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Meeshell Reeves, singer with pop-duo Cats Eyes, wants nothing more than to be famous. When TV talent show Fame Search offers her an audition, her fantasy life comes tantalisingly into reach. Reluctantly aided by her best friend Devine and her long-suffering boyfriend Tyler, the audition date looms and Meeshell prepares to leave her old life behind. But when she is offered a choice between stardom and friendship, can she make the right decision? And what price is she prepared to pay to reach her goal?

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Working in a dead-end job in a mobile-phone shop, Tyler Cooke thinks that his life is over. Playing second fiddle to the grind of his job, the foibles of his friends and the never-ending demands of his girlfriend Meeshell, he spends his nights smoking dope and wondering where it all went wrong. But as Meeshell gets closer to her dream of pop stardom, the scales begin to fall from his eyes and Tyler starts to take control and rekindle his teenage dreams.

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Gym-loving ladies man Luke Sobers is one step away from his childhood dream of playing professional football for his local club, and when he meets legendary striker Romeo Baptiste he feels closer to the big time than ever before. But Romeo has a secret and Luke is soon embroiled in a friendship that threatens both their careers. When a road accident puts both of them in the spotlight, Luke realises that his hero is not what he seems. Faced with lying to save Romeo or exposing himself, Luke faces up to who he really is.

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On the surface, Devine Bello is the perfect daughter - a kind, church-going student nurse who would do anything for anyone. But haunted by the death of her best friend's father, Devine has quit nursing and embarked on a secret life as an escort. Free of responsibilities and with a new name, she plays girlfriend to a series of paying men. But when fate leads her into the path of someone really in need, can she turn her back on her past, or is it time to return to the life she knows?

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Wannabe entrepreneur Rakim Prateek spends his days dreaming of being the next Alan Sugar and defeating the bullies that have blighted his life. After another beating, he is offered a solution by Tahir, the coolest kid at college. But there is a price to pay for protection and Rakim quickly finds himself in a world of guns, drug dealing and violence. Seduced by the power, Rakim gets deeper, until the consequences of his dealing hit him square in the face.

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Living on the streets after escaping from a secure unit, Faith begs from passers-by and spends her nights in a squat with Nemo, a battle-scarred war veteran. Guided by messages from a TV doctor, she searches for Emily, the childhood friend she lost years before. As she revisits her past, identities blur, memories surface and she realises that to get Emily back she must first confront the man who took her.