Episode #1.5801 (19 Oct. 2009)

Declan refuses to avoid expulsion by telling Dan the alcohol was planted by Harry, who feels guilty, but not enough to risk his siblings being split up by social services, until he hears ... See full summary »

Director:

Chris Adshead

Writer:

Jane Allen

Stars:

Stefan Dennis, Margot Robbie, Tom Oliver

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Stefan Dennis	...	Paul Robinson (credit only)
Margot Robbie	...	Donna Freedman
Tom Oliver	...	Lou Carpenter
Ashleigh Brewer	...	Kate Ramsay
Will Moore	...	Harry Ramsay
Alan Fletcher	...	Dr. Karl Kennedy (credit only)
Matthew Werkmeister	...	Zeke Kinski
Sam Clark	...	Ringo Brown (credit only)
Blake O'Leary	...	Ben Fitzgerald (credit only)
Morgan Baker	...	Callum Jones (credit only)
Jacob Brito	...	Charlie Hoyland (credit only)
Brett Tucker	...	Daniel Fitzgerald
Scott Major	...	Lucas Fitzgerald (credit only)
Jane Hall	...	Rebecca Napier
James Sorensen	...	Declan Napier

Storyline

Declan refuses to avoid expulsion by telling Dan the alcohol was planted by Harry, who feels guilty, but not enough to risk his siblings being split up by social services, until he hears Dan would also cancel the dance. Kyle cockily looks forward to dance-dating distant-acting Donna. Nobody understands Kate's cowardly backing out of the dance, but Amanda's ridicule changes her mind.

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Plot Keywords:

punishment | dancing | loyalty

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 October 2009 (Australia)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

"If you don't help me, I can't help you"

A very focused episode with perhaps one too many self-righteous moments from certain characters but a nice feeling of community.Even though it's Harry's stupidity that has caused all the problems, it's hard not to feel sympathy for him.He seems to have come a long way from the sulky teenager we first encountered and instead has a feeling of loneliness around him, especially with Kate's typical heavy-handed reaction.Harry and Declan both get their moments of nobility as they prepare to sacrifice everything for their friends but there's an unfortunate uncertainty around the question of whether or not Harry was setting Declan up or not.

Kyle being nice shows a pleasing depth to his character, even if it is just a ploy to bed Donna.Despite this, she actually seems to be enjoying the attention somewhat.It all leads to a couple of nice showdowns between Kate and Amanda which would have been even better without the "Next time" trailer defusing all the tension.

The subplot of Lou and Lyn demonstrating their rivalry over who's best at running the store is somewhat amusing and it's nice to see the older characters being given some fun stuff to do that doesn't involve tired sex jokes or heavy-handed moralising.