0:00:05 > 0:00:08My name is Tracy Beaker and these are my Survival Files,
0:00:08 > 0:00:14- your essential guide to the ups and downs of growing up.- Tracy...- Tracy!
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Life in the Dumping Ground has taught me a lot about stuff.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20- Tracy Beaker...- Scary stuff.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22THEY SCREAM
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Complicated stuff.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27Stuff that can make you want to scream.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30If you can cope with the stuff that goes down here,
0:00:30 > 0:00:33you can cope with pretty much anything.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36I've spent most of my life here, first when I was a kid
0:00:36 > 0:00:40and now it's where I work. I've learned a lot about friends.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44About enemies.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49About what life can throw at you.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55It's not always been pretty.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57But it's made me who I am today
0:00:57 > 0:01:02and now I'm passing on my wisdom to you guys in a video blog.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Pay attention. I've lived through all this so you don't have to.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11On the Tracy Beaker Survival Files this time, lies.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Why we tell them,
0:01:13 > 0:01:18the trouble they get us into and is it ever OK not to tell the truth?
0:01:22 > 0:01:26Sometimes, we're talking way back in the past,
0:01:26 > 0:01:29I used to be a little economical with the truth.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33Some people called me a big fat liar.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37- It must be weird not having a mum. - I've got a mum.- Yeah, I know.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41It must do your head in, not knowing where she is.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43I know exactly where she is.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47'She's on a top secret mission to make first contact with aliens
0:01:47 > 0:01:49'on the most distant planets
0:01:49 > 0:01:53'that only the president and my Mum even know about.'
0:01:53 > 0:01:56I got myself a bit of a reputation.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Elaine the Pain once said, "How do you know Tracy is lying?
0:01:59 > 0:02:02"Because her lips are moving." Harsh!
0:02:02 > 0:02:06Things changed when she left to become a film star.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Um... Tracy, do you expect me to believe all that?
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Why should I care what you believe?
0:02:12 > 0:02:14I wasn't lying, exactly.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17I was just taking real life and brightening it up.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20I wanted to make it more interesting.
0:02:20 > 0:02:25'I'm a computer genius. I come up with new games worth millions.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29'I'm so important I have round- the-clock protection from minders
0:02:29 > 0:02:31'in case I'm kidnapped.'
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Or a lot more interesting.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- Come on.- She doesn't have to. - She does.- Don't worry.
0:02:38 > 0:02:44- He's one of my minders.- I'm big, I'm mean, I'm a muscle machine!
0:02:46 > 0:02:50'Well, I'm basically a truthful person.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52'Ask anyone.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56'Well, maybe not "anyone".
0:02:56 > 0:02:57'I know.'
0:02:57 > 0:03:04- Cam, can I ask you something?- Sure. fire away.- I was never a liar, was I?
0:03:04 > 0:03:08Well, you had a very vivid imagination.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- And you loved to keep everyone entertained.- Erm... Tracy?
0:03:12 > 0:03:17- We believe your mum's coming, but if she doesn't...- She'll be here.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20She'll probably bring treats for everyone.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24'She IS coming. And she's a fantastically generous mum.'
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Exactly. I was just trying to entertain people.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- So how come they called me a liar? - Liar's a very strong word.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44You were an exceptionally creative kid.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47You never let facts get in the way of a good story.
0:03:47 > 0:03:53- And that's totally different from lying, right?- Well..- Cam!
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Yeah, course it is! Totally different.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Cam is one person who would never lie.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02So there you go - proof I am as truthful as you can get.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Too truthful sometimes.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Liar, liar, pants on fire!
0:04:07 > 0:04:11'Once, when I was a kid, I got called a liar one time too many,
0:04:11 > 0:04:13'so I decided to show them.'
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- ..Pants on fire!- If that's the way you want it, I'll tell the truth.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21All day until 6pm. You'll be sorry!
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- ALL:- Ooh!
0:04:24 > 0:04:26You've just unleashed pure evil.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30'They wanted the truth? So that's what they got!'
0:04:30 > 0:04:35- All of you, what is going on? - Lots of things have been going on.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39I was going to keep quiet about everything,
0:04:39 > 0:04:41but they're forcing me to tell the truth.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- You know that sandwich toaster that went missing?- I didn't.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50- Don't believe her!- Midnight feasts in your room! Tut tut!
0:04:50 > 0:04:54- And how did that glue get on the sofa?- It was him.- You liar!
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Anyway, you broke that lamp.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00And Louise, what were you doing with Justine's bag on Saturday?
0:05:00 > 0:05:03I thought I lost that. You bag thief!
0:05:03 > 0:05:07'At first, I thought it was genius.'
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- Get out of my room, liar! - It's my room, traitor! Argh!
0:05:10 > 0:05:13I think I like this truth business.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24'But then I realised how much I'd upset everyone.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28'I found myself feeling a bit rubbish.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31'I couldn't wait for this day of truth to be over.'
0:05:31 > 0:05:34It's not my fault if the truth hurts.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52The truth can be painful,
0:05:52 > 0:05:55especially when it's something you don't want to hear.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00- Sorry.- You smell.- So would you if you'd just run three miles.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06See what I mean? Sometimes, it's good to bend the facts a bit.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11GLASS SMASHES
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Who is responsible for this?
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Me. Sorry. I kicked it too hard.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Anyone squeals, they get rat poo in their cereal.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Why did you lie that time about the window, Mike?
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- You told us lying was wrong. - I thought you deserved a break.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39You were always in trouble. You could do without the grief.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Anyway, it was an accident.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45- How could you be sure it was an accident?- What? You?
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Hit a target with a football?
0:06:48 > 0:06:52I've seen some things, but I wouldn't see that if I lived to 200!
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- Er... Bit rude.- Bit true!
0:06:59 > 0:07:02'He might be a lousy judge of football talent, but bless him.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06'Mike lied for a reason - to keep me out of trouble.
0:07:06 > 0:07:07'And more recently,
0:07:07 > 0:07:11'when I pulled the Great Tracy Beaker Power Cut scam.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13'I wasn't exactly being truthful,
0:07:13 > 0:07:18'but it was all done with the best of intentions.'
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Liam!
0:07:23 > 0:07:26'The Dumping Ground was like a war zone that day.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30It had started with a bust up between Liam and Johnny.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34It was just one of those days when everyone had the hump. It happens.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37People go stir crazy, especially Johnny,
0:07:37 > 0:07:39who's a moody little whinger.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Liam started it, thinking he knows what's best.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45I still haven't got an apology.
0:07:45 > 0:07:50Me say sorry? I'm sorry, that is never going to happen.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Stop it!
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Then Frank and Liam were at each other's throats too.
0:08:02 > 0:08:07- What are you moving out the way for? - You're kicking it too hard.- I'm not.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- It's your turn in goal.- No.
0:08:10 > 0:08:15- What do you want me to do? Roll it at you?- Stop shouting!
0:08:15 > 0:08:18It's not like you and Liam to argue.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23Well, he was really winding me up that day.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27You can tell when things are bad, when me and Frank argue.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29He's like family to me.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34- Johnny thinks parents are the answer to everybody's problems.- So?
0:08:35 > 0:08:40- You still don't get it, do you? You've got a family.- One granddad.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Yeah, one granddad more than me.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47'It was horrible. Gina and Mike thought they had the answer.'
0:08:47 > 0:08:52- We're going to have to do something. The atmosphere's terrible.- Cinema?
0:08:52 > 0:08:58- It's worse than that.- Bowling then. - Won't work. Take everyone bowling?
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Like that was going to work! I did try to warn them.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06Kids only get taken bowling if you're trying to distract them.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10- It won't work. They're on to you. - We've been working here a while.
0:09:10 > 0:09:11We know what we're doing.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16- Don't talk to me! - Like I was going to!- Stop arguing.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Everybody, upstairs to bed now.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21'You have to let the older generation make their own mistakes.'
0:09:21 > 0:09:25'It's the best way for them to learn.'
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Will you all shut up now!
0:09:31 > 0:09:32Went well then(!)
0:09:32 > 0:09:37- Told you a treat wouldn't work. - All right, what's your solution?
0:09:37 > 0:09:42You don't need a treat, you need a disaster.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- What kind of disaster? - You leave that to me.
0:09:46 > 0:09:51'I took a more creative approach to the problem.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55'If you're going to lie, you may as well make it a really big one.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09'Nothing brings people together like a major crisis.'
0:10:09 > 0:10:14We have to empty the freezer, we have to prepare the garden. Come on.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- What for?- For a barbecue! Come on!
0:10:21 > 0:10:25'There was loads to do and no time for arguing.'
0:10:25 > 0:10:27# Yeah, yeah
0:10:27 > 0:10:34# I use to think maybe you loved me, now baby I'm sure
0:10:37 > 0:10:41- # And I just can't wait... # - 'Instant peace and harmony. Result!
0:10:43 > 0:10:45'Until later that night
0:10:45 > 0:10:49'when Mike decided he needed to check his emails. Bad move.'
0:10:57 > 0:11:00ALARM
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Power must be back on.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10- I hope it was worth the risk. - Yes, loads of emails.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12I'll rest easy in my bed tonight.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Boys, I think we've been had.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23We couldn't believe it. Me especially.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26The king of scamming outdone by that lot.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30Were we going to take it lying down? What do you think?
0:11:30 > 0:11:35Liam said I had to make a phone call to say the electricity was broken,
0:11:35 > 0:11:38even though we knew it wasn't.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41But they thought we didn't know it wasn't really broken.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46Because they thought that we thought it was really broken.
0:11:46 > 0:11:52That's right. Elm Tree House. Very urgent. Yes.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57- Who are you talking to? - The electricity man.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00I found this old phone and it works.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Gina Conway, she works here.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09He wants to talk to you.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Hello.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16Yes. Well, we have had sort of a...power cut.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23Yes, I understand you don't expect to hear it from a child.
0:12:25 > 0:12:30No. No, no-one has been messing around with the electricity.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Investigation team?
0:12:35 > 0:12:40No. I... I... I don't think that anyone should get fined.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45It's hard when you're trying to make your way in a confusing world
0:12:45 > 0:12:49and the people you look up to as role models set a bad example.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53They lie to us and we need to teach them the errors of their ways.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- Why didn't you bring a torch, Mike? - It was broad daylight upstairs.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Is the fuse box on this wall?
0:13:03 > 0:13:08Which wall? I can't even see you!
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- Is this what you're looking for? - Cancel the investigation team.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14I think we've found the problem.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16I was...acting!
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Call it acting, call it lying.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23Either way it was young people 1, care workers 0.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25We told a lie and it backfired.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30But Mike and Gina should have known better. I'm a junior staff member.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35They shouldn't do everything I say without thinking it through.
0:13:35 > 0:13:41So what have we learned so far about lies to put into my Survival Files?
0:13:41 > 0:13:441 - Telling the truth is the best thing to do.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Lies never end well and that's something I've always said,
0:13:47 > 0:13:50ever since I was a girl. Honest.
0:13:50 > 0:13:542 - sometimes telling the truth can be painful, can't it?
0:13:54 > 0:13:58So if you don't want to hurt people's feelings,
0:13:58 > 0:14:02be careful what you say. You might want to pull your punches.
0:14:02 > 0:14:063 - When it comes to pulling off a scam, total amateurs
0:14:06 > 0:14:10like Mike and Gina should leave it to the professionals.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19As we've seen, sometimes people lie for the best of reasons.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24But that doesn't mean it won't come back and bite you on the bum.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27# Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies... #
0:14:27 > 0:14:31Louise was one of my best mates and she was one of the lucky ones.
0:14:31 > 0:14:36She got fostered. It's a big day when a kid gets fostered.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38There's a lot of emotion flying around.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- You're not going to forget me are you?- You're coming round on Sunday.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45'Excitement about living with a new family,
0:14:45 > 0:14:49'sadness at saying goodbye, even jealousy from those left behind.'
0:14:49 > 0:14:54- You're not going to forget me. - Stacy, isn't it? Stacy Baxter?
0:14:57 > 0:15:02'It can be hard for the one leaving, especially on return visits.'
0:15:02 > 0:15:06I can't wait to tell Justine about all the places we've been,
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Annie, my hamsters...
0:15:08 > 0:15:13- Lou, maybe you shouldn't boast too much about things.- Why not?
0:15:13 > 0:15:16It might upset them. They still live here.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20- I never thought of that.- Louise! - So Louise felt guilty.
0:15:20 > 0:15:25She had this amazing family and we were still at the Dumping Ground,
0:15:25 > 0:15:28so she decided to tell a little white lie.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32Ow, ow, ow! You're lucky, Louise, you've got a mom and dad
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- to care for you. - Oh, they never make a fuss of me.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40- Why?- They've got four other children, they're really busy.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44You said they were going to take you to the park.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Yeah, but I'd much rather stay here.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49You should've rang if you weren't happy.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51They don't let me use the phone.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- You're joking! - That's not allowed.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Well, they do. Oh, they're really horrible.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00You lot are much better off here.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Louise, time to go.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Bye, then.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Have fun.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22We were guttered. Louise was with the family from hell,
0:16:22 > 0:16:27we had to save her. I took direct action to get the message out.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- 'For the next dedication, Tracy is on.- I'd like a request for Louise.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36'She's been forced to live with horrible foster parents.'
0:16:36 > 0:16:38I'll handle this.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- Tracy! What are you doing? - 'They should be locked up...
0:16:41 > 0:16:45- 'Give me that phone!- Bug off!
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- 'Free Louise!' - THEY ARGUE
0:16:47 > 0:16:50'I'm sorry, the child has got challenging
0:16:50 > 0:16:52'behavioural difficulties.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56- 'Free Louise! Free Louise! - You can't stop us. We'll show you.
0:16:56 > 0:17:01'We'll go on a massive hunger strike until you agree to free Louise.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06- 'Yeah!- Thank you, bye.- Thank you, Tracy. This one is for Louise then.'
0:17:06 > 0:17:08What's up? No one hungry today?
0:17:08 > 0:17:12- We're all on a hunger strike. - ALL: Yeah!
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- I'm not.- Except him. Nobody eats to Louise is free!
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- ALL: Yeah!- Shame!
0:17:18 > 0:17:21I thought you might not fancy fish, so I made treats.
0:17:21 > 0:17:27- Chocolate cake?- Pizza!- Wait! What about our hunger strike?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- Think of Louise!- Come on, you lot,
0:17:30 > 0:17:34this is our chance to change the course of someone's life,
0:17:34 > 0:17:37to save a victim from the horrors of fostering.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42- So, who's with me?- Tracy, life's hard, and then it's over.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44THEY ALL TALK AT ONCE
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Well, I'm never getting giving in.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Then, the chance we were waiting for.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55We were in the park so those traitors could work off
0:17:55 > 0:18:00the cake they had stuffed down their necks when we spotted her.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- Justine, stop! Stop, stop, stop! - What? What? What?
0:18:03 > 0:18:06What are you doing here?
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- We've come to save you! - Quick, get in!- Stop there, you two!
0:18:10 > 0:18:15- We're only trying to help Louise. - She hates living with THEM.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Would you like being a prisoner? Treated worse than a slave!
0:18:19 > 0:18:23- 'The truth was out at last.' - Louise...- 'Or was it?'
0:18:23 > 0:18:26The Morrises aren't horrible at all.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29They're the best thing that has ever happened to me.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32I didn't want to hurt your feelings,
0:18:32 > 0:18:34or have you think I was boasting.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- Do you realise we've been on a hunger strike for you?- I'm sorry.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42Louise meant well, but she didn't realise what she had done.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Once you lie, you can't get it back.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47It takes on a life of its own.
0:18:47 > 0:18:52- I'm so sorry.- Come on, let's go. - I hate you, Louise.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56Can't we make up? Please!
0:18:59 > 0:19:02See what I mean about lies biting you on the bum?
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Something else to think about -
0:19:04 > 0:19:07little lies don't always stay little.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09A tiny fib can start to grow.
0:19:09 > 0:19:15And before you know it, it's too big for you to handle.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- TELEPHONE RINGS - One day, at the Dumping Ground,
0:19:19 > 0:19:23the phone was ringing and no one was picking it up.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28Until Toby got it, and that was when the trouble started.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32'Congratulations! You could be the winner of a fabulous,
0:19:32 > 0:19:37'free family vacation in Florida! To win this fabulous, free holiday,
0:19:37 > 0:19:40'please confirm that you are over 18.'
0:19:40 > 0:19:46- Um... Well...- 'Thank you.' - What's going on?
0:19:46 > 0:19:50- I'm winning a holiday!- 'Please answer the following questions.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54'What place is known as the Sunshine State?'
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- What's the Sunshine State? - Happiness?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59No, something else, something...
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- Florida!- 'Correct' - BOTH: Yes!
0:20:04 > 0:20:08Toby hadn't really even told a lie,
0:20:08 > 0:20:11he'd just forgotten to tell the truth.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15Frank, you must have known, you were never getting away with this.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19It did seem too good to be true.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24Good stuff never happens to us. You've got to grab the chance.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28We just wanted to go to Florida.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32- What would you have done? - I would've gone to Mike and...
0:20:32 > 0:20:35You'd have had your cosy, a litre of factor 50
0:20:35 > 0:20:37and a stupid hat.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41'Congratulations! You have now won your fabulous...'
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- BOTH: Yes! - 'Family holiday in Florida!
0:20:45 > 0:20:50'Please hold for one of our Sunscreen representatives.'
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Our luck has finally changed!
0:20:52 > 0:20:57# Lucky you Oh, lucky you
0:20:57 > 0:21:01# There's nothing to lose
0:21:01 > 0:21:02# If it's really true... #
0:21:02 > 0:21:07'Well, Toby, you've won a free holiday for you and your family.'
0:21:07 > 0:21:13- Do we have to be a family?- 'We do specialise in family holidays.'
0:21:13 > 0:21:17That's good, because we're a big family.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21- Sorry, that was my brother.- 'Great.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25'So, what can our local representative, Terrie Fender,
0:21:25 > 0:21:27'visit to get your details?'
0:21:27 > 0:21:32Lies feed on lies, and this tiny lie needed another lie to keep it going.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36Toby, you're not supposed to touch that without our permission.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40- Uncle Andrew called me. - Really? What did he say?
0:21:40 > 0:21:45He wants to come to see me. Now. Is that OK?
0:21:45 > 0:21:49- Well, it's a bit sudden.- I know.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54He's having one of his good days, they don't usually last very long.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57It's OK. We see. We'd be happy to meet him at last.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01Don't be surprised if he acts a little strange,
0:22:01 > 0:22:05- meeting new people stresses him out. - Don't worry,
0:22:05 > 0:22:09- we'll give you guys all the space you need.- Thanks.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12And then another life.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28Auntie Sandra! Oh, she must have come instead!
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Oh!
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Welcome to our house.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- Is that your dad?- Yeah. - Hi!- Hi!- And another lie.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41This place used to be a care home, didn't it?
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Oh, years ago, but our family live here now.
0:22:44 > 0:22:50- And then, even more lies.- That's my half-brother, Frank.- Hi, Frank.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55- And you've met my other brother, Liam.- Hello, Liam.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Show us the tickets, then.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01So, how many are in your family?
0:23:01 > 0:23:06- 13.- 13, wow! That is a big family.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11- Is it too big? - No, absolutely perfect.
0:23:11 > 0:23:16But what the boys didn't know was they weren't the only ones lying.
0:23:16 > 0:23:22Here's the receipt and the tickets will be mailed to you tomorrow. Bye!
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- I can't believe this!- The receipt?
0:23:32 > 0:23:36- Wait!- You got a problem, boys? - We thought the holiday was free.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38It is, the villa is yours for free.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42But you charged Mike for £5,000 on his credit card!
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- Yeah, that's for the flight. - You tricked us!
0:23:45 > 0:23:47No, you tried to trick me.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Wait!
0:23:54 > 0:23:56We are so going to die.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00One little lie grew and multiplied until it became
0:24:00 > 0:24:04one bog-off enormous £5,000 lie charged to Mike's credit card.
0:24:10 > 0:24:16£5,363!
0:24:18 > 0:24:21- How did you know my credit card...? - ALL: Gus.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25You know, I thought I'd seen it all in this place, but £5,000,
0:24:25 > 0:24:28that's quite something even for this lot.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32I need to see this woman and talk some sense into her.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36- You can't just walk in, there's rules!- Yeah?
0:24:36 > 0:24:41- Want me to call the police instead? - Sorry, I couldn't keep her out.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Next thing you know, Toby's auntie comes storming in,
0:24:44 > 0:24:48saying not only had the boys been lying, but they'd also
0:24:48 > 0:24:53broken into her office and stolen her computer memory stick.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56You come back here!
0:24:56 > 0:24:57- Couldn't you just...?- No.
0:24:57 > 0:25:03Sunscreen Holidays doesn't offer refunds or exchanges. Company policy.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06You're just an old-fashioned crook, aren't you?
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Sunscreen Holidays operates within the law.
0:25:09 > 0:25:14We conform to the very highest industry standards.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16That includes conning kids, does it?
0:25:16 > 0:25:21No, they tried to con me. They told me they were over 18.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25- Is that true?- Tracy...
0:25:27 > 0:25:30- Oh...- Oh!
0:25:32 > 0:25:34'..in Florida!
0:25:34 > 0:25:40'To win this fabulous, free holiday, please confirm that you are over 18.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42'Um... Well...
0:25:42 > 0:25:45'Thank you. To claim your free family holiday...'
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Well?
0:25:47 > 0:25:50The tape never lies. Faced with the truth,
0:25:50 > 0:25:53the rep from hell had to back down.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57Fine, I'll cancel the transaction and you'll get your money back.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Good. Better do it now, we'll watch.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Make sure you live up to industry standards.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08It was an hour escape, but I think the boys learned a lot.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10What lesson have you learned, Frank?
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Tell the truth. That's always best.
0:26:16 > 0:26:22- What about you, Liam?- Oh, a big lesson, a massive lesson.- Which is?
0:26:22 > 0:26:26If you're going to scam a holiday of a lifetime in a dream resort,
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- make sure you don't get caught. - Liam!
0:26:34 > 0:26:37So, what can I tell you about lies
0:26:37 > 0:26:41to upload into the Tracy Beaker Survival Files?
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Well, first, it's best not to tell them.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47It's usually safest to stick to the truth. Like I always do.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50All right, nearly always.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54People tell lies for many reasons. Sometimes to cheat someone.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Sometimes to try and get what they want.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00And sometimes they don't mean any harm,
0:27:00 > 0:27:03they just get a bit mixed up between the truth
0:27:03 > 0:27:06and what they want the truth to be, apparently.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11People tell lies for good reasons. Total honesty can be pretty hurtful.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15It's good to stop and think before you blurt out the truth.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19It might be best to be considerate in the way you put things.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22And be careful, lies are unpredictable.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24They can take on a life of their own
0:27:24 > 0:27:29and you can find yourself in more trouble than you ever imagined.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31That's the Beaker Guide To Lies
0:27:31 > 0:27:34uploaded to the Tracy Beaker Survival Files.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36# Reactions to your lies. #
0:27:36 > 0:27:40More gems of wisdom from my experiences next time
0:27:40 > 0:27:42on That's No Lie.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46Remember, I've been through all this so you don't have to.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49# I just want to see you smile
0:27:49 > 0:27:52# Don't ever think you made me mad
0:27:52 > 0:27:55# I didn't listen to your lies
0:27:55 > 0:28:00# Lies, lies. #
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