It’s Jez’s (Matthew James Thomas) birthday and the gang are celebrating at a roller disco. He’s having a great time until he bumps into some old friends and suddenly becomes uneasy. He clearly doesn’t want his two sets of friends to meet and as he pretends he’s alone a farce ensues as he tries to keep both groups apart. Jez thinks he might just have got away until disaster strikes and he’s eventually caught out.

Jez is forced to reveal the truth to his friends from Britannia High – he’s been hiding something from them all as he’s really a secret millionaire. He tries to explain that he hasn’t been honest because he thought they would have treated him differently if they’d known. He would have been the rich kid, rather than their mate. As the rest of the gang make jokes about yachts and financing musicals, it’s clear that BB (Marcquelle Ward) is furious with Jez and feels betrayed as they’re supposed to be friends. Jez tries to apologise and explains that he never meant to lie to him, but BB doesn’t want to hear it.

Feeling isolated from the group, Jez goes home for the weekend, but his friends are worried that there’s something else he’s keeping from them and decide to visit him in his mansion. BB is reluctant but is persuaded by the thought of spending a night in luxury. When they arrive at his house they discover that Jez has also been lying to his father, who thinks Jez is attending a business school, he wouldn’t approve of his career and wants him to join the family business. Understanding Jez’s dilemma, the gang agree to keep quiet and pretend to be business students while they’re around Jez’s dad. However, BB is adamants that he won’t lie for him and thinks he’s making a mistake.

The gang are convincing at first, but as Jez’s dad’s questions continue, the pretence gets harder. When Jez overhears BB and his dad talking, he’s convinced BB has told his dad the truth. Jez bounds angrily over and inadvertently reveals the truth. As expected, Jez’s father orders him to leave Britannia High and re-apply for Business College.

The gang return to Britannia High and Jez is distraught. His friends are sure that if his dad saw how talented he is, he’d change his mind. However, when his father arrives at the school he’s unimpressed and orders him to come home with him, insisting that if he stays on at Britannia High he’s no longer part of the family.

Jez faces the most difficult decision of his life – he loves his dad but he knows performing is the only thing he wants to do. Will he defy his father and follow his dream?

Sunday, 9 November 2008, 7:00PM – 8:00PM