Beloved EastEnders legend left to die in senseless attack in early BBC iPlayer release

Events have turned from bad to worse for Nigel Bates (Picture: BBC/Kieron McCarron)This article contains spoilers for tonight’s episode of EastEnders, which airs at 7.30pm on BBC One or can be streamed on iPlayer now.Phil Mitchell’s (Steve McFadden) fears for Nigel Bates (Paul Bradley) have intensified – but things are about to get a lot worse.Earlier this week, Nige’ suffered another setback in his young-onset dementia journey, when he mistook young Hope Fowler for his