Episode Summary
Heartbreak High Episode 143
Season Five

Ryan finds he is being ostracised at school. Feeling sorry for himself, he wags school and meets Mario, a shady character, who offers him a way out of his depression ... and so, Ryan begins his trip into the drug culture.

Kurt is on the mend but Barry's (Andy Anderson) fussing and pampering is getting on his nerves. In an effort to redirect Barry's attention, Kurt and Nikki (Fleur Beaupert) talk the local club into making a tribute cabinet with Barry's trophies. At the club, Barry runs into an old friend who offers him a job as a barman. Will Barry be able to keep his alcoholism under control enough to take the job he needs so desperately?

When the kids begin to study Jim McNeil's play, "How Does Your Garden Grow", Kath is furious - she thinks it is obscene. Kath convinces Di (Andrea Moor) to drop the play from the school syllabus and Sarah feels the wrath of the other kids. Can she find a way to appease everyone?

Heartbreak High also stars Callan Mulvey as Drazic, Lara Cox as Anita Scheppers, Nina Liu as Mai Hem and Frederick Miragliotta as Albers. Heartbreak High is a Gannon Television production, executive producers Ben Gannon and Michael Jenkins. This episode written by David Phillips and directed by Andrew Prowse.