Overview

• Upcoming episodes push the narrative into darker territory, with repercussions that test family relationships without revealing key plot turns.
• Diane Parish, Max Murray and Ellie Dadd front EastEnders Investigates: The Manosphere on 9 October on BBC Three and iPlayer.
• Producers say they consulted The Lucy Faithful Foundation, End Violence Against Women and Beyond Equality to ensure responsible depiction.
• Alice Haig, who plays Vicki Fowler, warns viewers of scary, upsetting scenes and hopes the storyline prompts frank conversations about online harms.
• A concurrent thread explores coercion tied to hidden surveillance, reinforcing the show’s focus on the real-world fallout of harmful online networks.