Drama is rarely in short supply in Albert Square, and next weeks EastEnders is absolutely no exception to the rule!
Things implode among the Slater-Moon’s when secrets are revealed, bombshells are dropped and Tommy Moon (Sonny Kendall) goes missing.
It’s utter chaos in the Fox-Trueman household as Anthony Trueman (Nicholas Bailey) returns and Oscar Branning (Pierre Moullier) finally confesses to Patrick that he was behind his attack.
Elsewhere, Harry Mitchell’s (Elijah Holloway) feet are held firmly to the fire by both George Knight (Colin Salmon) and Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) and Nigel Bates (Paul Bradley) is reunited with a great love.
Can’t wait until next week? Don’t worry, Metro’s got all the tea you need…
Monday, August 25
Anthony Trueman steps back onto the square for the first time in over a decade to surprise his dad, Patrick (Rudolph Walker) ahead of his and Yolande’s (Angel Wynter) wedding but is horrified to learn of his injuries following the attack. Patrick is blown away when Oscar, wracked with guilt, confesses to being the attacker.
Joel Marshall (Max Murray) is, as ever, the centre of trouble as he looks to get hold of some money to pay for tickets to see his favourite influencer, finding work with Harry wiping stolen phones.
As Tommy is roped into the scheme, he sees the phone stolen from Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace) and listens to the voicemail Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) left, learning all about the situation with Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan).
As Tommy reels, Lily Slater (Lillia Turner) discovers a burner social media profile linked to him, that’s actively liking vicious posts about Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) and, upon being confronted by Kat and Alfie, his reaction leads them to worry further about Joel’s poisonous influence on him.
Elsewhere Callum Highway’s (Tony Clay) excitement to see Johnny Carter (Charlie Suff) home is soon replaced with jealousy when he later sees him on a date in the Albert.
Meanwhile Okie (Aayan Ibikunle Shoderu) looks set to ruin Harry’s planned day at the carnival with Kojo Asare (Dayo Koleosho), Anna (Molly Rainford) and Gina Knight (Francesca Henry).
Tuesday, August 26
Patrick suffers a panic attack following Oscar’s admission, but things get fraught as his family rally around to support him.
As a furious Anthony insists that Oscar must be reported, Jack defers to Patrick: the decision must come from him.
As Kat considers a tougher approach in regards to dealing with Tommy and his worsening attitude, Alfie tells her that he’ll deal with things.
Alfie is, however, shaken to the core when Tommy reveals that he’s heard the voicemail, recruiting Stacey to help him convince Tommy not to tell Kat.
Meanwhile, Harry continues to worry about George, Johnny comes to Callum’s aid when he encounters a difficult situation with Lexi Pearce (Isabella Brown).
Elsewhere on the square, Ravi puts the frighteners on Joel when he realises Harry turned the phone wiping job over to him.
Wednesday, August 27
Kat attempts to rally the troops before her anticipated summer BBQ event at the Vic, but Alfie and Stacey’s minds are firmly elsewhere.
After a confrontation between Joel, Amy Mitchell (Ellie Dadd) and Lily leads to an almighty kick off, Kat drags Tommy away.
As things get heated, Kat is left stunned by what Tommy has to say and is even further floored when Alfie arrives with a bombshell of his own.
Things at the Fox-Trueman’s continue to simmer as Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) threatens Howie Danes (Delroy Atkinson) to fix the situation with Oscar, lest she tell all.
Howie tries, but Anthony continues to be a thorn in his side, firmly opposing his attempts to talk Patrick round.
Oscar, meanwhile, is all but convinced he’ll he heading back to the clink.
When Ravi walks in to find Okie showing his gun to Harry, he angrily tells him to dispose of it. After Harry rebuffs Gina’s advances again, his Knight problem continues when George interrupts him trying to dispose of the gun.
Elsewhere on the square, Nigel becomes suspicious when Julie Haye (Karen Henthorn) gets a phone call. Noting how uneasy she seems, he ponders who was on the call, and what was said.
Thursday, August 28
Yolande’s worries about Patrick turn to sorrow when he reveals that he wants to postpone their wedding.
Jean Slater (Gillian Wright) attempts to convince Kat to reunite the family in an effort to find a missing Tommy, unaware that he’s left on a mission.
When Amy tells them about her confrontation with Joel in the cafe, Vicki Fowler (Alice Haig) and Ross Marshall (Alex Walkinshaw) confront him, disgusted by what they’ve heard, though things get nasty when Ross tries to discipline Joel and Vicki drops a truth bomb or two.
After a grilling from George over his intentions with Gina, Harry buries the firearm. An unimpressed Ravi tells him that it needs disposing of properly, but when he goes to do the job himself, he finds it’s vanished.
In more joyful scenes, Nigel is heartened when Julie brings his beloved car to Walford.
