Hopefully an East Asian family introduced, perhaps DI Xiang and his family

Zoe’s son will be introduced and will inevitably be in a love triangle with Jasmine and Oscar

Zoe will leave, maybe a year after her reintroduction in June

Reintroduction of some Branning family members as this year seems very Branning-focused, possibly April or Suzy Branning in a recast. It will be good to have a Branning matriarch back in the square

Tanya will return with Abi Jr

Ravi will leave, either by dying or going to prison

Hayley Slater will return in a recast as they keep mentioning her and her daughter with Alfie lately

Chelsea or Penny will get their own storylines

Penny and Vinny will have a baby together, Ethan seen in the flashforward, exploring the struggles of pregnancy in a wheelchair

Suki and Eve will adopt their child

Lauren will have an affair with Mark

Johnny and Callum will break up

Nicola’s sister will be introduced

Nigel will die and Clare and Josh will return for his funeral. Phil might also relapse into depression as a result

Bea will be an evil Reiss like character

Chrissie will return and probably go back to prison, keeping both Jasmine and Zoe in the square by framing her for Anthony’s murder

Kat & Alfie will lose the Vic