When Simon gets in trouble with the police for using an air gun to break Mr Turnbull's coach lamp, he finds that the advice given to him is more 'do as I say, not do as I do'!

Sally is determined to prove that it is not all mothers who fail to understand the principles of the teenage "rave up".

An unexpected Income Tax bill causes the Redway household to go on an economy drive. This proves something of a challenge for Sally, who has never been good with money. Matters are not helped when her mother arrives!