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EastEnders get mixed response to Lee Carter suicide storyline

Last night saw EastEnders take a turn for the serious, with depressed Lee Carter seemingly reaching breaking point following a tough few months.

The episode ended with Lee leaving a note that simply read ‘I’m Sorry’ in his car before walking out of shot, with many believing that the troubled character was going to commit suicide.

The storyline has been a long time coming, with many speculating that Lee may take his own life over the festive season as Danny-Boy Hatchard, who plays the oldest son of Mick Carter, is known to be leaving the BBC soap.

It would no doubt be a dramatic and heartbreaking end for the character, especially as viewers were left so disappointed by the lacklustre and ‘boring’ Christmas and Boxing Day episodes this year, but with Kellie Bright, who plays Lee’s mum Linda Carter, on maternity leave for the next few months, we have a funny feeling that there won’t be any kind of funeral that she’d have to rush back for to attend.

And whilst many fans are hoping to get some drama on their screens in the form of Lee’s tragic death, many others have slammed the soap for playing out such hardhitting and difficult to watch scenes at this time of year.

Taking to Twitter, viewers were divided over last night’s ep – although they all praised Danny-Boy for his heartrending performance:

Lee’s battle with depression continues tonight, where we will hopefully get some answers over whether or not he’ll get the help that he so desperately needs.