once a Mitchell establishment which his mother, brother, cousin and he himself have all owned at different points.
** Currently owns a wine bar named after his mother which used to be a nightclub run by his cousins.
** Gave the local car lot to his surrogate son Jay.
* HairTriggerTemper: [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_8HHtcQqC2o You do not want to get on the wrong side of Phil.DON'T mess with Phil Mitchell.]]



* MenDontCry: It's very rare to see Phil actually cry as it would break his 'hard man' exterior he's built over the years but he has shed tears before.

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* MenDontCry: It's very rare to see Phil actually cry as it would break his 'hard man' '[[TheStoic hardman]]' exterior he's built over the years but [[ManlyTears he has shed tears before.before]].



* PapaWolf: He staged the scene of Heather's murder as a burglary and destroyed evidence to protect Ben and Jay, he also nearly battered Christian Clarke with a baseball bat when he believed Christian had made a move on Ben. He was only prevented from tearing his fiancé Stella limb from limb for abusing Ben because she decided to rob him of the satisfaction and committed suicide.

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* PapaWolf: He staged the scene of Heather's murder as a burglary and destroyed evidence to protect Ben and Jay, he also nearly battered Christian Clarke with a baseball bat when he believed Christian had made a move on Ben. PapaWolf:
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He was only prevented from tearing his fiancé Stella limb from limb for abusing Ben because she decided to rob him of the satisfaction and committed suicide.suicide.
** He nearly battered Christian Clarke with a baseball bat when he believed Christian had made a move on Ben.
** He staged the scene of Heather's murder as a burglary and destroyed evidence to protect Ben and Jay, this was despite Ben betraying him and getting him arrested and almost sent down for Stella's death.
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** He apologised to Heather after Ben killed her noting how bad his treatment of her was and how [[ExtremeDoormat she always took it]].

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* BaldHeadOfToughness: One of the most iconic examples in British pop culture as a bald headed hardman.
* BatterUp: Has brandished a baseball bat a few times, most infamously when he smashed up the house of Christian Clarke and Syed Masood.



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* FamilyBusiness: The Queen Vic was once a Mitchell establishment but now Phil owns the car garage, The Arches along side his son, Ben.

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* FamilyBusiness: The local car garage the Arches has been in his family on-and-off since his first appearance in the show. The Queen Vic was once a Mitchell establishment but now Phil owns the car garage, The Arches along side which his son, Ben.mother, brother, cousin and he himself have all owned at different points.



* LoveTriangle: Has been one third of a few love triangles during his time on the Square.

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* LondonGangster: PlayedWith. Initially Phil and his brother Grant weren't affiliated with a gang being simply two hardmen who had the occasional dodgy dealings and were more thugs than gangsters. However over the years Phil has faced up to several gangsters such as Jack Dalton, Dan Sullivan and Johnny Allen, and been affiliated with others (who he later fell out with) such as [[TheIrishMob Aidan Maguire]], Danny Hardcastle and Jonah Tyler. Though not a crime lord, he is someone with numerous criminal connections and if there are criminal dealings in the Square he is likely to be involved or to become involved.
* LoveTriangle: Has been one third of a few love triangles during his time on the Square, most infamously one with his younger brother Grant and his first wife Sharon better known as Sharongate.
* MadeOfIron: Let's see, he has survived: alcohol addiction leading to cirrhosis of the liver, drug addiction leading to not one but two heart attacks, being shot (TWICE), [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown being beaten to a pulp numerous times]], numerous physical altercations, numerous car crashes and numerous attempts on his life. Yet is still alive and kicking in his 60s.
* ManlyMan: A {{Deconstructed}} example. Phil is a macho, [[TheStoic no-nonsense]] hardman who has spent most of his life as a mechanic, businessman and gangster, as well as one of the most longstanding [[ThePatriarch father figures]] and alpha male characters on the
Square. Yet due to his old school ideals of masculinity and family values, his own troubled childhood and dysfunctional family life, he has continuously suffered and struggled to live a happy life and often finds himself repeating self-destructive behaviours and hurting the people he cares about and loves.



* ThePatriarch: Since his mother's passing he has taken the role as head of the Mitchell family.



* PutonaBus: Went to Italy for a few months in 2017 to recover after his life-saving liver transplant.
* ReallyGetsAround: Even worse than Ian. He's been married four times (Nadia, Kathy, Kate, and Sharon), been engaged four times (Shirley twice, plus Stella and Glenda), and had a whole laundry list of other conquests (Lorna Cartwright, Annie Palmer, Lisa Shaw (the one who tried to kill him), Melanie Healy...)

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* PutonaBus: PutOnABus: Went to Italy for a few months in 2017 to recover after his life-saving liver transplant.
* ReallyGetsAround: Even worse than Ian. He's been married four five times (Nadia, Kathy, Kate, Sharon and Sharon), as of 2023 Kat), been engaged four times (Shirley twice, plus Stella and Glenda), Suzy), and had a whole laundry list of other conquests (Lorna Cartwright, Annie Palmer, Lisa Shaw (the one who tried to kill him), Melanie Healy...)



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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: When Phil first appeared on the Square he was a lot nicer and far less of a villain, however as the years went on and Phil suffered more tragedy and trauma (alcoholism, becoming estranged from his brother, his marriages breaking down, losing both of his children, drug addiction...) he became molded into a much darker and more ruthless figure who has feuded with and terrorised numerous individuals on the Square.
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HeterosexualLifePartners: With Freddie Slater, who has become his best friend and confidante.

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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Freddie Slater, who has become his best friend and confidante.



* ParentalSubstitute: He largely thinks Jane is his mother.

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* ParentalSubstitute: He largely thinks Jane is his mother.mother and forms a close bond with his grandma Kathy after being released from prison.

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HeterosexualLifePartners: With Freddie Slater, who has become his best friend and confidante.



* TookALevelInJerkass: Although he originally started off as a polite kid, nowadays he's become somewhat of a spoiled brat who throws huge outbursts when he doesn't get what he wants.

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* TookALevelInJerkass: Although he originally started off as a polite kid, nowadays he's become somewhat of after killing Lucy he becom a spoiled brat who throws threw huge outbursts when he doesn't didn't get what he wants.



* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: After being revealed as Lucy's killer, he has started to become more aggressive in nature. Such as violently pushing Cindy over, threatening ''Phil Mitchell'' with a club, pushing Jane down the stairs, leaving Sharon's son Dennis for dead, and brutally attacking Jane with a hockey stick.

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* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: After being revealed as Lucy's killer, he has started to become more aggressive in nature. Such as violently pushing Cindy over, threatening ''Phil Mitchell'' with a club, pushing Jane down the stairs, leaving Sharon's son Dennis for dead, and brutally attacking Jane with a hockey stick.

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* PapaWolf: Took his and Sonia's daughter, Rebecca to live with him when they had split up. Martin also loves the bones of his son, Arthur with Stacey. Even though Arthur is not actually his son.

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* PapaWolf: Took his and Sonia's daughter, Rebecca to live with him when they had split up. Martin also loves the bones of his daughter's Hope, Lily and son, Arthur with Stacey. Even though Arthur is and Lily are not actually his son.birth children.


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** Subverted. when Stacey returns and confesses to the police, clearing Bradley's name, although she successfully appeals her sentence and is released.
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*** Also subverted after her affair with Jack is exposed by Martin, Stacey loses the respect of her friends and family.
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!!Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper. Previously Brittany Papple, Danni Bennatar, Rachel Cox)

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!!Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper.(Creator/TillyKeeper. Previously Brittany Papple, Danni Bennatar, Rachel Cox)
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* FakingTheDead: For about nine years it was thought that she and her husband Gavin were confirmed dead in 2006 after a car accident in South Africa, which was only an opportunity for [[ControlFreak Gavin]] to make off with an insurance scam. Then during the 30th anniversary LiveEpisode, Kathy made a shock re-appearance to the audience and it was revealed that Phil had known about her whereabouts three years prior. Several months later, she eventually revealed herself to her two sons, Ian and Ben. Seeing how both of them struggled during her disappearance they exactly weren't happy... though it wasn't due to maliciousness, it was to keep them away from harm.
* OutOfFocus: Kathy doesn't get much in the way of big storylines as of late..

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* FakingTheDead: For about nine years it was thought that she and her husband Gavin were confirmed dead in 2006 after a car accident in South Africa, which was only an opportunity for [[ControlFreak Gavin]] to make off with an insurance scam. Then during the 30th anniversary LiveEpisode, Kathy made a shock re-appearance to the audience and it was revealed that Phil had known about her whereabouts three years prior. Several months later, she eventually revealed herself to her two sons, Ian and Ben. Seeing how both of them struggled during her disappearance they exactly weren't happy... though it wasn't due to maliciousness, it was to keep them away from harm.
* OutOfFocus: Kathy doesn't get much in the way of big storylines as of late..
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* AllForNothing: Her attempts to cover up Bobby killing Lucy was this as he was eventually convicted after almost killing Jane herself and the cover up destroyed her family.
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!!Peter Beale (Dayle Hudson previously: Ben Hardy, Francis Britton-Snell, Alex Stevens, Joseph Shade, James Martin, Thomas Law)

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!!Peter Beale (Dayle Hudson (Thomas Law previously: Dayle Hudson, Ben Hardy, Francis Britton-Snell, Alex Stevens, Joseph Shade, James Martin, Thomas Law)



* TookALevelInJerkass: The version played by Dayle Hudson was evidently this by being a BadBoss to Martin, telling Bobby he wishes he was dead. sleeping with Lola, Sukhi and Dana and stealing Kathy's money after he left.

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* TookALevelInJerkass: The version played by Dayle Hudson was evidently this by being a BadBoss to Martin, telling Bobby he wishes he was dead. sleeping with Lola, Sukhi and Dana and stealing Kathy's money after he left.

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* DoomMagnet: A serious case could be made. His grandfather died on the day of his birth, his mother died when he was 5, his elder half-brother ran away from home only to return end up shooting Peter's stepmother, and then [[spoiler: his twin sister dies]]. Plus, he was nearly killed in a car crash, was set upon and beaten up by a gangster, as well as being attacked by a paedophile. The guy's had it rough.

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* DoomMagnet: A serious case could be made. His grandfather died on the day of his birth, his mother died when he was 5, his elder half-brother ran away from home only to return end up shooting Peter's stepmother, and then [[spoiler: his twin sister dies]]. Plus, he was nearly killed in a car crash, was set upon and beaten up by a gangster, as well as being attacked by a paedophile.paedophile and later mistakenly attacked and beaten by his uncle. The guy's had it rough.


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*TookALevelInJerkass: The version played by Dayle Hudson was evidently this by being a BadBoss to Martin, telling Bobby he wishes he was dead. sleeping with Lola, Sukhi and Dana and stealing Kathy's money after he left.
* TookALevelInKindness: When Thomas Law returned to play the part, Peter has reformed himself and is now determined to help his family and fix his relationships.
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* NeverFoundTheBody: He was lost at sea and presumed to have drowned trying to save Linda, not realising she had already washed up on shore. Investigators were only able to find his wallet.

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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: Kat is Zoe's mother yet she looks young enough to pass for her sister. Justified since Kat gave birth to Zoe at 13.



* FreudianExcuse: Kat tells her ex Anthony that the reasons why she dresses up and wears a lot of makeup and sleeps around is because of the sexual abuse she suffered from her uncle Harry. It's also why she didn't tell Anthony she loved him back because "I love you" was something her uncle Harry also used to say to her as an manipulative excuse to get something from her.



* FreudianExcuse: Kat tells her ex Anthony that the reasons why she dresses up and wears a lot of makeup and sleeps around is because of the sexual abuse she suffered from her uncle Harry.


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* TheILoveYouStigma: Her relationship with Anthony came to a halt because he told her he loved her and she refused to say it back.


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* MadonnaWhoreComplex: Kat looked inappropriate and promiscuous compared to her clean-cut daughter (and then rival) Zoe when competing for her then love interest Anthony. When Kat and Anthony reconciled their relationship, she tried embracing a clean well dressed "doctor's wife" image but it didn't work.


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* StepfordSmiler: According to the writers of the show, Kat wears a lot of makeup to hide the fact that she's actually sad.

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* GreenEyedMonster: Kat becomes jealous of Zoe's relationship with her ex Anthony and it gets worse after the pair get engaged.
* FreudianExcuse: Kat tells her ex Anthony that the reasons why she dresses up and wears a lot of makeup and sleeps around is because of the sexual abuse she suffered from her uncle Harry.



* InternalReveal: She reveals that she is Zoe's mother, having been sexually abused by Harry aged thirteen.



* MsFanservice: Kat wears a lot of makeup, leopard prints coats, dresses up in blouses and shirts that exposes some skin, walks in high heels and mini skirts that accentuate her curves.
* MySecretPregnancy: She tells her mother that she was raped by Harry, but Viv pretends not to believe her, secretly ordering Harry to leave, causing him to flee to Spain. Viv keeps this from Charlie and sent Belinda and Little Mo away to their aunt, Violet Slater, in order to hide Kat’s pregnancy.



* SecretPregnancy: She tells her mother that she was raped by Harry, but Viv pretends not to believe her, secretly ordering Harry to leave, causing him to flee to Spain. Viv keeps this from Charlie and sent Belinda and Little Mo away to their aunt, Violet Slater, in order to hide Kat’s pregnancy.
* ProperlyParanoid: Kat refuses to let Zoe go to Spain on a trip with their uncle Harry as Kat feared that uncle Harry could try to sexually abuses her like he did to Kat once.
* RelationshipFamilySwitcheroo: Kat's mother Viv later decided to raise Zoe with Charlie as their own daughter, with Kat taking up the role of Zoe’s older sister.

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* SecretPregnancy: She tells her mother that she was raped by Harry, but Viv pretends not to believe her, secretly ordering Harry to leave, causing him to flee to Spain. Viv keeps this from Charlie and sent Belinda and Little Mo away to their aunt, Violet Slater, in order to hide Kat’s pregnancy.
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* RelationshipFamilySwitcheroo: Kat's mother Viv later decided to raise Zoe with Charlie as their own daughter, with Kat taking up the role of Zoe’s older sister.
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* BigSisterInstinct: Much to Zoe's frustration, Kat is often over-protective of her. And that was before she revealed she was actually her mother.



* CassandraTruth: She tells her mother that she was raped by Harry, but Viv pretends not to believe her, secretly ordering Harry to leave, causing him to flee to Spain. Viv keeps this from Charlie and sent Belinda and Little Mo away to their aunt, Violet Slater, in order to hide Kat’s pregnancy.



* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Zigzagged. First with Zoe, when asked if she wanted to keep her, she replies that she didn't have a choice, and she was far too along in the pregnancy to even have an abortion devastating Zoe. Then she claims she wanted to have Zoe after all.

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* LukeIAmYourFather: Delivers this to her "little sister" Zoe as she screams out to her that she is her mother.
* MamaBear: To Zoe. Her son, Tommy [[spoiler:(especially after he was abducted by Ronnie Mitchell)]] and the newborn twins.

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* LukeIAmYourFather: Delivers this famous line to her "little sister" Zoe as she screams out to her that she is her mother.
* MamaBear: To Zoe. When Zoe announces her decision to move to Spain with their uncle Harry Slater, Kat refuses to allow her to go. Her son, Tommy [[spoiler:(especially after he was abducted by Ronnie Mitchell)]] and the newborn twins.



* YoureNotMyFather: Averted. In one infamous scene, Kate is told by her little sister Zoe that she can't tell her what to do, she ain't her mother. This causes Kate to yell out to Zoe that [[InternalReveal she is her mother]].

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* SecretPregnancy: She tells her mother that she was raped by Harry, but Viv pretends not to believe her, secretly ordering Harry to leave, causing him to flee to Spain. Viv keeps this from Charlie and sent Belinda and Little Mo away to their aunt, Violet Slater, in order to hide Kat’s pregnancy.
* ProperlyParanoid: Kat refuses to let Zoe go to Spain on a trip with their uncle Harry as Kat feared that uncle Harry could try to sexually abuses her like he did to Kat once.
* RelationshipFamilySwitcheroo: Kat's mother Viv later decided to raise Zoe with Charlie as their own daughter, with Kat taking up the role of Zoe’s older sister.
* TeenPregnancy: She was raped by her uncle Harry and gave birth to Zoe at 13.
* YoureNotMyFather: Averted. In one infamous scene, Kate is told by her little sister Zoe that she can't tell her what to do, she ain't her mother. This causes Kate to yell out to Zoe that [[InternalReveal she is her mother]].
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!!Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker)

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* [[spoiler:OutlivingOnesOffspring: After she found out that Dennis Jr. tragically passed away.]]

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* [[spoiler:DeathOfAChild: Dennis dies after drowning, during a boast crash on the 20th February 2020.]]

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* MamaBear: to her special needs daughter, Janet and her son, William.

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* FagHag: With Christian.

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* MsFanservice
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* IceQueen

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* ParentalAbandonment: Glenda.

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* PayEvilUntoEvil: To gangster, Carl.

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* {{Whodunnit}}

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* {{JerkWithAHeartOfGold}}: Whilst she definitely has her more unpleasant moments such as having trouble accepting her son's sexuality at first (which she eventually accepted), and sending him to Sharon's new bar as a spy against their competition, for the most part she's actually rather friendly and pleasant around everyone.

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* {{JerkWithAHeartOfGold}}: JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Whilst she definitely has her more unpleasant moments such as having trouble accepting her son's sexuality at first (which she eventually accepted), and sending him to Sharon's new bar as a spy against their competition, for the most part she's actually rather friendly and pleasant around everyone.



* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Son, Billie Jackson died of alcohol poisoning.

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* AmbiguousDisorder: It's unknown why he would resort to hitting Lucy in the first place (it is suggested that they had a fight), and it's hinted vaguely that he has a mental disorder.

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