BBC/Composite: EastEnders Insider Share By Joel Harley Nov 5 2025 By Joel Harley Nov 5 2025 iPlayer early release reveals kidnap terror as Zoe's tormentor strikes again Zoe receives a terrifying message Zoe Slater Share By Joel Harley Nov 5 2025 By Joel Harley Nov 5 2025 WARNING: This article contains spoilers for today’s episode of EastEnders, which is streaming now on BBC iPlayer, but has not yet aired on BBC One – in which Zoe’s mystery tormentor strikes again. A Walford resident is kidnapped in EastEnders today (Wednesday, October 5), as Zoe Slater’s stalker strikes again. Zoe’s fears that she’s being targeted have come under doubt after she admitted to defacing the pictures herself, but she’s still adamant that someone is out to get her. And, as she faces the cold shoulder from a dubious Kat, Zoe struggles to get her to believe her claim that someone has kidnapped – uh, catnapped – her kitty. Has someone taken Mini Mo? And if so, what nefarious scheme do they have planned? Zoe struggles to get anyone to believe her (Credit: BBC) Zoe’s tormentor strikes again in EastEnders iPlayer release As the episode begins, Zoe tries to convince Kat and Alfie that someone is out to get her. She claims that she only defaced the pictures, and that someone really did attack her on Halloween. Article continues below Read all the latest spoilers Kat is dubious though, in spite of Alfie beginning to have second thoughts. Hoping to defuse the situation, Freddie takes Zoe out for the day to shift some of Big Mo’s dodgy sparklers, ahead of bonfire night. In the Square park, Zoe is confiding in Freddie when an alarming text message comes through… Someone’s taken Mini Mo… or so Zoe claims (Credit: BBC) Catnap most foul! “GUESS WHO HAS YOUR KITTY CAT?” a menacing text message reads, in all-caps. “I DO.” This is evidence that someone really is targeting Zoe, and she rushes back to The Queen Vic to tell Kat and Alfie. However, they’re reluctant to believe her in the wake of everything that has happened, leaving Zoe like the proverbial girl who cried wolf. She does have form, after all – faking messages from menacing debtors when she first reunited with Alfie. But is Zoe faking this one too? Who’s taken Mini Mo? And what fiendish plans do they have for the poor kitty? Read more: Who’s leaving, joining and returning to EastEnders? Complete list of cast exits, arrivals and returns. Share Good to Know Share By Joel Harley Nov 5 2025 By Joel Harley Nov 5 2025
