EastEnders: Series 25
Season 25 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of EastEnders Season 24.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 25 Progress Shield
3711 (1)
Jan 1, 2009 · 30 min
Sean contacts Roxy and Stacey as the new year dawns, but what is he planning? Meanwhile Ricky tries to bring new year cheer to Bianca's brood, and Danielle betrays Stacey.
3712 (2)
Jan 1, 2009 · 30 min
Sean returns to say goodbye to Roxy and Amy, Whitney struggles to fit in, and Shirley starts Heather's year with a bang.
3713
Jan 2, 2009 · 30 min
Tanya is forced to make a decision that will affect her family's future, Janine attempts to help Whitney, and Stacey tries to keep the truth about Sean from Jean.
3714
Jan 5, 2009 · 30 min
Max reels from recent revelations as he struggles to keep his family together, and Tanya asks him to make a difficult choice. Meanwhile, Whitney tracks down her birth mother.
3715
Jan 6, 2009 · 30 min
Dot discovers the truth behind Nick's return when she throws a party to introduce her granddaughter to the Square. Meanwhile, Janine puts her devilish plan into action.
3716
Jan 8, 2009 · 30 min
Janine shows Jay who is in control as her dirty work comes to light, and Danielle lets Stacey down, with serious consequences. Meanwhile, Lauren makes a heartbreaking decision.
3717
Jan 9, 2009 · 30 min
Dot struggles with Nick's proposition, but will she agree to his demands? Meanwhile, Danielle tries to bond with Ronnie, but keeps a big secret to herself in the process.
3718
Jan 12, 2009 · 30 min
Lucas faces the wrath of Denise, and even a surprise proposal is not enough to win her over. Meanwhile, Jean sinks further into depression in spite of Stacey's best efforts.
3719
Jan 13, 2009 · 30 min
Denise realises her mistake thanks to Zainab, but is it too late for Lucas? Danielle is delighted when Ronnie takes pity on her, but Ronnie's mood soon sours when Roxy visits.
3720
Jan 15, 2009 · 30 min
Lucas and Denise relish their engagement until a shock announcement ends their celebrations, while Stacey is forced to ask for help when Jean almost comes to harm.
3721
Jan 16, 2009 · 30 min
Jean makes a decision that breaks Stacey's heart. Danielle receives a surprise visitor. A frustrated Denise is forced into energetic action to calm her fraying nerves.
3722
Jan 19, 2009 · 30 min
Max prepares the Branning household for Tanya's return, but how will she react to news about Lauren? Janine's plans to escape from Walford are thwarted by a vengeful Peggy.
3723
Jan 20, 2009 · 30 min
A hardened Tanya sets about rebuilding her life, leaving Abi feeling left out in the cold, while Jack takes pity on Max. Meanwhile, Ronnie and Janine go head-to-head.
3724
Jan 22, 2009 · 30 min
As Dotty eagerly prepares for Jim's visit, Dot reveals her anxieties to Bradley. Tanya enlists Jane's help in a desperate attempt to contact Lauren, and Janine makes Jack an offer.
3725
Jan 23, 2009 · 30 min
The return of an unexpected guest horrifies Dot, Tanya is devastated to discover the reason behind Lauren's choice to stay in care, and Jay is angry when Billy throws Marissa out.
3726
Jan 26, 2009 · 30 min
As Janine gets closer to Ronnie, Billy's loyalties are put to the test. Meanwhile, Jay has a plan to save Marissa, Denise wants to bring Yolande home, and Max surprises Bradley.
3727
Jan 27, 2009 · 30 min
Janine's game-playing gets her into trouble with Jack. Meanwhile, Patrick faces heartache, and Jay's plan is foiled.
3728
Jan 29, 2009 · 30 min
Janine gets her own back on Jack, leaving him chained to the club. Meanwhile, Bradley is not impressed with his dad's idea of entertainment, and has Jay had enough of the Square?
3729
Jan 30, 2009 · 30 min
As Jack dangles on a chain, will Janine win a prize? And as things hot up between Zainab and Jane in the kitchen, Patrick has found solace at home.
3730
Feb 2, 2009 · 30 min
Jane's nightmare day goes from bad to worse, Janine makes her first mark on Walford, and Danielle reaches out to Ronnie.
3731
Feb 3, 2009 · 30 min
Danielle is torn between Ronnie and Stacey, but which way will she turn? Ian takes matters into his own hands to escape from Linda, and Archie sets his sights on Peggy's campaign.
3732
Feb 5, 2009 · 30 min
Ronnie supports Danielle through a life-changing decision, while Christian is horrified at the appearance of a surprise guest, and Darren is tempted over to Janine's dark side.
3733
Feb 6, 2009 · 30 min
Ronnie breaks Danielle's heart. On Tiffany's birthday, Bianca makes a shocking confession. Christian struggles with his mother's decision.
3734
Feb 9, 2009 · 30 min
Ricky unwittingly discovers Bianca's secret, a new Garry lays it on the line with Dawn, and Shirley concocts an outrageous plan to cheer up Heather.
3735
Feb 10, 2009 · 30 min
Ricky and Bianca struggle with the truth, while Whitney's date ends in disaster, and Garry makes a crushing decision. Elsewhere, Hev and Shirl do a little breaking and entering.
3736
Feb 12, 2009 · 30 min
Ricky discovers that Whitney is more damaged than anyone ever thought, while Hev and Shirl narrowly escape from George Michael's security.
3737
Feb 13, 2009 · 30 min
Shirl hurts Heather in the worst way possible, while Bianca and Ricky unite for a life-changing decision. Dawn and Minty are forced to face the truth about Garry's disappearance.
3738
Feb 16, 2009 · 30 min
Dawn refuses to accept the devastating news about Garry, while Minty struggles to break her out of her denial. Meanwhile, Ian has a radical solution to his business problems.
3781
May 1, 2009 · 30 min
Max reels from recent revelations as he struggles to keep his family together, and Tanya asks him to make the biggest choice of his life. Whitney tracks down her birth mother, but
3886
Nov 2, 2009 · 30 min
Archie invites Sam to lunch and tries to persuade her to move in, she’s tempted but Ricky thinks it’s a bad idea. Archie then asks Billy to move in. When Peggy refuses to give Bill
3887
Nov 3, 2009 · 30 min
Archie’s decided against torching the Vic, even though Janine tells him if it looks like an inside job, the insurance won’t pay up and the Mitchells will be forced to sell. Janine
3888
Nov 5, 2009 · 30 min
The fire in the barrel store starts to take hold, but when Archie hears Peggy shout, he quickly extinguishes the flames. Peggy’s suspicious but Archie insists the fire must have be
3889
Nov 6, 2009 · 30 min
The fire in the barrel store starts to take hold, but when Archie hears Peggy shout, he quickly extinguishes the flames. Peggy’s suspicious but Archie insists the fire must have be
3890
Nov 9, 2009 · 30 min
Happy Hour is a success at the Vic. Lucas asks Jordan to be his best man, Peggy and Archie take their relationship a step further and Ronnie and Owen have a heart-to-heart.
3891
Nov 10, 2009 · 30 min
Owen and Ronnie agree to keep the previous night a secret but Roxy smells a rat. When Owen comes round to see Ronnie, Roxy works out what has happened. Denise overhears Roxy and Ro
3892
Nov 12, 2009 · 30 min
Owen tells Ronnie that he heard everything - it's clear she thinks that Denise still has feelings for him. Liz encourages Owen to pursue a relationship with Ronnie, but he is after
3893
Nov 13, 2009 · 30 min
Sam ends it with Jack but someone sees their final kiss. Meanwhile Roxy battles alone to give Amy the best birthday party ever, Lucy goes to see Jane, and the long arm of the law f
3894
Nov 16, 2009 · 30 min
Archie causes trouble between Sam & Ricky, when she refuses to leave the square. Libby visits Owen, Roxy calls a truce with Jack. Phil threatens to report Max's fraud to the police
3895
Nov 17, 2009 · 30 min
Sam is forced to face Bianca & Roxy's wrath over her affair with Jack. Max sets his sights on the cash Shirley gave to Heather. Denise is determined to go ahead with the wedding, e
3896
Nov 19, 2009 · 30 min
Archie tempts Sam with a wad of cash and she agonises over whether to take the money and run. Owen asks Liz to help him prove Lucas is hiding something, while Chelsea hopes Dr Jenk
3897
Nov 23, 2009 · 30 min
Phil’s angry because Peggy’s asked Grant for money and claims he’s sorting things. Word spreads that Phil’s planning to sell the Arches. Phil tells Grant they don’t need his money.
3898
Nov 24, 2009 · 30 min
Denise's hen party is gatecrashed by Owen, who claims to know the truth about Trina's death - and a revelation regarding the bracelet later confirms his suspicions. Phil confesses
3899-3900
Nov 26, 2009 · 30 min
Hour-long edition. Owen prepares to make his move and expose Lucas as Denise gets ready for the wedding, but knowing he is running out of options, the groom refuses to jeopardise h
3901
Nov 27, 2009 · 30 min
Lucas tries to cover his tracks and fears the worst when Denise reveals she knows what he has done. Peggy is furious to learn Pat is the new owner of the Arches, Max spots another
3902
Nov 30, 2009 · 30 min
Ronnie returns to the Square with good news for her family as Roxy prepares to tell her about Sam's disappearance. Phil recruits Max in a plan to con Ian out of thousands, but thei
3903
Dec 1, 2009 · 30 min
With time running out for Phil, he and Max put the finishing touches to their scam, unaware that Ian and Masood have rumbled them. Roxy realises that Owen is the father of Ronnie's
3904
Dec 3, 2009 · 30 min
An exhausted Masood heads for disaster when he gets behind the wheel of his taxi, while Phil swallows his pride to ensure his family's safety and goes to Ian for a loan. Max tries
3905
Dec 4, 2009 · 30 min
Masood's car accident makes Syed re-evaluate his relationship with Christian as Bradley's mother Rachel remains critical in hospital. Archie tries to persuade Ian to sell Phil's de
3906
Dec 7, 2009 · 30 min
Whitney's world is shattered by a home truth. Meanwhile, Jean finally comes face to face with Stacey, Janine plots away, and Bradley returns to Walford.
3908
Dec 10, 2009 · 30 min
Tony's trial descends into chaos. Bradley makes a huge admission to Stacey, and Max's world begins to crumble.
3909
Dec 11, 2009 · 30 min
What will Tanya do when confronted with more of Max's deceit? Whitney is finally forced to face what Tony did to her, and Bradley has to make a tough decision.
3910
Dec 14, 2009 · 30 min
As Janine gets closer to Archie, Billy discovers their wicked plan. Meanwhile Ian's day goes from bad to worse, Masood frets as Zainab and Amira make extravagant wedding plans, and
3911
Dec 15, 2009 · 30 min
Ian's happiness is short-lived, and Billy is given a Christmas dilemma. Meanwhile Masood finally comes clean, the Mitchells find ways to raise money, and Ricky realises that Todd c
3912
Dec 17, 2009 · 30 min
The Mitchells are back on top, but not for long. Meanwhile Amira comes face to face with her father, Billy is chuffed to spend time with his kids, and Charlie has a terrible shock
3913
Dec 18, 2009 · 30 min
The Masoods' financial troubles are over, but are other troubles afoot? Meanwhile Whitney takes in Tony's sentence, Archie has a surprise for the Mitchells, and Mo goes rogue with
3914
Dec 21, 2009 · 30 min
In the Square gardens, Janine begins the countdown to the Christmas tree lights switch-on. Watching the event, Jane worries to Christian about Ian selling the loan of the Vic to Ar
3915
Dec 22, 2009 · 30 min
Bradley is desperately looking for a job but is not having much luck. Stacey and Roxy catch up in the café and they reminisce about Sean and how different things were a year ago.
3916
Dec 24, 2009 · 30 min
Peggy and Roxy are waiting at the hospital outside Ronnie’s room before going to Ronnie’s bedside. Archie is pacing in his lounge, expecting visitors. He informs Janine that when t
3917-3918
Dec 25, 2009 · 30 min
With the Mitchells nursing their bitterness in all corners of the Square, Archie finally has the Vic to himself - but one by one his enemies return with murder on their mind.
3919
Dec 26, 2009 · 30 min
As Walford struggles to come to terms with the murder of Archie Mitchell, the suspects begin to emerge. Stacey and Bradley reach a decision, and Ricky has a surprise for Bianca.
3920
Dec 28, 2009 · 30 min
Accusations fly as the Square hunts for someone to pin Archie's murder on. The police, too, are desperate to find the killer, and push their suspect to breaking point.
3921
Dec 29, 2009 · 30 min
Shirley gives Phil an alibi, but a grisly discovery makes her wonder if she is covering for a murderer. And an unwelcome guest kills the mood at Syed and Amira's wedding mendhi.
3922
Dec 31, 2009 · 30 min
Syed's heroism keeps the wedding on track, but his passion for Christian cannot be quelled, and Christian is prompted to make a dramatic revelation. Phil promises Shirley that he