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"Another Mitchell will send shockwaves through Albert Square in the New Year when Archie&amp;#039;s secret son makes a surprise appearance in EastEnders. Despite not knowing his father, Danny - played by soap newcomer Liam Bergin - arrives in Walford to attend Archie&amp;#039;s funeral and curious to see his sisters. As Ronnie (Samantha Womack) and Roxy (Rita Simons) have a blazing argument, he interrupts them, but they&amp;#039;re dismissive of his presence.  However, when Roxy states that they&amp;#039;ve just buried their dad, Danny retorts, &amp;quot;I think you might have buried mine, too.&amp;quot; The Mitchell sisters are stunned by his response as they stare at the brother they never knew existed.  Described as a &amp;quot;loveable rogue&amp;quot;, Danny&amp;#039;s a charmer with an eye for the ladies, while guys instantly see him as competition in the alpha male stakes. Danny&amp;#039;s father Archie (Larry Lamb) met his maker during yesterday&amp;#039;s episode when a mystery assailant fatally struck him over the head with the Queen Vic bust. He went to his grave knowing nothing of his son&amp;#039;s existence, as his ex-wife Glenda (Glynis Barber) fled when she discovered that she was pregnant.  Speaking of his role, Bergin said: &amp;quot;The first time I walked into Albert Square and saw the Queen Vic was a very special moment and I&amp;#039;ll have that memory forever. All of my on-screen family have made me feel very welcome from the first moment that I met them and I am enjoying every minute working here.&amp;quot; The BBC soap&amp;#039;s executive producer Diederick Santer commented: &amp;quot;Liam is a fine young actor, and a proper East Londoner, who I&amp;#039;ve been keen to bring into EastEnders for quite some time. His character Danny Mitchell is something of an enigma.&amp;quot; He teased: &amp;quot;Is he simply their kid brother, keen to get to know his exciting big sisters? Or is there something else that he&amp;#039;s after?\u201D Bergin&amp;#039;s other screen credits include Five&amp;#039;s 2009 Minder remake, Doctors and ITV&amp;#039;s Trinity.  He began filming earlier this month and will make his first screen appearance at the end of January.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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