Horror in Walford as EastEnders pervert Craig snatches teenage Amy

| Freelance soaps writer Published October 19, 2026 11:59pm Craig Ingram has been grooming Amy Mitchell (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron) Amy Mitchell’s (Ellie Dadd) friends and family come to realise the horror she’s found herself in the middle of when she disappears with the abusive Craig Ingram (Matthew James Bailey) in EastEnders next week. The teen is currently firmly under the spell of the ex-copper, who has spent the last few months grooming her. Forthcoming scenes in the BBC soap will see him further exert control after he manages to manipulate Amy into leaving Walford with him, sparking a frantic hunt from her loved ones to find her before she finds herself in serious danger. After Amy finds a way to access her trust fund early, her dad, Jack Branning (Scott Maslen), becomes suspicious. When he meets his brother Max Branning (Jake Wood), their conversation is interrupted when Oscar Branning (Pierre Counihan-Moullier) arrives and says he saw Amy and Craig preparing to leave Walford. Oscar Branning warns Max and Jack that Craig and Amy are preparing to leave (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron) The brothers race across the Square, but they’re too late to stop the pair speeding away. A frantic Jack uses his police connections to launch an official search, while also trying to keep news of Amy’s disappearance from wife Denise Fox (Diane Parish), so as not to give her added stress while undergoing chemotherapy. Increasingly convinced Craig is responsible for some of Amy’s recent worrying behaviour, Jack and Max later break into his flat, and a bombshell is dropped. Max and Jack break into Craig’s flat (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron) Darnell Larson tells Denise Fox about Amy’s disappearance (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron) As the search for Amy continues, Darnell Larson (Christopher Colquhoun) takes it upon himself to tell Denise about her disappearance, and the truth starts taking its toll on her health. Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. Meanwhile, an unexpected arrival touches down in Walford, and it could just be the perfect timing to help get Amy home – but who is it, and what has brought them to Albert Square? Deals of the Day See London's Christmas lights from an open-top double-decker bus this winter My skin always suffers when the heating goes on but this serum changed that The skincare formula that finally took the guesswork out of my routine Families can save up to 20% on summer 2027 holidays in Club Med's four-day sale Cold mornings are coming and this is the dressing gown I want to live in EastEnders airs these scenes from Monday 26th October at 7.30pm on BBC One or stream first from 6am on iPlayer. Arrow MORE: Craig destroys Denzel’s life and it gets much worse as EastEnders spoilers confirm what happens next Arrow MORE: Cindy hits upon a shock discovery in EastEnders as she digs for Max’s secret lover Arrow MORE: Disgusting Craig spreads intimate teen photos in EastEnders leaving a family in shock The Soaps Newsletter – Daily All the latest soaps spoilers and gossip, in your inbox every morning.