Tony's a smart kid. So smart he believes that he can get his best mate Sid laid... and make a profit.

Has nobody noticed that Effy, Tony's little sister, never utters a word? Has nobody ever noticed that she sneaks out at night? Tony has. And Tony doesn't care about anybody or anything - except his little sister.

Maxxie is looking after Tony, but he has his own problems. He desperately wants to leave college and follow his dream to become a dancer, but his dad is giving him hell about it.

Michelle's mum has gone and done it again - another new husband. Before Michelle knows what's happening, her manipulative new step sister Scarlett is invading her life, co-opting her friends and offering unwanted advice.

What is it about Effy? The mystery girl has had a lot to deal with.

The first and only boy Pandora's ever fancied has been deported before she's got beyond first base. But her lovesickness has to take a backseat when the Jim/Anthea/Steve love triangle is blown open.

Freddie's big sister Karen has reached the final of a TV talent show. Freddie is emotionally blackmailed into upholding the story she and her dad are spinning about their dead mother, all to look good in front of the cameras.

Effy's lost her mojo. Mindless sex with Cook no longer satisfies her and things in the Stonem household are becoming intolerable.