Overview

• Previews for episodes airing 6–9 October show Ben Mitchell back in Walford to pay respects at Jonno Highway’s funeral.
• The storyline clarifies that Ben was moved from a US facility to a UK prison and granted temporary release for the service.
• Callum Highway’s secret relationship with Johnny Carter positions the Mitchell family for difficult conversations and decisions.
• An upcoming school storyline involving Joel Marshall and Tommy Moon examines harmful online content and escalates into violence, with a BBC Three companion documentary set for 9 October.
• Parallel threads advance as Stuart Highway returns briefly, Suki and Eve weigh adoption, and concerns deepen over Kojo Asare’s collapse and criminal entanglements tied to Ravi Gulati and Okie.