Phil Archer Phil Archer Philip Walter Archer is a fictional character from the British BBC Radio 4 soap opera "The Archers", played by Norman Painting. He made his first appearance on 29 May 1950, the show's pilot episode. The character later became the longest serving male character in the series. His longevity gave him something of the status of a 'patriarch' in Ambridge. Norman Painting joined the cast as Phil Archer, the "handsome" son of Dan (Harry Oakes) and Doris Archer (Gwen Berryman), for the show's pilot episode broadcast on the BBC Midlands Home Service on 29 May 1950, he stayed on
Who Shot Phil? Who Shot Phil? "Who Shot Phil?" is a storyline of the BBC soap opera "EastEnders" which began on 1 March 2001 and climaxed on 5 April 2001. The storyline centres around one of "EastEnders"' longest running characters, Phil Mitchell (played by Steve McFadden). The build up to the storyline occurs throughout 2000-2001. The character becomes darker and a more menacing side to his personality begins to surface. Phil's behaviour thus earns him a number of sworn enemies in Albert Square. These include his former girlfriend Lisa Shaw, Lisa's new boyfriend Mark Fowler, his former step-son Ian Beale, former business partner