Next week on Home and Away’s 2025 UK finale week, Dana and Tane are furious as Harper decides she’d like to track down her addict parents.

A thoughtful gift from Sonny (Ryan Bown) ends up having massive ramifications next week, when it kicks off a whole chain of events that could drive a wedge between sisters Harper (Jessica Redmayne) and Dana (Ally Harris).

Harper has been sporting an eyepatch for the past couple of weeks, since a moment of spectacularly bad timing saw her enter the pier apartment just as Sonny had popped a champagne cork in the direction of the door.

That cork was going only ever going to end up in one place, and it hit Harper square in the eye.

Unfortunately, baby Archie (Kaelan & Huon Bittel) was somewhat put out initially by his mum’s new appearance, as she waited for her eye to hopefully heal.

Feeling guilty over the whole thing, Sonny had the brainwave of buying Archie a little teddy bear which also had an eyepatch.

Dana was mortified at his tasteless choice of gift, and initially kept it hidden from Harper.

But it appeared Sonny’s risky humour had paid off once again, when Harper discovered it and was highly amused, imaginatively naming it Patch. As a bonus, it also seemed to work a treat with Archie.

“Hey, lay off Patch!” Harper gasps, pointing out that Archie loves him and he’s now part of the family.

“No, he’s encroaching on my territory,” Dana quips. “Don’t listen to your silly mum, Archie. We’re the only family you’re ever gonna need!”

At that point it’s nothing but a throwaway comment about their lack of extended family, but later on when Harper enters the diner, her phone rings as she greets Alf (Ray Meagher). It’s a work call, so she asks Alf if he’d mind taking Archie for a second.

As Harper steps outside, Marilyn (Emily Symons) notices that Archie seems to have taken to Alf, and comments on Harper’s return that Alf could almost be Archie’s grandad.

Harper’s somewhat surprised by how good Alf is with Archie, not having seen that side of him before.

It sparks off a discussion where Alf admits that he sadly didn’t get the opportunity to see his own grandchildren grow up from a young age.

Alf didn’t meet three of his grandchildren—Martha (Jodi Gordon), who had been adopted out shortly after her birth, Ric (Mark Furze) and Ryder (Lukas Radovich)—until they were well into their teens, with Ric and Ryder being two he hadn’t even known existed.

He also rarely sees his son Duncan (Benedict Wall), who is father to Alf’s youngest grandson, Bryce (Jack & Ace Long).

Alf’s quick to point out how lucky he now is to be a part of Ryder’s life now however, having recently paid him a visit whilst the cruise ship he works on was docked in the city.

“Being a grandparent, it’s pretty special,” Alf tells her.

Alf’s words strike a chord with Harper, and she clearly has something on her mind as she leaves the diner.

Heading to the surf club to see Dana, Harper explains that her earlier comment about family has made her think about their own childhood, and how she now sees things from a different perspective since becoming a mother.

Harper and Dana’s upbringing was not a happy one, with viewers previously learning that their parents were drink and drug addicts. The pair haven’t had any contact with them in over a decade.

Harper goes on to point out that whilst Archie has extended family on the Parata side, both of Tane’s parents are dead. Meaning Archie’s only grandparents are their own parents.

Dana fails to see Harper’s point, but is completely thrown when she then brings up the suggestion of tracking them down.