Next week on Home and Away in the UK, Richie makes a decision about his future as he breaks Abigail’s heart and says goodbye to Summer Bay.

 

Richie’s (Rocco Forrester-Sach) been struggling to find a way forward since his dream of becoming a police officer came to an abrupt end.

The probationary constable panicked during a police operation and fired his gun despite being ordered to stand down, accidentally shooting boss David (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor).

Although the conduct commission accepted that Richie hadn’t acted with criminal negligence, it terminated his employment and revoked his gun licence, leaving him directionless.

Thanks to emergency surgery performed by Amelia (Nicole da Silva), David survived and has now returned home from hospital, but signs of the shooting’s psychological impact are becoming clear as he recovers.

Lacey’s (Sophea Pennington) already seen her dad wake from a nightmare shouting “Stop!”. Whilst David claimed that he’d simply rolled onto his injured side, she could see how shaken he was and urged him to be honest if something was wrong.

That incident remains on Lacey’s mind next week, when David fails to answer his phone, prompting her to rush home and check on him. She finds David sitting in the front garden, having left his phone inside, where he insists that he’s fine.

Later that night, David struggles to sleep and heads to the kitchen for a glass of water. However, another vivid flashback transports him back to the shooting, causing him to drop the glass.

Hearing it smash, Lacey rushes out and offers to help clean up, but David snaps that it was his fault and insists on dealing with the mess himself. Although he quickly apologises for lashing out, his reaction only deepens Lacey’s concerns.

The next day, Lacey spots David looking at the business card Amelia gave him before he left hospital. Realising that he wants help but can’t bring himself to ask, she contacts Amelia and explains that he’s barely eating or sleeping.

David’s behaviour reminds Lacey of Jo’s (Maddison Brown) struggle with PTSD, so she asks Amelia to approach him instead.

Meanwhile, Abigail (Hailey Pinto) is trying to give Richie a wide berth after he rejected her suggestion that they resume their relationship.

But following another unsuccessful job interview, he spots her walking past and invites her for a drink at Salt.

He apologises for how things ended up between them, but admits that she’s still his best friend in the bay and misses hanging out with her.

Over their drink Richie explains that, having gone straight from school into the police academy, his CV is almost empty. He’s got no references, and it’s rather awkward when the first thing potential employers ask is why he left the police force.

Abby jokingly offers to help pad out his CV, but Richie refuses to lie. She instead offers to write a personal reference describing him as honest, caring and committed.

His fortunes appear to improve when he secures an interview for a nightclub bouncer position in Yabbie Creek, but the nightclub requires a professional reference—meaning Abby’s offer won’t be enough.

Richie prepares to abandon the interview, prompting Abby to suggest Cash (Nicholas Cartwright). When he jokes that he’d have more luck with David, she encourages him to check on his former boss and mention the reference if their conversation goes well.

At the Beach House, David’s clearly tense when Richie calls by, but remains amicable as he talks about the commission’s decision and asks about his search for work. However, his manner changes when Richie admits that he needs a reference.

Still traumatised by the shooting, David furiously reminds Richie that he nearly killed him and left his daughters without a father, before ordering him to leave.

Amelia arrives in time to witness the outburst and see a shaken Richie leaving. David defends his reaction to her, but acknowledges that Richie isn’t a bad person and he made a mistake in the heat of the moment.

After Jo interrupts them, Amelia leaves but then discreetly calls David to meet her outside. He admits that he’s afraid to sleep because the shooting keeps replaying in his mind, whilst daytime flashbacks leave him unable to breathe or calm himself.

David doesn’t want to burden Jo and Lacey, but Amelia persuades him to accept help and offers to find a counsellor.

Meanwhile, Richie returns to Abby without a reference and fears the bouncer job is now out of reach. Unable to cover his rent, he admits that he may have no choice but to move back in with his mum.

Desperate to keep him in the bay, Abby suggests a cheaper rental or caravan, even offering her sofa as an option, before persuading Richie to approach Cash with only two hours until his interview.

Cash is stunned by Richie’s request and bluntly asks what he expects him to write—that he was full of potential until he shot his boss?

Richie walks out humiliated, whilst Abby accuses Cash of being cruel to someone trying to rebuild his life.

Cash later seeks out Richie and apologises for his harsh response, but stands by his refusal. His concern isn’t just about Richie’s mistake, but the fact he hasn’t learned from it—a nightclub security role would still give him responsibility for other people’s safety.

Richie explains that he only ever wanted to protect people and help his community. Cash assures him that he can still do that another way, but must look beyond similar work and find where he belongs.

Richie decides that he needs a fresh start, and after speaking to his estate agent, he tells Abby that he’s moving back to his mum’s place, and plans to leave as soon as possible.

Richie apologises for ruining what they shared, but declines a tearful Abby’s offer to help him pack, admitting that it would make their goodbye harder.

After a final hug, they part ways.

Devastated, Abby rounds on Cash for driving Richie away, but Eden (Stephanie Panozzo) backs her husband after learning that he couldn’t honestly recommend Richie for bar security.

When Abby refuses to apologise, Eden gives her an ultimatum—say sorry to Cash, or move out.

Refusing to back down, Abby stuns her sister by announcing that she’ll start packing after her shift!

Elsewhere in Summer Bay, John (Shane Withington) tries to resolve the surf club’s financial crisis, after a recent shortage of lifeguards almost had tragic consequences. The club needs money to run more bronze medallion courses and recruit volunteers, but John has no idea how to raise it.

Mali (Kyle Shilling) offers to help, and when Remi (Adam Rowland) promises to donate to whatever they arrange, Mali suggests a blind auction where nobody knows what prize they’re bidding on.

A sceptical John refuses to risk money on an unknown prize, so Mali sets up a demonstration.

Lacey places the opening bid, drawing Justin (James Stewart) into a competitive battle with her as the day goes on, much to John’s bafflement.

As the bidding deadline approaches, Justin finally admits defeat, leaving Lacey convinced that she’s secured the mystery prize with her $55 offer.

However, John’s curiosity has now taken hold. Before Mali can officially declare Lacey the winner, John grabs the sealed envelope and sneaks in a last-second bid, increasing the total by five cents.

Mali declares John the winner—but what has he just paid $55.05 for?

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

Home and Away has released a promo for a ‘Must See Event’ in which a trip to the bush will turn into an emergency situation,

Tonight’s Australian episode of Home and Away saw Cash (Nicholas Cartwright) win a trip away as part of John’s (Shane Withington) fundraising auction to get the surf lifesaving club back on solid ground.

Now, a new promo for next week’s dramatic episodes has revealed that the trip will become a disaster as one Summer Bay favourite is left fighting for their life when the ground gives away beneath them.

Eden (Stephanie Panozzo) asked Cash to invite Levi (Tristan Gorey) on the trip, after Levi revealed that he was feeling lonely, having lost most of his friends when he left ex-wife Imogen for Mackenzie (Emily Weir) two years ago.

Next week, Cash and Levi head out of Summer Bay with Mali (Kyle Shilling) and Tane (Ethan Browne) as the four begin their action-packed adventure, and the new promo has given us a look at the drama ahead.

“Whose life hangs in the balance?” the promo asks, over footage of Mali looking terrified as he holds his phone up in search of signal, and a hand clings onto the side of a cliff as the ground gives way beneath them.

Before the dramatic fall, we see the boys having fun out bush, as Tane playfully tells Cash “you’re in trouble now, mate.”

“Life is an adventure” says the promo’s voiceover, as we see the lads arriving at a remote activity centre.

“Ah this is awesome,” Mali exclaims, as the boys take in the beauty of their surroundings.

“I win!” screams Cash as the foursome get competitive, before we see Mali on a zipline.

A teaser spoiler for next Thursday’s episode reveals that “Cash and Levi go head-to-head” – while Cash may have relented and let Levi join his lads’ trip away, will they both be trying to out-do one another in the various activities the holiday has to offer?

We then see Levi putting his steady hands to good use as he holds an archery bow.

As we see Cash, Levi and Mai sat together at a remote camping site, having ventured far from the safety of the adventure resort for an overnight bush hike, the danger begins.

In the middle of the remote wilderness, we see Mali running along a path – and a previously released promo on social media showed that he’s in desperate search of signal.

We then see a character perched on the edge of a rock, before a shot of the ground giving away beneath them!

Tane’s missing,” we hear Cash say!

“Can you hear me?” a voice calls out.

Later in the promo, we see a different character seemingly trying to make their way down, before a shot of a character falling through the air!

When the boys decide to extend their trip and head off on an overnight bush hike alone, what starts as a picturesque adventure into the wilderness quickly becomes a desperate race against the clock to save a life,” reveals a press release for the big event. “No signal. No help. And no one knows where they are…”

Who will be left fighting for their life?

It’s believed that Levi will sustain an injury in the dramatic episodes, as actor Tristan Gorey has been seen filming with a brace on his arm since February of this year.

In recent weeks, the brace has been replaced with a bandage, suggesting that his injury will take a number of months to heal. How will that affect his career as a surgeon?!

The promo also focusses on the budding romance between David (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor) and Amelia (Nicole da Silva).

David’s friends have recently realised that Amelia’s interest in him may extend beyond their doctor-patient relationship, and next week’s episodes see David confront Amelia about it.

“You may have feelings for me,” he suggests as they sit together at Salt.

If I did, would that be the worst thing in the world?” Amelia asks.

We already know that the pair are set to get into a relationship, as we revealed in our recent spoiler roundup, but we don’t yet know how Lacey (Sophea Pennington) and Jo (Maddison Brown) will react to their dad finally finding romance with someone new.

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Next week also sees a big development for Sonny (Ryan Bown) and Dana’s (Ally Harris) relationship, as Dana proposes!

However, with Sonny being manipulated by new arrival Beau (Blake Richardson), he may be too distracted to notice.

“It can break your heart,” says the promo’s voiceover, as we see Dana asking Sonny if he thinks about their future.

It’s all I think about,” Sonny replies.

We then hear the sound of a pool cue, and as the balls scatter, Dana has left a card reading “Marry me Sonny?” underneath.

But will Sonny be there for the proposal?

“Where were you?!” we hear Dana ask, and we later see John comforting her at the beach.

A shock proposal will rock the Bay, with Dana set to pop the question to Sonny,” the official press release reveals. “But when Sonny fails to show for the big romantic gesture, the future of one of Summer Bay’s most loved couples is suddenly thrown into doubt. Where is Sonny? And can the once-golden couple recover from this?”

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“It can put you in danger,” the promo continues, as we move onto the concerning behaviour Beau has been exhibiting towards new girlfriend Harper (Jessica Redmayne).

This week’s episodes have seen Beau suggest that Harper install a tracker on her phone so that he can always keep tabs on where she is, as he becomes increasingly controlling towards her.

We’ve also seen Beau express his displeasure with Tane’s return, and Archie’s overarching presence in his mum’s life.

“You can drop the act and tell me the truth,” Beau says to a stunned Harper. “I know you’re lying.”

Harper’s smile quickly fades as she sees the anger in her boyfriend’s face.

I think you should go,” she tells him.

We then see Harper in tears. Is Beau about to become increasingly dangerous?

“In Home and Away’s must-watch week, Harper is given a terrifying glimpse of what her new boyfriend is truly capable of as his coercive control escalates to chilling new heights,” reveals the official release for the big event. “Is Harper in danger from the man she’s welcomed into her home and her heart?”

Home and Away’s ‘Must See Event’ begins Monday 20th July, and the boys go bush in the final episode of Thursday 23rd July’s triple episode.

Back to the Bay believes that Thursday 23rd July will be Home and Away‘s final Australian episode before it takes a break for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, which are being broadcast on Channel 7.

UK viewers will see these scenes in mid-August.