Name: Bobby Burke Age: 47 Sexuality: Heterosexual Gender: Male Portrayed By: Ewan McGregor Availability: Closed
âBeen scary round here the past few years but Iâve got full faith in the police department.â
Much like his little sister, Sherry, Bobby has always liked things to be perfect. Even if, on the inside, youâre a complete mess you should always put on a good face. Always smile, always dress the part, always be nice. The siblings picked it up from their mother, who raised them by herself and was something of a control freak, and it just sort of stuck. Bobbyâs grandparents werenât like that and he remembers his grandfather telling him one night that something bad had happened to his mother years ago to make her like this, and Bobby didnât want to upset his mum by calling attention to it, by saying that it didnât matter. So he went along with it and urged Sherry to do the same, to protect his mother⊠and eventually it just became a part of who he was.
He met Jane Clark when he was seventeen. She was very upfront with him from the start, telling him she couldnât have children, but Bobby liked her a lot even at such a young age, and he wanted to see where it would go so he stuck around regardless. If they worked out⊠they could adopt or something. It was a surprise when baby Ella came along not even a year later, a big shock but a lovely one. She was their little miracle and Bobby doted on her. When Sherry was born years later, it was almost as if the novelty had worn off. Bobby never meant it but he gravitated to Ella more, gave her more attention, seemed to love her more even. When Shelley was fourteen and started showing signs of mental illness, perfection-focused Bobby convinced his wife to send her away to an institution in London, and then practically forgot about her. As did, it seemed, most of the town.
Bobby has been a partner at Steve Batesâ law firm for many years now and he likes the work. Sometimes youâll get the odd client whoâs a bit stupid or even guilty, but Bobby likes what he does and heâs damn good at it too. He likes his colleagues, his family, his life. Everything sure does seem perfect from the outside and it would seem that Bobby has it all. Heâs on good terms with his sister, who married Michael Baker and now lives in Wales with their newborn son, and their two other daughters have moved to Baberton for a while. Bobby keeps an eye on Evie and Andie, the girls mean a lot to his sister and while he may not exactly like her husband or the Baker side of the family, heâd never let that slip and itâs not like the girls are at fault. Sherry asked him to watch over them while theyâre here because of the murders and thatâs what he intends to do. Maybe they can get closer to his own daughters, even Shelley who by now is home from the hospital. Bobby still sort of avoids the poor girl but heâs very busy, a lot of the time, so itâs not like heâs doing it on purpose⊠right?
Feels incredibly guilty about the way he just pushed Shelley aside and sent her away all those years ago. Bobby loves both of his daughters immensely and he hates that he treated her like that and basically ignored her for eleven or so years. Even when she was let out for birthdays, he always made sure he had to work or was âbusyâ so that he could avoid her, mostly just because even then the guilt was just so strong. Bobby knows that the way he is isnât great and that perfection doesnât even matter but itâs something he canât seem to switch off, though heâs trying. Heâs started looking into therapy with one of his friends and psychiatrist, Nathan Hope, and he hopes that thereâs some way his friend can get into his head andâŠ. fix him.
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