It's a dramatic week in Summer Bay...

UK viewers of Home and Away will finally be getting their first look at a new character, with Kerrie Matheson due to arrive in Summer Bay next week. The character, who is portrayed by Sara Wiseman, is the mother of Harper and Dana.

In scenes set to air from Wednesday to Friday (11 to 13 February), Tane and Harper will continue to disagree over the living arrangements of their son, Archie. Harper wants full custody, and will only grant Tane a visit every second weekend.

Full of anger, Tane ignores Mali's pleas and attempts to find Harper, and he promptly heads to Dana to get information. She agrees that her sister has gone too far with the custody arrangement, but insists that she won't tell Tane where Harper and Archie are.

Dana later speaks to Harper, and explains that Tane loves Archie just as much as she does. Despite acknowledging that his anger wasn't the best course of action, she said it was merely a consequence of an unfair custody arrangement.

Dana subsequently invites Harper and Archie to live with her and Sonny, reasoning that they can't stay in a motel any longer. Harper and Tane also thaw out their issues, and agree to an equal custody arrangement for Archie.

With things looking up, Harper gets a shock as her mother, Kerrie, knocks on the door at the motel. Kerrie asks to see her grandson, but Harper doesn't think the time is right yet. She also confirms that Dana has no interest in seeing Kerrie due to their history.

Kerrie maintains that she wants to reconnect with her family following years of addiction trouble, but Harper insists that they don't get ahead of themselves. Though she wants to forgive her mother, she refuses to promise anything.

Harper pops into town and urges Kerrie to stay in the motel room, though she ignores this request. Harper doesn't tell Dana that their mother is back in town - but it doesn't matter either way, as Dana later locks eyes with Kerrie.

Tane also discovers this fact, and heads to Harper to tell her that he isn't best pleased by Kerrie's arrival. She says that it wasn't planned, and also chastises her mother for not staying in the motel room as instructed.

Kerrie twigs that Tane is the reason why she won't be allowed to visit Archie, and begs her family to reconsider. Harper gives in, and Tane is later told by Dana that Kerrie will be meeting his son.

This leads to him making a dramatic move, as he disappears with Archie. Dana remains tight-lipped, but Harper and Kerrie band together as they agree that Tane has taken things a step too far. Could legal action be on the way?

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Home and Away in Australia, Holden continues to try to get to know Lacey, but Mali begins to question his motives.

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February 02, 2026

This week on Home and Away in Australia, Holden continues to try to get to know Lacey, but Mali begins to question his motives.

We first met new character Holden Dwyer (Lach Millar) in last November’s season finale, when he and mate Isaac (Jordan Dulieu) joined the revellers at Yabbie Creek Train Station as they waited to board the party train to the Off the Rails music festival.

The festival was taking place in Broken Hill, some 1000km west of Summer Bay, and was where Eddie (Stephen Madsen) would be performing his first big gig.

As a number of our Summer Bay favourites prepared to board the train, flirty Isaac made a beeline for Mackenzie (Emily Weir), as he introduced himself and Holden, and explained that the pair were heading to the festival to watch his cousin perform.

Isaac continued his flirting on the train, until an amused Mackenzie revealed that not only did she have a successful heart surgeon as a boyfriend, but the pair were trying for a baby.

Isaac then tried his luck with Dana (Ally Harris), before moving on to Lacey, who abruptly told him where to get off.

Holden told his mate to cool off after Isaac reacted badly to Lacey’s rejection – and that was just one of Holden’s many encounters with Lacey on the train journey.

The pair first crossed paths when they both went for the last mimosa, and then later bumped into each other – quite literally – when the train jolted as they went to pass in one of the train’s narrow corridors.

As we returned to Summer Bay a couple of weeks ago, picking up in the aftermath of the dramatic crash which ended the 2025 season, Holden and Lacey met again outside the train, having both survived the accident.

With Lacey having only just escaped from the train, Holden asked her if she’d seen his friend, leaving Dana (Ally Harris) to reveal to Holden that Isaac had died in the crash.

Last week, Holden was surprised to bump into Lacey at Northern Districts Hospital, as Lacey arrived to pay Jo (Maddison Brown) a visit.

The pair ended up taking a walk back to Summer Bay, and ask they meandered through the parkland, Holden expressed how he couldn’t understand how Isaac had perished while he just got to walk away.

When Holden explained that Isaac “had all these big plans, places he wanted to visit,” it reminded Lacey of Theo (Matt Evans), who died last year.

For those who need a reminder, Theo died last year after being hit by Councillor Wendell (Justin Smith), after Lacey had ambushed the councillor and revealed that she knew the truth about his actions the night her mother Kristina (Fiona Noonan) died.

Wendell agreed with Lacey’s demands that he hand himself into the police, but as he got back into his car, he drove straight towards Lacey at speed.

Theo managed to push Lacey out of the way just in time, but in doing so was hit by Wendell’s car himself, and died of his injuries.

Lacey and Holden’s afternoon continued to Salt, where they shared a drink and continued getting to know each other.

However, when Lacey wrapped things up and went to return to the hospital, she was taken by surprise when Holden asked her if he could take her out for dinner that evening.

It kind of feels like this is meant to be,” he added. “Normally I’m not superstitious, but surviving the crash has made me see things differently. I really like you.”

As Lacey was reminded of memories of Theo, she bolted, rushing from the surf club and asking for Holden to leave her alone.

David (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor) initially assumed that Holden was harassing his daughter and sent him packing, before Lacey explained that Holden was fine – she was simply freaking out at the thought of moving on from Theo.

After a heart-to-heart with her dad, Lacey eventually invited Holden to the beach to explain herself.

She told him all about Theo and admitted that she wasn’t ready for another relationship yet, and the pair agreed to be friends.

“There is a genuine friendship there, but it stems from a lot of empathy from Lacey,” Sophea explained to Aussie magazine TV Week. “She feels for him and there’s a bit of trauma bond after he lost his friend in the train crash and she lost Theo.”

However, this week, it seems that Holden hasn’t quite got the message, leading Mali (Kyle Shilling) to wonder if they need to worry about the seemingly innocent newcomer.

When Lacey finds Holden waiting for her at the Surf Club later this week, she’s confused – how did her new friend know that she’d be there?

However, she brushes off her concern – Summer Bay is a small town, after all – and despite her slightly uneasy feeling, she accepts Holden’s invite for them to hang out.

Yet the first sign that something’s up comes when Holden reveals that he’s signed up for surf lessons.

When he finds out that it’s Mali rather than Lacey taking the class, he’s left disappointed. Is he starting to develop an unhealthy interest in Lacey?

While Lacey has insisted that she just wants to be friends, Mali begins to suspect that the newcomer hasn’t got the message.

Lacey just sees it as part of his grief,” Sophea continues. “Mali sees the red flags, but she understands what Holden is going through, so brushes past these moments.”

In this Thursday’s episode, Mali questions Holden’s motives, while next Monday, teaser spoilers tell us that “Mali sees through Holden.”

Just how much does Lacey need to worry about this pushy newcomer?

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February 02, 2026

What's next in Summer Bay?

Coming up on Home and Away, Harper's estranged mum Kerrie arrives in the Bay and Tane takes drastic action to keep Archie away from her. Elsewhere, Mackenzie and Levi agree to give IVF another go, Sonny books an exciting gig for Eddie, and there may be no going back for Leah and Justin.

Here's a full collection of 12 massive moments.

Leah and Justin are on the rocks

Sonny is struggling to make sense of Leah's accusation that Justin never cared about Theo.

He confides in Remi, who expresses his disbelief and explains everything Justin did for Theo. But Sonny's concerns increase when Justin chucks him out of his house and leaves him a nasty voicemail.

Meanwhile, Leah and Justin's marriage is on the brink of collapse as she refuses to discuss their problems.

Cash gets the lowdown

Tane is annoyed when Jo bails on their coffee date to spend time with Eddie, and asks Cash if he'll do some digging on his love rival.

Curiosity gets the better of Cash as he starts quizzing David about Jo and Eddie's history.

After learning they used to be a couple, Cash warns Tane that he may have missed his chance of romance with Jo.

Remi has ambitions for Eddie

Remi wants to put Back on Track Records on the map by getting Eddie to perform at an upcoming music festival, 'Off the Rails'.

There's a party train that would transport them all to the event, but Eddie is unsure.

As he mulls over the proposal, Justin asks Remi if he can get back on board with the record label as a way of putting some distance between him and Leah.

Eddie is booked for Off the Rails

Justin is keen to see what Eddie is capable of and he and Remi discuss the artist recording a song.

Sonny interrupts their meeting with exciting news – he's managed to secure Eddie a spot at Off the Rails.

Eddie asks Jo if she would join him at the festival and she's only too happy to say yes.

Tane puts Jo in the friend zone

Jo remains torn between Eddie and Tane and discusses her dilemma with Lacey.

Realising that she might be drawn to Eddie because he feels safe and familiar, Jo decides to explore things with Tane.

She asks him out for coffee, but is gutted when he says they should just be friends.

Tane loses his cool

Tane's day takes a bad turn when he receives a letter from Harper's solicitor outlining custody arrangements for Archie.

Ignoring Mali's pleas to remain calm, Tane confronts Dana and demands to know where Harper and Archie are staying.

Dana refuses to betray her sister's confidence, but offers to arrange a meeting for them in a neutral place.

Harper and Tane reach an agreement

Harper and Tane's meeting quickly gets heated when she realises he has told Mackenzie about their personal business.

She kicks off, and it's left to Dana to restore some calm. She invites Harper and Archie to move in with her and Sonny while she finds somewhere else to live.

The next day, Harper and Tane meet at the beach and agree to share Archie fifty-fifty. But events take another turn when Harper's mum Kerrie suddenly rocks up at her motel.

Mac and Levi reembark on IVF

Levi's surfboard surprise is finally ready as he shows Mac the beautiful artwork Mali created, depicting their love story.

Later in the week, the couple discuss their IVF journey and decide it's time to attempt another cycle.

They book one in for the following day and agree to keep things just between them for now.

Kerrie causes chaos

Kerrie is keen to make up for lost time with her daughters, but Harper explains that Dana isn't ready to reconnect, and in some ways, neither is she.

While Harper is out seeing Dana, Kerrie slips out of the motel room and runs into John, who offers to give the grand tour of Summer Bay.

But it's not long before Dana comes face-to-face with her mother and their meeting does not go well.

Tane wants answers

Harper and Kerrie return to the motel, where she lays into her mum for going against her word.

That night, Tane shows up. He makes no effort to be polite to Kerrie and wants to know what she's doing in town.

Harper takes Tane to Salt, where she explains Kerrie's visit was not planned and she has no intention of introducing her to Archie.

Tane prepares to take Archie away

Kerrie becomes convinced that Tane is the one blocking her from Archie and persuades Harper to try and change his mind.

When Dana warns Tane that Harper is going to let Kerrie see Archie, he takes off with his son.

Harper can't believe Tane would do another disappearing act with Archie. Kerrie suggests taking further legal action against her ex and Harper is tempted.