EastEnders viewers savage ‘cockroach’ Lee Carter after he arranged for his family to be violently robbed
The telesales executive's lies have pushed him into taking drastic action but viewers of the BBC soap HATE him for it
LEE Carter is a slimy snake and EastEnders viewers want his head after it was revealed he was behind the shocking robbery at the Queen Vic.
The telesales executive - who is played by actor Danny-Boy Hatchard - was revealed to have planned the entire thing in a desperate attempt to make money to clear his debts and now fans of the BBC soap are ready to string him up for putting his family through that.
"Can he get any lower?" asked one viewer. "I had a feeling he was behind the stolen money, he's a cockroach."
"Get rid of Lee!" demanded another, while a third said: "How could Lee do that to his family SERIOUSLY #EastEnders."
A fourth added: "How can Lee do this to his family, bloody a*******.";
The furious reaction came as the Carters struggled to get over the violent robbery, Lee was left feeling guilty for some reason and it was soon revealed that he had covered up evidence of the identity of the robbers.
Lee's wife Whitney broke down as she confessed she didn't feel safe in the pub anymore, but it was Mick and Linda who were left most distressed after the robbers threatened baby Olly in order to get away.
But as Lee got ready in the morning, he grabbed a wallet from his bedside drawer and it was revealed to belong to one of his co-workers.
Arriving at work, Lee kept his cool as the three bullies arrived and tried to wind him up.
But clutching the wallet, proof of who was behind the robbery, Lee seethed before snapping and jumping up at Oz.
Throwing the wallet down in front of them, Lee told them he knew what they'd done and with his bosses watching, reluctantly agreed to deal with them after work.
"Don't act like this is nothing. Now my whole family are terrified. My baby brother can't even sleep because of what you did, you're sick.
"I weren't expecting you to come in with bats."
And then Osman revealed that Lee was behind the robbery and had planned it all out.
"It was your plan, yeah, your idea so don't go blaming everyone else," he told him as Lee began to realise what he'd done.
Later, the gang of four rowed as Oz split the cash to give each other £1,250, but then the bully refused to give Lee his cut, which pushed Lee to breaking point.
He sobbed as the gang walked away, leaving him with nothing.
While the Carters were in the dark about who was behind the robbery, viewers
- EastEnders airs Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays on BBC One
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