Overview

• This week’s episodes move the storyline into on-screen violence with serious repercussions for Vicki Fowler.
• Alice Haig cautions that forthcoming scenes will be “dark” and “upsetting,” signalling a sharper turn in tone.
• EastEnders Investigates: The Manosphere airs Thursday 9 October on BBC Three at 8pm with an early iPlayer release at 6am, presented by Diane Parish, Max Murray and Ellie Dadd.
• The documentary explores the impact of online misogyny through experts and lived-experience contributors, including Professor Harriet Over and poet Sam Browne.
• Producers say they consulted The Lucy Faithful Foundation, End Violence Against Women and Beyond Equality to ensure accurate and sensitive portrayal.