Giles Thomas

Sketch is in love with Maxxie and proves she's willing to go to great lengths to prove he could love her too, even if he doesn't yet know she exists.

Thomas arrives in the UK from Congo alone. His family are due to join him in a few days – he must find somewhere for them to live so he moves into an abandoned flat on an estate. He encounters hostile locals, but proves his worth when he takes down some kids who attack an Asian shopkeeper.

Franky is determined not to be a loner when she starts at Roundview.

Effy is released from the psychiatric hospital after trying to take her own life.

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. Shes perfect for Alo and they hit it off immediately. Mini is soon a distant memory, and Frankys attempts to make him see sense fall on deaf ears.

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 theyve found a load of weed under the floorboards so they dont care.