Elsewhere, Joel Marshall (Max Murray) causes a worrying event that leads to important conversations around toxic masculinity.

Meanwhile, Eve Panesar-Unwin (Heather Peace) stuns wife Suki Panesar-Unwin (Balvinder Sopal) with a big declaration.

Also, Teddy Mitchell (Roland Manookian) plans to stop Ravi Gulati’s (Aaron Thiara) reign of terror over Harry Mitchell (Elijah Holloway) and Kojo Asare (Dayo Koleosho).

Here are all your EastEnders spoilers for Monday 6th October – Thursday 9th October 2025.

4 EastEnders spoilers next week

1. Ben Mitchell returns to Walford – will Callum Highway confess his affair?

On the day of Jonno’s funeral, Kathy Cotton (Gillian Taylforth) rallies the Mitchells to support Callum.

Callum asks lover Johnny Carter (Charlie Suff) to stay away from the funeral to avoid suspicion, but when they share a kiss, Kathy sees them.

After she tells Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) and the others, Callum is confronted by Phil, Kathy, Billy (Perry Fenwick), Honey (Emma Barton), Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) and Harvey Monroe (Ross Boatman).

But Callum dishes out some home truths, before telling Johnny he’s serious about their relationship and wants him at the funeral after all.

Johnny has persuaded Stuart to attend, while Kathy and the rest of the clan agree not to tell Ben the truth, on condition that Callum tells Ben and Lexi Pearce (Isabella Brown) himself after the funeral.

Callum agrees, only to be shocked when Ben turns up unannounced, ready to support him at the graveside.

Johnny and Stuart try to keep Callum’s betrayal under wraps, and back in Walford, Kathy and Phil are thrilled to see Ben.

He tells his parents that he was transferred to a UK prison for turning informant on his cellmate, and was granted day release for the funeral.

Phil and Kathy are distracted by their knowledge of Callum and Johnny’s relationship, and Johnny tries to persuade Callum to keep quiet.

But Callum insists he must tell Ben. How will Ben react to the news that his husband has cheated on him, and now wants to leave him for Johnny?

After Ben’s return to prison, Kathy and Julie Bates (Karen Henthorn) encourage Phil to visit Ben on his way to the airport.

Where is Phil off to, and can he support Ben?

And as for Callum, will he come to regret his choice?

2. Joel Marshall and Tommy Moon spark an incident at school as toxic masculinity story takes a dark turn

Joel and Vicki Fowler (Alice Haig) argue after he exerts misogynistic views again, and Ross Marshall (Alex Walkinshaw) tries to handle the situation.

A defiant Joel answers back and leaves, and Ross and Vicki remain at a loss over how to deal with his behaviour.

The following day, there’s an incident at school, started by Joel and Tommy Moon (Sonny Kendall).

The issue raises debate among the locals, with parents and teens discussing what’s happened and the impact of harmful content online.

There are difficult conversations between peers, parents and children as age and gender play significant parts in their differing perceptions to the incident.

Ross and Vicki, and Kat (Jessie Wallace) and Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) try to police Joel and Tommy on their misogynistic views, but the situation turns violent at home when Joel hits Vicki!

This standalone episode will be followed by a spin-off documentary exploring Joel’s storyline and the topic as a whole.

But with Joel’s attitude now exposed to the outside world, what will he do next?

EastEnders Investigates: The Manosphere will air on Thursday 9th October at 8pm on BBC Three and iPlayer.