Kojo and Harry on EastEnders on August 21, 2025 / BBC
Next week on EastEnders, Kojo is left in a bad way after being given drugs by Okie.
Meanwhile, Jack suspects something is amiss between Oscar and Howie, Nicola gets it on with George again and Phil butts heads with Julie over Nigel.
Read on for pictures and spoilers from next week’s new episodes!
Monday, August 18
Episode: 7173
Writer: Yasmeen Khan
Director: Mickey Jones
Phil has to adjust to a new dynamic when Nigel and Julie return to Walford with their three pet chickens – and he struggles to hide his frustration when she starts changing Nigel’s routine.
Patrick and Yolande announce their picks for Best Man, Maid of Honour and Celebrant.
Having heard that the police have raided their base, Ravi decides to move the whole operation to Kojo’s flat. Meanwhile, Priya berates Ravi for not taking the kids shopping as he promised, but after things get passionate, he tells her that he will go legit and give their relationship another go – until financial pressures force him to go straight back on his word.
This episode of EastEnders streams from 6am on iPlayer and airs at 7.30pm on BBC One.
Tuesday, August 19
Episode: 7174
Writer: Richard Davidson
Director: Mickey Jones
Julie and Phil accompany Nigel for an assessment, where their sniping gets too much for him. Eventually things come to a head…
Terry advises George to give Nicola a wide berth as it’s the anniversary of her dad’s death, but when George gets talking to her about his own troubled relationship with his father, things turn passionate again.
The Knights have a celebratory drink for Kojo’s birthday – but later, when Kojo heads home, he discovers that his place has been taken over by Okie and his associates. Okie gives Kojo a pill, telling him that it will calm him down, but it leaves him in a terrible state by the time George catches up with him.
This episode of EastEnders streams from 6am on iPlayer and airs at 7.30pm on BBC One.
Wednesday, August 20
Episode: 7175
Writer: Richard Davidson
Director: Mickey Jones
George takes Kojo to Phil’s place, where Jack arrives and tells George that he’ll have to arrest Kojo after he took drugs.
George is convinced that Harry gave Kojo the drugs and tries to get to the truth.
Also on Wednesday: Julie and Phil realise they have very different ideas of what’s best for Nigel, while Howie tells Oscar to stay away from Patrick’s stag do, unaware that Jack is watching their interaction.
This episode of EastEnders streams from 6am on iPlayer and airs at 7.30pm on BBC One.
Thursday, August 21
Episode: 7176
Writer: Gem Copping
Director: Mickey Jones
Harry convinces Kojo to trust him to protect him – and when George interrupts with accusations about Harry, Kojo backs his friend up.
Nigel accidentally leaves the bird coop open and Julie’s cock escapes – only to make a surprise appearance at Yolande’s hen do.
At Patrick’s stag do, Oscar and Howie dismiss Jack’s efforts to figure out what’s going on – but tensions boil over when Howie confronts Oscar in private.
Also on Thursday: Amy, Denzel, Nugget, Avani and Barney get their GCSE results.
This episode of EastEnders streams from 6am on iPlayer and airs at 7.30pm on BBC One.
