Drama
In programme two, while Alice has hoodwinked school bosses by dressing as her daughter Molly and sitting the entrance exam in place of her, even she struggles with some of the questions.
So she resorts to copying the answers to the maths exam from Ruby Osafo - an academically gifted girl who from a nearby council estate.
This desperate act catapults her into a crisis she never anticipated and she is forced to face the consequences of her actions as well as her children’s future.
Molly surprises the family’s new friends by winning a scholarship to the school but Ruby, who helped Alice pass the exam, misses out on a place.
With Ruby’s family unable to afford the school fees, Alice begins to feel guilty that in an effort to do the best for her daughter, she has inadvertently ruined the chances of a more deserving child.
However Alice has more than her conscience to contend with, since uber-competitive yummy mummy Ffion Russell, whose own child, Bronwyn, is still on the waiting list, is highly suspicious of Molly’s scholarship and determined to uncover the truth.
Last edited: Monday, 1 June 2009
