Upcoming episodes of Home and Away will see Justin and Leah fight for their lives, in scenes which will form part of the UK season finale.
New spoilers reveal that Justin (James Stewart) and Leah (Ada Nicodemou) are set to escape Summer Bay for a much-needed getaway, and have no idea that they’re heading straight into danger.
The scenes will air in Australia in the coming weeks, with Channel 5 confirming to us that the episodes will form the UK’s season finale this November.
In previous years, Home and Away has planned a cliffhanger episode to show in Australia in the last months of the year, which can afterwards serve as the season finale for UK viewers when Channel 5 takes their Christmas break. This is an attempt to cater for the UK’s winter transmission gap.
In the previous year’s UK finale, Marilyn (Emily Symons) and her friends were lured to a country estate by Heather (Sofia Nolan), the long-lost daughter of Marilyn, who then held them captive. A month prior, the programmes were broadcast in Australia.
This year’s episodes will centre on James Stewart’s character Justin and Ada Nicodemou’s character Leah, who is eagerly leaving Summer Bay for some much-needed alone time after winning a lavish vacation.
Ava (Annabel Wolfe), Justin’s daughter, has returned. The couple has experienced a lot in the past year, including a car accident during Felicity’s (Jacqui Purvis) and Tane’s (Ethan Browne) wedding, Justin’s court case and the community service that followed, and their most recent plot with Andrew and the Vita Nova cult.
A luxury getaway is exactly what they need to relax and recuperate, but little do they know their lives are about to be on the line once again.
Things take a shocking turn when the pair are held up by a breakdown, and then intercepted and kidnapped!
“We find them three days later in an abandoned warehouse,” Ada told TV Week. “They haven’t eaten or had water – and have no idea where they are.”
As time goes on and their energy levels deplete, Justin and Leah are left fighting for their lives as they desperately try to escape the building.
Grafitti on the wall ominously warns them that “The End is Near“…
Seemingly out of options, a weakened Justin attempts to save them both by climbing up and scaling the rafters, looking for a way out.
Justin is in a perilous situation with suspected broken ribs, and as Leah rushes to his aid she frantically tries to find a way to raise the alarm. But will help come in time to save them both?
“Justin lands on his back and is badly injured,” Ada adds. “She realises time is running out and that he may die.”
The aforementioned episodes are scheduled to premiere in Australia the following week. Although formal confirmation is pending, the UK finale is anticipated to run on Channel 5 on Friday, November 17th.
When we are able to release an episode preview here later today, be sure to come back.
The narrative seems to validate earlier conjecture in our August piece on the episodes’ filming.
Fans first noticed James Stewart and Ada Nicodemou filming scenes at an abandoned ice cream factory in Taree, New South Wales, back in May.
Rebecca, a resident who was fortunate enough to take pictures with both Ada and Jimmy, informed us that there was a significant police presence at the scenes.
We thought there might be a hostage issue because of Ada’s look and the strong police presence.
Our assumption was that Vita Nova had resurfaced after Justin’s relationship with Andrew (Joshua Hewson) ultimately resulted in leader Margot (Mandy McElhinney) being imprisoned, following allegations made by another fan that the events were “cult related.”
After being arrested, Margot was last seen being taken to the hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. Justin later attended her trial off-screen, and we learned that she had been convicted guilty of all charges.
Despite the police in Yabbie Creek claiming that the group had disbanded, we were sceptical and eagerly awaited the next confrontation.
The show’s penchant for dramatic confrontations in abandoned buildings is well-known, so hints that these sequences have cult overtones seemed plausible.
It was explained at the time that Vita Nova were a notorious doomsday prepper group, who were honing their survival skills ready for the end of civilisation.
Does the grafitti in the factory claiming that “The End is Near” confirm our theory that Vita Nova are out for revenge on Justin and Leah?
