A man hunt for a missing loved one, two surprise appearances and a heartbreaking funeral are all on deck for next week’s EastEnders.
The Slater family prepare to bid goodbye to their beloved Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan), as Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace) remains in the grip of grief, Mo Harris (Laila Morse), Jean Slater (Gillian Wright) and Honey Mitchell (Emma Barton) try to fix the order of service and Jasmine Fisher (Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness) struggles to write a eulogy; will the funeral be a disaster?
Linda and Lee Carter (Kellie Bright and Danny Hatchard) return from their failed mission of locating his ex, Jess (Emma Lau), to find her in their living room, with enough information to blow the Carter’s apart, can they recover from what she has to tell them?
Craig Ingram (Matthew James Bailey) flees the Square with Amy Mitchell (Ellie Dadd), with her dad, Jack Branning (Scott Maslen), launching a rescue mission alongside brother, Max (Jake Wood) – can they find Amy and bring her home?
Elsewhere, feelings grow between Kojo Asare (Dayo Koleosho) and Jodie Hawkins (Anna Constable) and Darnell Larson Jr (Christopher Colquhoun) puts his foot in it with Denise Fox (Diane Parish).
Ready to get into it? Let’s go, then!
Monday, October 26
Max and Jack are shaken when Oscar Branning (Pierre Counihan-Moullier) arrives and tells them that he saw Amy and Craig readying to leave, and despite a mad dash to find them, it’s too late: they’ve gone.
Linda and Lee come home from their search for Jess to find her in their living room, where she exposes Lee’s numerous lies, something Linda finds evidence of, causing a family clash.
Meanwhile, the Slaters prepare for Zoe’s funeral when a problem with the order of service is discovered, Jasmine is supported by estranged grandad Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker) in writing Zoe’s eulogy, while Kojo and Jodie get off on the wrong foot.
Tuesday, October 27
Jack launches his own investigation into Amy’s departure, while trying to keep Denise in the dark, not wanting to worry her, leading Jack and Max to break into Craig’s flat.
As Jasmine continues to struggle with the eulogy, Jean, Mo and Honey scramble to fix the order of service and later, Jasmine steps in to protect Jean while Kat and Cindy clash with a customer at the Albert.
Elsewhere, Lee tries to fix things with Nancy Carter (Maddy Hill), but she remains steadfast in refusing to give up parental responsibility for the baby, while Linda tries to help Lee, and Harry Mitchell (Elijah Holloway) gets Kojo to help with the Halloween decorations for Harry’s Barn, unaware Jodie is there, too.
Wednesday, October 28
Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) is left guilt-ridden when Kat pours her heart out to her over the person she thinks left Zoe to die, and as the funeral begins, Jasmine and Josh Goodwin (Joshua Vaughan) deliver a heartfelt eulogy and Kat pays tribute to her daughter, before the Square join in sharing their memories of her at the Vic.
Darnell tells Denise the truth about Amy, leaving Jack forced to come clean and leaving her stressed over what’s happening to her stepdaughter.
Also, Max offers Lee work before clashing again with Cindy, and Kojo and Jodie grow closer while preparing for Halloween.
Thursday, October 29
Ash Panesar (Sakira Vel) checks in on Denise, worried the stress of worrying about Amy’s plight is taking it’s toll on her health.
The Hawkins family step in, determined to ignite the spark that’s appeared between Kojo and Jodie throughout the week.
Concurrently, a revelation being exposed in the Vic shakes the residents of Walford and Jack is rocked by a shocking arrival.