EastEnders next week: Walford’s Halloween unearths an old tape, fresh betrayals and a police twist (27 Oct – 2 Nov 2025)

The week brings Halloween chaos to Albert Square as Kat and Zoe’s rift deepens, a decades-old VHS surfaces, Okie flexes power, Nigel fronts up to the police, and Eve & Suki’s adoption hopes meet new resistance.

The quick version

Two things dominate EastEnders spoilers next week (27 Oct–2 Nov): the Slaters’ family history gate-crashes Halloween, and Walford’s newer power plays turn the screw. 

Kat tries to manage Zoe, but a 1980s home video drags the past into the bar light and the fallout is instant. Meanwhile, Okie’s rise makes Kojo’s life smaller by the day, and Nigel chooses the hard road to atonement. Radio Times tv guide.co.uk

• Kat vs Zoe escalates around a pub-quiz night and a mysterious VHS. Radio Times
• Okie asserts control as Kojo looks for an exit. tvguide.co.uk
• Nigel faces the police after the recent crash. Back to the Bay

Monday 27 Oct — Ghosts on tape

Kat starts the week with a knot in her stomach after Zoe’s latest confession, and Alfie urges her to leave well enough alone. She can’t. As The Vic preps for a Halloween pub quiz, Kat pushes for a heart-to-heart, but Zoe fobs her off and disappears on a mission of her own. 

The tension is already bad when an old VHS surfaces—shot back in the ’80s—and suddenly half the pub is watching a memory no one invited, least of all the Slaters. Radio Times

The tape sets nerves jangling and tongues wagging. Kat, caught between fury and protection, tries to control the narrative; Zoe, raw and paranoid, reads enemies in every corner. The first cracks of the week become a chasm, and the quiz night turns into anything but. Entertainment Daily

Tuesday 28 Oct — Paranoia in plain sight

Zoe doubles down. Convinced someone’s targeting her, she lashes out at friends and family, while Kat scrabbles to contain the damage from Monday’s public airing. 

Elsewhere, Oscar pokes at Jasmine’s history, and the timing could not be worse—Walford’s appetite for secrets is already whetted, and one stray question might be enough to start another blaze. Radio Times

In the background, the power vacuum that never quite was closes again: Okie enjoys a louder say over street-level business, and Kojo can feel the room shrinking. 

Harry’s warnings start to sound like prophecy, and Kojo weighs a run for it that might finally stick—or backfire spectacularly. tvguide.co.uk

Wednesday 29 Oct — The grip tightens

Walford wakes up to a mood that’s colder than the October air. Kat tries a different tack: honesty with boundaries. She’ll own what’s hers, but she won’t be dragged into another public trial by videotape. Zoe hears “control,” not care. 

A small slight becomes a big betrayal; even a missing few quid or a misread message could turn into proof of bad faith when you’re looking to be wronged. tvguide.co.uk

Across the Square, Okie’s confidence peaks. 

Delegations are made, lines are drawn, and Kojo’s options narrow. The whisper around the market is simple: if you want something done, you go through Okie—or you don’t do it at all. Kojo’s next move will define the month ahead. tvguide.co.uk

Thursday 30 Oct — A reckoning before Halloween

Nigel makes the big call. After the crash and the lies he can’t keep straight, he heads for the station to tell his side before someone else writes it for him. Julie’s left with the silence that follows a brave choice: proud, frightened and already doing the maths on what comes next. 

It’s a grown-up plot in a week of heightened feelings, and it lands with a thud you can feel through the cobbles. Back to the Bay

Back at The Vic, Halloween décor can’t sweeten family bitterness. 

The VHS’s aftertaste lingers, and the Slaters’ private rows risk becoming public spectacle—again. Kat looks past the night to Sunday and beyond: control the narrative, or the narrative will control you. Zoe, fuelled by hurt and the certainty she’s being hunted, chooses confrontation over detente. By closing time, next week is already loading. Radio Times

Characters to watch

Kat Moon: Holds the family line with clenched teeth. How she handles that tape—and Zoe’s spirals—decides whether this bursts now or detonates at Christmas. Radio Times
Zoe Slater: The week bends around her. If she’s right about being targeted, Monday’s VHS is just the trailer; if she’s wrong, she’s the one lighting matches in a fireworks shop. tvguide.co.uk
Tobias “Okie” Okyere: He isn’t loud; he’s effective. Every quiet win is another brick in a wall Kojo can’t climb. Watch for a single misstep—his or Harry’s—that changes the pecking order. tvguide.co.uk
Nigel Bates: Contrition with consequences. Handing himself in isn’t an ending; it’s the start of whether the community forgives him—and whether he can forgive himself. Back to the Bay

How to watch (and pace your spoilers)How to watch (and pace your spoilers)

EastEnders typically runs Monday to Thursday, but our spoiler week covers Monday to Sunday (27 Oct–2 Nov) to capture aftermath and iPlayer chatter. 

If you’re spoiler-shy, tread carefully from Monday lunchtime—BBC iPlayer drops can surface early and headlines have a habit of outrunning broadcast. Set your own pace, but if you want the cleanest watch, mute keywords from Monday and check back after Thursday’s credits. Radio Times