EastEnders fans BAFFLED by MAJOR blunder as Bobby makes fatal decision

By Grace Morris
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EastEnders fans were confused by Bobby Beale's risky decision as he ended up fighting for his life in the cafe fire.

Bobby Beale is confronted by a blaze in the cafe in EastEnders
EastEnders fans were baffled by Bobby Beale's dangerous decision. (Image credit: BBC)

EastEnders fans were puzzled by a huge mistake as Bobby Beale (Clay Milner Russell) ended up in a life-threatening situation during last night's episode (Thursday, November 9).

Rocky Cotton's (Brian Conley) gambling addiction had spiralled out of control and is now in huge debt with loan shark Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry).

Still hiding his money struggles from wife Kathy (Gillian Taylforth), a desperate Rocky had run out of options after losing all his money and hatched a deadly plan to set fire to his wife's beloved cafe to claim money on the insurance.

With the cafe having dodgy electrics, Rocky thought that it would be easy to fool the insurance company and Kathy could make a substantial claim.

Last night, Rocky put his plan into action and snuck into the cafe to tamper with the electrics. He started a small fire and quickly made his way to Walford East where an oblivious Kathy was waiting for him.

Bobby Beale's life is in danger in the fire

Bobby's life was in danger as he attempted to put out the cafe fire. (Image credit: BBC)

Rocky's concerned best friend Harvey Monroe (Ross Boatman) questioned Rocky about where he had been since he knew all about Rocky's insurance scam plan.

The car salesman covered his tracks, but when he sat down for a romantic meal with Kathy, her grandson Bobby passed by the cafe and was horrified to see it up in flames.

Without a second thought, a panicked Bobby ran into the burning building and grabbed the fire extinguisher to put out the blaze. 

Bobby was relieved when he managed to extinguish the flames, but as he tried to clean up the wreckage in the dark he decided to try and turn on the electrics so he could see better.

However, as he turned on the switch at the fuse box, the cafe instantly exploded and trapped an unconscious Bobby inside.

Despite the intense scenes, fans were baffled as to why Bobby didn't call 999 when he saw the fire instead of trying to put it out himself...

EastEnders airs Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 7.30 pm on BBC One — see our TV Guide for full listings. You can also catch up on episodes on BBC iPlayer now. 

Grace Morris
Grace Morris
Staff Writer

Grace is a digital writer with WhatToWatch.com, where she writes series guides, recaps and features for must-watch shows and delivers all the latest soap news and reactions. She graduated from Anglia Ruskin University in 2020 with a degree in Writing and Film Studies, which only made her love for creative writing, film and TV grow stronger.

You'll usually find her watching the drama unfold in the latest reality series or much-loved UK soaps (usually with chocolate by her side!). She's an expert in EastEnders, Emmerdale, Coronation Street and everything reality-related from Selling Sunset and Married At First Sight UK to 90 Day Fiancé UK. Plus Netflix megahit Virgin River!

Grace also likes to explore new places with her friends and family and, of course, watch and read about the latest films and TV series.