Get Johnny Week Get Johnny Week "Get Johnny Week" is a week-long storyline in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders", which was first screened at the end of March 2006. The storyline refers to the character of Johnny Allen (Billy Murray), and also features the characters of Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton), Grant (Ross Kemp) and Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), and Jake (Joel Beckett) and Danny Moon (Jake Maskall). "Get Johnny Week" is an "EastEnders" storyline that reunited the popular characters Phil and Grant Mitchell (aka the Mitchell brothers) in 2006. Actor Ross Kemp, who played Grant continuously from 1990 to 1999, was persuaded to
Grant Mitchell (EastEnders) utterly nauseous example of rape for ratings." Reports also alleged that actor Ross Kemp was not happy about the plot either and threatened to quit the role unless the scripts were altered. Subsequently, the plot never came to fruition. The following year "EastEnders" topped the ratings at Christmas 1998 when Grant was accused of the attempted murder of Tiffany, and the following Monday 15.7 million viewers tuned in to see Grant make a first court appearance. The year finally culminated with the death of Tiffany — killed in a motor accident, while trying to reclaim her daughter from Grant. 22