a vengeance", promising that he would not return to be a background character, and added that Robbie would be "straight back on the square causing some ructions with the market traders." Gaffney said that Robbie returns with more maturity, although his job as market inspector leads him to clash with Martin Fowler (James Bye), Donna Yates (Lisa Hammond) and Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami). The actor compared Robbie to the character David Brent from the BBC mockumentry The Office, and noted that due to his job as a road sweeper, Robbie "knows the market like the back of his hand." Robbie returned in episode 5517, broadcast on 26 June 2017. Departure (2019) In the episode broadcast on 19 September 2019, Robbie left Walford to look after his son Sami after he was involved in an accident. Gaffney's departure on the show was not announced. However, on 13 October, it was confirmed that these scenes had been Gaffney's final ones, as bosses had decided not to renew his contract following allegations that he had asked a stranger to send him inappropriate photos. Reception In 2009, Robbie Jackson came sixth in a poll by British men's magazine Loaded for 'Top Soap Bloke'. References External links EastEnders characters Male characters in television Television characters introduced in 1993 Fictional market stallholders Fictional managers Fictional waiting staff Teenage characters in television