Hollyoaks lines up Christmas fire in killer Bobby storyline

 Will he claim another victim?

Hollyoaks schoolboy Bobby Costello resorts to arson later this month as he tries to kill off another target.

Bobby has been unveiled as the Channel 4 soap's newest villain after being responsible for the deaths of Sylver McQueen, Silas Blissett and Verity Hutchinson this year.

Upcoming episodes see Bobby decide to strike again when he becomes unhappy over his mum Mercedes growing closer to Felix Westwood.

On Christmas Day in the village, Felix finds Mercedes' brother John Paul asleep on the floor at Price Slice.

Felix gives John Paul a hard time for risking another downward spiral when his family need him.

When Felix's concern leads to him popping over to the McQueen house, Mercedes asks him to stay, play a game of charades and join them for Christmas dinner.

Bobby walks in on the cosy scene and is visibly unhappy over his mum's new love interest.

The ruthless youngster wastes little time before trying to warn off Felix, who isn't easily intimidated.

Felix thinks that he can handle Bobby, but when he brands the young boy "son", Bobby reacts badly and turns on him.

All the bickering causes Mercedes to get distracted and overcook the turkey, so Felix heads back to Price Slice for some more supplies.

Bobby follows Felix with a plan to lock him in the store room. After turning the key, he lights a match and starts a fire.

Bobby doesn't realise that Felix has already returned to Mercedes, while DeMarcus is the person mistakenly locked inside.

Prince and Goldie stumble across the fire and try to help DeMarcus, but will they all escape unscathed?

Hollyoaks streams first on All 4, with new episodes dropping each weekday morning. The show airs Mondays to Fridays at 6.30pm on Channel 4, and at 7pm on E4.