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Next week on Home and Away in the UK, as Eden struggles with isolation, she’s buoyed by a family reunion – but the hopes of a stem cell match fade fast.

Eden’s (Stephanie Panozzo) fight for survival intensifies next week, as she leaves hospital and tries to adjust to a life of strict isolation while the search for a stem cell donor continues.

After weeks of unexplained symptoms, a biopsy recently confirmed that Eden has aplastic anaemia—a rare condition in which her bone marrow is no longer producing enough new blood cells.

With blood transfusions offering only a temporary solution, Amelia (Nicole da Silva) explained that a stem cell transplant was Eden’s best hope of putting the illness behind her. Siblings generally offer the strongest chance of a match, but Abigail (Hailey Pinto) was ruled out because her history of intravenous drug use means she can’t donate.

That left Eden pinning her hopes on brother Levi (Tristan Gorey), whilst Cash (Nicholas Cartwright), Mackenzie (Emily Weir), and Eden’s parents were also tested.

Next week, Eden becomes increasingly desperate to escape the confines of the hospital, where constant tests and the same four walls have left her feeling suffocated, and asks to return home.

Amelia warns that the risk of infection outside the hospital could be too great, but Cash is equally determined to get Eden home, particularly after learning that he isn’t a donor match. Desperate to give her some good news, he persuades Amelia to raise the possibility with the specialist.

Eden is eventually discharged on the condition that she isolates and follows the hospital’s instructions to the letter. Even a cold could develop into pneumonia and leave her fighting for her life, but she and Cash are determined to make it work.

Although Eden is relieved to be back in familiar surroundings, the reality of her decision soon sets in when she realises that Levi and Abby can no longer visit.

Later that night, Cash calls Levi to voice his concern about how isolated Eden is feeling, only to learn that neither of her parents are a donor match either. With the bad news continuing to mount, the pair begin planning a way for Eden to see her family safely.

They arrange a socially distanced breakfast outside the farmhouse the following day. Abby has to resist the urge to hug her sister, but the Fowlers soon fall back into their familiar teasing as they enjoy being together again.

Their happiness is cut short when Levi takes a call from the hospital and learns that he isn’t a match and can’t be Eden’s donor. Returning to the table, he breaks the news to his sister.

Eden insists that it isn’t his fault, but later admits to Cash that she’d been hoping her big brother would be able to save her.

Abby also struggles with the result, blaming her past drug use for denying them the chance to discover whether she could have been a match.

Mac later joins the gathering after learning that she’s also been ruled out as a match.

When Cash steps inside with her, he admits that Eden’s isolation has revived painful memories of his childhood.

Cash was once sent away to stay with Gary (Peter Phelps) when he had a cold, whilst his father cared for Cash’s seriously ill mother, Jennifer.

She died before Cash could return, and the memory leaves him determined that Eden should spend as much time with her family as possible.

Back outside, Eden privately asks Levi for an honest assessment of her chances, now that her hopes of finding donor within the family have been dashed.

He explains that immunosuppressant therapy could buy them time to find a donor, reminding her that new people join the registry every day.

Yet Levi’s attempts to keep his sister hopeful conceal his own growing fear that he won’t be able to save her.

As the gathering comes to an end, Cash helps Eden back to the car.

Eden tells Levi that she wishes she could hug him, thanks her family for making the day happen and shares an emotional goodbye with Abby, unsure of when they’ll be face-to-face again.

Once Eden and Cash have driven away, Mac confides in Levi that they both looked terrified.

That evening, Mac arrives home from Salt to find Levi sitting alone in the dark.

He admits that he’s struggling to support Abby, reassure his parents, and answer Eden’s questions when he has no idea how her illness will unfold.

Mac suggests asking his parents to come to Summer Bay, but Levi insists that there’s nothing they can do and he just needs a good night’s sleep.

The following day, Levi faces yet more questions when Remi (Adam Rowland), Mali (Kyle Shilling) and Sonny (Ryan Bown) approach him at Salt to ask about Eden and joining the donor registry.

Levi encourages them to be tested, explaining that even if they can’t help Eden, they could prove a match for somebody else. However, the questions he can’t answer only deepen his sense that he’s failing his sister.

Realising how much pressure Levi has placed on himself, Mac secretly calls his dad, Jimmy (Aaron Jeffery), and asks how quickly he can reach the Bay.

Levi is surprised when Jimmy arrives, but quickly admits that he’s glad to see him.

Abby is equally delighted by the reunion and immediately pushes for them to find a safe way for their dad to visit Eden, despite Levi’s concern that another gathering could exhaust her.

When Cash reveals that Jimmy is in town, Eden pleads for the chance to see him.

The following day, the family arranges an outdoor picnic on the grass near the surf club, where Eden can sit comfortably and see Jimmy while maintaining a safe distance.

Although she’s so weak that Cash considers cancelling, Eden insists on going and admits that she doesn’t know how many more opportunities she’ll have to spend time with her family.

When they arrive, Cash helps Eden out of the car as Jimmy is confronted by how ill his daughter has become.

Unable to give her the hug he desperately wants, Jimmy instead reminds Eden that she’s always been stubborn and strong, agreeing with Abby that she has the willpower to get through this.

Yet the reunion heightens Cash’s fears. Whilst helping Mac collect food from Salt, he begins to falter and questions whether allowing Eden to attend was too dangerous, admitting that he can’t bear the thought of losing her.

Home and Away is available to stream from 6am weekdays, with double bill episodes airing from 6pm on 5Star.

Monday 21st September (Episode 8787)

Eden wants to go home.

David and Lacey lock horns.

Cash is hit hard by reality.

Tuesday 22nd September (Episode 8788)

Cash and Levi hatch a plan.

Amelia and David get cosy.

Eden struggles with keeping her distance.

Wednesday 23rd September (Episode 8789)

Eden asks Levi for the hard truth.

Sonny steers clear of Tane.

Mackenzie joins the family feast.

Thursday 24th September (Episode 8790)

Levi’s bombarded.

Sonny gets a new roommate.

Zane spirals.

Friday 25th September (Episode 8791)

The Fowler siblings have a visitor.

Zane acts out.

Cash fears for Eden’s health.

EastEnders' Denise Fox to face uncertainty over life-saving stem cell match

 Will Darnell agree to the transplant?

EastEnders’ Denise Fox pins all her hopes on her estranged brother Darnell Larson next week, when he reveals he might be a potential donor match!

But with Darnell’s fears preventing him from committing to the stem cell transplant, is Denise about to lose her last chance at life?

Denise’s good news might be short lived," says our EastEnders insider. "She’s exhausted her treatment options, and doctors are relying on a stem cell transplant. Darnell is the match she’s been searching for – but will he come through for her?"

After the positive news about the donor that the doctor shared during Kim and Howie’s wedding ceremony, Jack’s frustrated at how slow things are moving. Denise’s situation is critical, and the sooner she can receive a transplant, the better her chances of survival.

But when Denise reveals the donor hasn’t come forward, frustrated Jack confronts Darnell, convinced he’s the answer to their problems…

Darnell reluctantly admits he’s a potential match but reiterates his fears and the trauma he has around hospitals.

When Darnell met his half-sister, he explained to her that his fear of hospitals was it reminds him of his late wife Louisa’s illness and death.

My wife, Louisa, she was taken into hospital and she never came out," he said. "I've been in one of these places for way too long, sat in one of these chairs for too long.

"And I would've done it a thousand times over, of course, if she could've walked out that door with me and come home to my family. But she didn't."

Denise puts her frustrations aside and accepts her brother’s decision. But Jack is less forgiving of Darnell’s behaviour, terrified of losing his wife.

Does this mean Denise’s hopes of a stem cell transplant are over? Or will the doctors be able to find another treatment to prolong her life?

Also next week, Denise selflessly puts her own problems to the side and reaches out to Kat, who is struggling following the death of her daughter Zoe.

After Alfie tells her that he is concerned about his wife, Denise heads over to see Kat to offer her support. Will Denise’s words cut through, and with the Slater-Moons gathering to plant a tree in Zoe’s memory, will Kat join her loved ones?

EastEnders' Penny and Priya make dangerous pact - here's what happens next

 They have a lot to lose.

EastEnders' Penny Branning and Priya Nandra-Hart have struck a dangerous pact as both women are keeping secrets about their pregnancies.

Penny has just welcomed a baby with Vinny Panesar, though she's been harbouring doubts about the child's paternity. Before she could share the truth with Vinny, on his 30th birthday of all days, Penny went into labour and is now keen to make things official and name their son through the Sikh ceremony of Naam Karan.

In new scenes airing this evening (17 September), Lauren Branning dropped hints with her cousin to make sure the new mum had parked her plan to be honest with Vinny.

At the market, a guilt-ridden Priya had to listen to her fiancé Ravi talking enthusiastically about becoming a dad at the same time as Vinny. Priya knows that her unborn child is not Ravi's but her boss Max Branning's, though she chose to keep the truth from both.

Unable to face their family at the Naam Karan, Priya feigned a sickness with Ravi.

Meanwhile at the hospital, Suki led the ceremony, with both sides of the family coming together to pick a name for the new addition, who was named Ethan Singh Branning-Panesar.

While Penny appeared to have put the idea to speak with Vinny behind her, Priya didn't let her forget about it.

Fans know that Priya overheard Penny and Lauren discussing the baby's paternity at the hospital. Visiting Penny in tonight's scenes, Priya didn't waste time before confronting her about Ethan's paternity.

"You can't tell him, Priya, please," Penny begged her.

She admitted to having slept with "some nobody" before she and Vinny got serious.

"And I didn't wanna tell him, I didn't wanna break his heart," Penny said, insisting she didn't want to blow the family apart before they had the chance to be happy.

Priya promised she wouldn't tell anyone, raising Penny's suspicions about why she would do her such a big favour.

Penny connected the dots, realising that Priya was carrying Max's baby. Priya initially denied it, but then was forced to spill the beans.

"Oh, this is a mess," Penny said before the two women agreed to keep each other's secret.

"We've both got a lot to lose," Penny said, as Priya reassured her: "And we ain't gonna lose any of it."

Spoilers have teased that the paternity of Priya's baby won't stay under wraps for long as Cindy Beale discovers the DNA test confirming that Max is the father.

Furious, Cindy issues an ultimatum to Priya, threatening to expose her to Ravi if she doesn't leave Walford.

ITV has released the first images of its new drama Two Birds, starring Home and Away‘s Stephen Peacocke alongside Sheridan Smith and Jacki Weaver.

Set and filmed on location in Perth and Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, the mystery crime thriller centres on Constable Izzie Cornwell (Sheridan Smith), who arrives in the remote Australian mining town of Dugdale from the UK hoping for a fresh start.

However, a disastrous misstep quickly pull her into an increasingly tight web of deceit, guilt, and rising danger as she navigates a murder investigation.

She’s soon brought her toe to toe with the fierce matriarch of notorious local crime family Mrs Baxter (Jacki Weaver) who is determined to protect her family and uncover the truth.

The series also stars Home and Away’s Stephen Peacocke as Matt.

Stephen played Darryl “Brax” Braxton between 2011 and 2016, and made a return to Summer Bay earlier this year alongside Bonnie Sveen, who plays Brax’s on-screen partner Ricky Sharpe.

Other Home and Away alumni in the new production include Matthew Pearce, who played guest character Axel Boyd, and Sarah Roberts, who played Willow Harris from 2017 until 2021.

The series is a co-production with Stan Australia, and will air in the UK on ITV and STV.

Commissioned on behalf of ITV by Director of Drama Polly Hill and Drama Commissioner Callum Dziedzic, Two Birds is produced by Chapter One in a co-production with Stan Australia and in association with ITV Studios for ITV and STV with streaming on ITVX and STV Player.

Joining the previously announced cast is Colin Friels (Water Rats, Malcolm) and Jacki Weaver, who will replace Judy Davis in the production due to scheduling conflicts as the formidable Mrs Baxter.

Other members of the ensemble cast include Fiona Button (The Split, Industry), Eva Morgan (The Gathering, This City is Ours), Harry Greenwood (Klara and The Sun, Tenzing), Nic Cassim (Mr Inbetween, The Twelve S1), Victoria Fowler (Dalliance, Bump), Lila McGuire (Goolagong, The Twelve S2), Kit Jeakings-Bull (Invisible Boys) and Matt Day (Rake, Strike).

The six part series is written by Helen FitzGerald (The Cry) and Megan Palinkas (Heartbreak High), and directed by BAFTA nominated James Griffiths (The Ballad of Wallis Island) and Corrie Chen (Good Cop/Bad Cop).

Martha Coleman (Scrublands:Silver) produced Two Birds through Third Act Stories.

Two Birds is a co-production between ITV and Stan, with major production investment from Screenwest and the Western Australian Production Attraction Incentive.

Two Birds will air on ITV and STV in the UK, but an air date hasn’t yet been announced.

Next week on Home and Away in the UK, David’s new romance continues to divide his daughters.

Next week on Home and Away in the UK, 

as Zane lashes out, has some bad advice from Marilyn undone all of his hard work? Elsewhere, David’s new romance continues to divide his daughters.

After serving ten years behind bars, Zane (Angus McColl) has begun rebuilding his life with the support of former pen pal Marilyn (Emily Symons). Yet his fresh start has also left him mindful of the lasting consequences of the crime on his victim’s family.

Zane was jailed as a teen after breaking into a house, not realising the family were home at the time. When the owner confronted him, Zane caught movement out of the corner of his eye and swung a baseball bat he’d brought with him, accidentally striking the owner’s daughter, Heidi.

Heidi sustained a serious brain injury and has never fully recovered, leaving Zane burdened by guilt over the damage he caused.

Last week, he admitted to Marilyn that he’d never apologised to his victim. Despite worrying that contact could revive painful memories for her, Zane followed Marilyn’s encouragement and sent a letter through the Restorative Justice Service.

Leah (Ada Nicodemou) strongly disagreed with the decision, prompting Justin (James Stewart) to explain to Marilyn why the subject had affected her so deeply. Hearing about Zane’s letter made Leah consider how she would feel if Theo’s killer contacted her.

As Zane waits to hear whether Heidi has received or responded to his letter, he tries to concentrate on the progress he’s making in Summer Bay. He passes the test for his learner’s licence and begins helping Mali (Kyle Shilling) at the board shop, who offers to help him learn to drive.

Yet his optimism disappears the following day when he receives a response from the Restorative Justice Service. Too frightened to open the envelope himself, Zane asks Marilyn to read it for him, only for them to discover that it contains no letter from Heidi.

instead, her family has sent a collection of medical records detailing the continuing effects of her brain injury, which remain profound.

Attached to the paperwork is a Post-it note carrying a blunt message—”We will never forgive you.”

Zane immediately shuts down and returns to work, refusing Marilyn’s attempts to discuss what he has learnt. Later, when he realises that she’s been inflating his tips, he gently asks her to stop spending her own money on him.

Marilyn takes the opportunity to raise the response from Heidi’s family again, but Zane closes the conversation down. As far as he’s concerned, he permanently ruined someone’s life and her family wants nothing to do with him.

Despite trying to keep busy, Zane can’t put the paperwork aside. Marilyn finds him searching online for the meaning of the medical terminology in the reports, which reveals more about the treatment Heidi has required.

Zane explains that a ventriculostomy involves inserting a drainage tube into the brain, while anticonvulsants are used to treat post-traumatic epilepsy. Realising that learning every detail is only deepening his anguish, Marilyn urges him to stop reading and clear his head.

As Zane walks away, Marilyn quietly notes that the documents contain contact details for Heidi’s next of kin, Austin.

Zane remains withdrawn, admitting that he can’t stop thinking about Heidi still needing surgery a decade after the attack. He believes the family’s response proves that she’ll never forgive him, but Marilyn points out that Heidi’s name wasn’t on the note and there’s no way of knowing whether she even saw his letter.

When Marilyn suggests contacting the family again, Zane immediately rejects the idea and asks to be allowed to carry on with his work.

His mood worsens that evening when he plays pool alone at the surf club. David (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor) attempts to be friendly as he passes, but Zane sarcastically asks if playing pool is against his parole conditions, before sharply telling the sarge that he wants to be left alone.

The following morning, David checks on Zane again at the coffee cart and receives another hostile response.

Stunned, Marilyn reprimands Zane for the way he’s speaking to people and suggests that he take the day off, causing him to finally lose his composure.

“I did everything that you asked me to do!” he tells her. “I wrote that letter, and all it’s done is made everything worse.”

Has Marilyn’s advice undone all of Zane’s hard work so far?

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Elsewhere, David’s (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor) growing romance with Amelia (Nicole da Silva) continues to divide his daughters.

When Lacey (Sophea Pennington) discovered that her dad had removed his wedding ring, it prompted her to get drunk at Salt and warn Amelia to stay away from him.

Next week, their argument continues at the Beach House, where Lacey accuses David of leaving their mother behind. Jo (Maddison Brown) supports her dad and reminds Lacey that it’s unfair to expect him to remain alone simply because she’s struggling with him moving on.

Lacey admits that she doesn’t want David to be lonely—she simply misses their mum. Jo shares her grief, but believes their mother would have wanted them to support him.

David later explains to Amelia what prompted Lacey’s outburst, and assures her that it hasn’t changed what he wants.

Although Amelia remains wary of making life harder for his daughters, David asks her to stick with him. Reassured, Amelia enters her motel address into his phone and tells him that she’s staying in room 14.

She then races back to her room and hurriedly tidies it, unsure whether David will follow.

Meanwhile, Lacey apologises to her dad, who assures her that he’ll always love her mother but makes clear that the decisions he makes about his life are his own. When she offers to take him out for dinner, David reveals that he already has plans.

Sure enough, he soon arrives outside Amelia’s room.

David hesitates to knock, but with Amelia nervously standing just the other side of the closed door, she hears him and opens the door anyway.

After she can find only one mug for them to share some wine, David decides they should forget the drink and kisses her instead, before they head over to the bed.

The pair spend a passionate night together, leaving Lacey unsettled when her dad doesn’t return home.

David turns down breakfast with Amelia the following morning so he can check on his daughters, but promises that he isn’t having second thoughts.

As Lacey wakes to realise that her dad didn’t come home the previous night, how will she react to the news he spent the night at Amelia’s?

Here are the full spoilers for next week’s Home and Away episodes in the UK:

Monday 21st September (Episode 8787)

Eden wants to go home. David and Lacey lock horns. Cash is hit hard by reality.

Tuesday 22nd September (Episode 8788)

Cash and Levi hatch a plan. Amelia and David get cosy. Eden struggles with keeping her distance.

Wednesday 23rd September (Episode 8789)

Eden asks Levi for the hard truth. Sonny steers clear of Tane. Mackenzie joins the family feast.

Thursday 24th September (Episode 8790)

Levi’s bombarded. Sonny gets a new roommate. Zane spirals.

Friday 25th September (Episode 8791)

The Fowler siblings have a visitor. Zane acts out. Cash fears for Eden’s health.