First clip of EastEnders’ flashback episode sees Mitchells clash in heated dinner scene

EASTENDERS has shared its first teaser clip of the whole Mitchell family in an upcoming flashback episode.

EastEnders has given fans a first glimpse of the Walford institutions as they deal with financial havoc in 1979.

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In the episode Peggy is surrounded by her sons[/caption]

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The episode shows the infamous Mitchell brothers Phil and Grant, played by Daniel Delaney and Teddy Jay[/caption]

The special episode, which was announced last month and will air on September 5, is set to take viewers back to the winter of 1979 as the iconic Walford family struggles with economic turmoil in Britain.

In a tense scene set in a 1970s-style dinning room, Jaime Winstone holds court as family matriarch Peggy Mitchell.

Peggy is surrounded by her sons, the infamous Mitchell brothers Phil and Grant, played by Daniel Delaney and Teddy Jay, while a young Billy Mitchell, who will be portrayed by George Greenland, lurks in the background.

The footage also gives fans of the BBC One soap a teaser of characters from EastEnders history that have never been seen on screen before.

Peggy’s husband Eric, played by George Russo, is seen at the dinning table, and Charlie Mitchell, Billy’s older brother played by Charlie Heptinstall, is sat next to his brother.

In the episode, Peggy is busy keeping the family in check, while things start to go wrong in her marriage to Eric.

Meanwhile Phil and Eric have their hands tied as they battle for the title of man of the house, which leads to chaos.

Also appearing in the flashback episode is Billy and Charlie’s father Stephen, played by Dean Roberts, with Henry Garrett as Archie and Glenda, played by Rose Reynolds.

Glenda and Archie are keeping a close eye on their daughters Ronnie and Roxy, desperate to keep them out of any trouble.

Audiences will be taken back in time to Phil Grapple’s younger days, which reveal clues to his present storyline.

Surprises from the past may also give viewers some clues to the truth behind DCI Keeble’s feud with the Mitchell family.

Dame Barbara Windsor originally played the role of Peggy Mitchell in the long-running soap and achieved true legend status on the square.

The iconic actress died in December 2020 aged 83 after a six-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Peggy Mitchell’s sons Grant and Phil, played by Ross Kemp and Steve McFadden, have been at the centre of some of the soap’s most shocking storylines over the years.

The EastEnders Mitchell family flashback special will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on September 5 at 7:30pm.

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Peggy is busy keeping the family in check, while things start to go wrong in her marriage to Eric[/caption]

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Jaime Winston plays Peggy Mitchell in the flashback episode[/caption]