The gang are on a summer holiday in Morocco. The villa may be half finished, in the middle of nowhere and without running water, but they've found a load of weed under the floorboards so they don't care.

Professor David Blood has banned Rich from visiting Grace in hospital and it's killing him. Alo tries to keep Rich out of trouble with band practice, but Rich is committed to his love. He stands outside the hospital, waiting. Then one day his phone rings - it's Grace. She's woken up and needs to see him.

It's Alex Henley's first day at Roundview College, but doesn't seem to be worried about fitting in or making new friends. But he immediately catches the eye of another Roundview student. When she smiles at him, he smiles back. But he doesn't approach.

Franky is in a bad place - it's the week of her mock exams and she's unable to concentrate of her studies. Her friends are avoiding her, while Jeff and Geoff's attempts at parental support only succeed in making her feel smothered.

Mini's Mum has a pervy new live-in boyfriend who Mini hates with a passion. To makes matters worse, Alo has broken the rules of their no-strings-attached secret relationship and declared his love for her. Mini is trapped. She's lost control of her life and needs to get away.

Nick is desperately in love with Franky, but it's a one-way street. He has no choice but to accept Franky as his friend and nothing more, but his love for her grows with each passing day.

Alo still has no idea that Mini is carrying his baby. Fed up of trying to get back to the fun times they used to have, he attempts to get over Mini by hooking up with a new girl, Poppy Champion. She's perfect for Alo and they hit it off immediately.

It's the last day of exams and Alex throws a big party to celebrate. He's still living in his Grandmother's house; Liv has moved in too. Liv parties hard and is sick in the back garden. She hears a familiar voice coming from the alleyway behind the house. When she goes to investigate, she sees Grace standing in the distance.

Mini and Franky have been hiding from the world in Mini's house for several weeks. Mini's bump is now too pronounced to hide, while Franky is avoiding Nick and doing her best to delay the inevitable moment when he realises his brother is back. When Shelley returns from her holidays, she knows something is up and tells Franky to leave.

Franky tears her house apart and finds the address of her old social worker. She hitches a ride to Birmingham with Dylan, a lorry driver whose optimism irritates her. Meanwhile, Mini lies in hospital, her condition uncertain. Nick and Matty put their differences aside and set out to find Franky, aware of how much trouble she is in.