EastEnders fans fumed ‘have the writers forgotten?!’ as they called out a baffling blunder at The Prince Albert bar on Tuesday’s episode of the BBC soap.

Oscar Branning (Pierre Joseph Counihan-Moullier) was seen looking a little worse for wear while drinking at the boozer earlier this week.

The teen is infatuated with newbie Jasmine Fisher (Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness), but is worried about her after being in hospital – and thinks she’s not telling him something.

After sharing his concerns with his sister Lauren (Jacqueline Jossa), she told him that the way he was acting was making Jasmine not interested in her.

The fruit and veg stall holder was seen knocking back the shots while his love interest Jasmine was behind the bar – and manager of The Prince Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) wasn’t bothered by it.

Many viewers took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to point out that Oscar isn’t actually old enough to legally drink.

‘Oscar is underage – why is he being allowed to drink in the bar? #EastEnders.’

‘Are we forgetting Oscar is 17? Why is he always in the bar.’

And it’s not the first time that they’ve spotted the blunder because they said back in September: ‘Have the writers forgotten that Oscar is supposed to be only 17 #EastEnders.’

The legal age to drink in the UK is 18 – and Oscar doesn’t celebrate his milestone birthday until December 13.

According to Gov.uk, ‘you can be stopped, fined or arrested by police if you’re under 18 and drinking alcohol in public.’

During Oscar and Jasmine’s chat at the bar, she encouraged him to take another rum shot ‘like a man’.

‘Is that my forfeit, yeah? Any time I ask you anything personal, you’re just going to pour me another one?’ he asked.

Instead of replying with words, Jasmine gave him a kiss on the cheek and asked him what cocktail he would like next.

Later on he told her: ‘I see what you did there. Jasmine, I’m only asking because I care.’

She replied: ‘Okay. Down in one, I’ll show you my bra strap.’

Oscar folded his arms and she told him that he was a light weight and missed his chance.

At the end of her shift she teased him by nearly giving him a kiss and then got in trouble with her manager Elaine – who wanted her bank details and address to pay her.

A suspicious Elaine asked Oscar if he had her address and he said no, and that it was ‘super, super casual’.

Elaine asked him: ‘Do you think we should find out?’

‘Absolutely, definitely, 100%,’ Oscar told her.

The pair shook hands and Oscar kissed Elaine’s hand to secure the deal.

It comes after EastEnders star Micah Balfour has been axed from the soap with his final scenes already filmed.

The actor, 47, who plays Junior Knight, the estranged son of the former Queen Vic landlord George (Colin Salmon) has reportedly not had his contract renewed with his final scenes airing over the next two months.

Micah joined the soap in May 2024, with his steamy affair with his father George’s ex wife Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) dominating his time on the square.

The pair’s shocking affair was dramatically exposed on Christmas Day last year in explosive scenes, which saw Cindy’s fiancé Ian Beale and the rest of the family learn the news.

Now sources have told The Sun: ‘Bosses decided not to renew Micah’s contract and he filmed his final scenes last month.

‘Obviously Micah was gutted but he understands how it all works. His final scenes will air before Christmas. The door is being left open.’

The BBC confirmed to The Daily Mail that Micah ‘will be leaving later this year,’ adding ‘we wish him all the best for the future.’

EastEnders airs on BBC One and is available to stream on iPlayer.