Emmerdale fans were confused after a character appeared to go missing in David Metcalfe’s exit scenes.
During Thursday’s episode (November 30) of the soap, David made the decision to abruptly leave the village. Earlier in the week, he discovered ex-wife Victoria Sugden (Isabel Hodgins) and son Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) had begun a relationship behind his back.
Confronting Victoria, David insulted her a number of times which resulted in Jacob punching him. He later broke down, telling dad Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell) that he was the only thing keeping him in the village.
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With some words of encouragement from his dad, who was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, David decided to move to London to be closer with daughter Amba, who he shares with Priya Sharma (Fiona Wade).
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As he stood in his shop for the last time, Jacob arrived and confronted his father about leaving without saying goodbye. David admitted he had no plan on telling Jacob that he was leaving before essentially disowning him.
David packed up the car and said his final goodbyes to Leyla (Roxy Shahidi), Brenda (Lesley Dunlop) and Eric. But fans noted something strange about the scene as toddler Theo was nowhere to be found.
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David’s ex-wife Maya Stepney (Louise Clein), who groomed Jacob, gave birth to Theo in 2019 and left him on David’s doorstep. With David leaving for good, viewers pointed out the youngster’s absence on X, formerly known as Twitter.
One wrote: “What’s David gonna do with Theo? No mention of him going #Emmerdale.” A second asked: “Forgot again that David also has a son. Who the hell is looking after Theo while he rushes off out of the village like a coward?”
Another added: “Did David take his son Theo?” Someone else echoed: “Totally forgot about Theo, David’s son and it would appear that #Emmerdale forgot about him too! Is he shoved in a cupboard?”
A fifth baffled viewer said: “Has Theo just been airbrushed from David’s life, is he leaving him to fend for himself, or has he disappeared into thin air.” While another penned: “So david has just drove off and left the village, have I missed something? Where is theo?”
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