Phil king of the doof doofs

East-Enders cliffhangers have been doof-doofing their way into our collective psyche for 40 years, leaving us gasping for more.

- BY LAURA CARRENO-MULLER

Who can forget Zoe Slater yelling at her sister Kat: "You ain't my mother!" only for her to fire back: "Yes, I am," or when a sneering Den Watts tells a devastated Angie he wants a divorce, gloating: "Happy Christmas, Ange."

Leading the pack of the doof-doofs - cliffhangers named after the theme tune drums that immediately followwith 361, is hardman Phil Mitchell, played by Steve McFadden.

Since his first appearance in 1990, Phil's life has been a whirlwind of crime, addiction, violence and betrayals.