Overview

• Wednesday 3 September’s instalment will air at 7:30pm simultaneously on BBC One and BBC iPlayer with no early-morning upload.
• The BBC says secrets from Zoe Slater’s past will surface during her “explosive” comeback, sending shockwaves through the Slaters and Walford.
• Executive producer Ben Wadey says more than one revelation will be uncovered as the show delves into Zoe’s past two decades.
• The storyline centers on Zoe’s reunion with her mother Kat and ties to her brother Tommy following his recent disappearance.
• Separate media spoilers report a shooting at Patrick and Yolande’s wedding reception in the same week, a claim used to underscore the tightly controlled release.