Teen answered phone call and had to keep a secret for months

A teenager made TV history after answering a vital phone call.

Patrick Bennett comes from a very sporty family. However, when it became clear he did not share the same ability, his dad Greg came up with an idea.

Patrick said: “I got interested in music at about 10 years old when dad bought me a guitar because I wasn't very good at football. We were all big LFC fans.

My friends and family said they'd seen my video, now it's my career

I kept my talent hidden but now it's been shown on national TV

“At about 14, I was in the cinema watching the film 1917. The score was written by Thomas Newman. There was a particular scene of this French town which had been bombed out. The music over the top blew me away. From then on, I was like right, I’ve got to do that.

Patrick began his music course at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA) last year. Though he is from Cambridge originally, he has many family members from Merseyside.

Now living in Liverpool city centre, he set about building his way up in the industry and acquired Roag Best, a Liverpool musician and brother of former Beatle, Pete Best, as his agent.

Earlier this year, Roag told him about an exciting opportunity. Speaking to the ECHO, Patrick said: “When I came along, I shared my film music. He said, I know a few directors, I’ll give them a call.

“A couple of weeks later I got a phone call after a LIPA lecturer. He said, 'an amazing opportunity has just come your way. LA Productions, the director, has just finished this series in Scotland. He wants you to score a few scenes.'”

That man was Colin McKeown, who leads the Liverpool-based production company. He was working on the second series of Granite Harbour, a BBC crime drama set in Aberdeen. Gradually,