Storylines
Backstory
Peggy married Eric Mitchell ( George Russo) because she was pregnant with their son1991
Peggy makes her first appearance in Albert Square when her son, Grant, decides to reenlist with the army and returns when her daughter Sam's desire to escape from her family causes her to elope with1994–2010
Peggy is not seen for three years, during which time her relationship with Kevin ends. She returns to2013–2016
In January 2012, Peggy misses Pat's funeral as she is on a cruise, and in 2013, Phil visits Peggy in Cornwall with Ben's baby daughter,Creation
Peggy was introduced as a guest character in April 1991, by executive producer Michael Ferguson. The character was brought in as the mother of the already established Mitchell clan:Characterisation
{{listen , filename = Get outta my pub!.ogg , title = "Get outta my pub!" , description = Peggy's famous catchphrase, from the 1 April 2008 episode of ''EastEnders''. , format = Ogg Hilary Kingsley, author of ''The EastEnders Handbook'' (1991), has described Peggy as tough, with a "knack for getting her own way". She adds, "Peggy likes to think she looks much younger han she is She's flash, fast-talking and nobody's fool. She has always done things her own way, and heaven help anyone who crosses her, though her bark's usually worse than her bite."{{cite book , last= Kingsley, first= Hilary, title= The EastEnders Handbook , date=31 October 1991, publisher=Development
Peggy has been central to numerous high-profile storylines, including a battle withBreast cancer
In 1996, Peggy featured in a storyline aboutMarriage to Frank Butcher
In 1998, Peggy was romantically paired on-screen with the characterSabbatical
Peggy was written out of ''EastEnders'' in 2003, sent to live inRelationship with Archie Mitchell; running for local government
In March 2008, the BBC announced that Larry Lamb had been cast as Archie Mitchell, the brother of Peggy's late husband Eric. Archie was scripted as a love-interest for Peggy and Peggy's backstory was2010 departure
{{See also, Queen Vic Fire Week On 28 October 2009 it was announced that Windsor had quit the show and would leave in 2010 after 15 years.{{cite news, url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a184074/barbara-windsor-to-leave-eastenders.html, title=Barbara Windsor to leave EastEnders, publisher=Breast cancer return and death
After making three separate returns in September 2013, September 2014 and another in February 2015 to commemorate 30 years of ''EastEnders'' inReception
Peggy has been described by the BBC as one of ''EastEnders''In popular culture
Peggy has been spoofed in several programmes, including theSee also
* List of ''EastEnders'' characters (1991) *References
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