Jo Adams had inherited a large sum of money from her Great Aunt Milly. There were two conditions to the will; she must not spend any money for three months and she must not tell anyone, not even her parents, of this clause!
Gipsy girl, Tamar Lee escaped from the Borrowcliffe charity school when she discovered it was the headquarters for a gang of jewel thieves led by the mayor, Mr Burrowcliffe. Now she was trying to find an honest magistrate to whom she could tell the truth about the school.
During the Second World War, Kath and Kenny Dalton were evacuated to the countryside for safety but Kenny was unhappy and ran away.
A dog named Murphy loved his owner, Jenny, very much and grieved when she died. Six months later he came to stay with Kay and was finally able to get over the loss of Jenny.
Kirsten Thomas and Janice Woodard were both keen dancers. When Kirsten was knocked down in hit and run, Janice tried to carry on with her dancing while also trying to figure out who hit Kirsten.
Kim Foley had made friends with a strange girl, Anne Marie, who was kept prisoner in her room at Sandley Manor, known to the locals as Misty Manor. Kim defied Anne Marie’s cousin Beth who had placed a ban placed on her visits.
Jane Miller was jealous of her friend, Gemma, who had a “glitter” quality about her that Jane lacked.
Orphan Della Stafford, a promising athlete, had been fostered by Les and Sheila Parker, an unscrupulous couple who wanted to train her to be a champion. In return they had promised her to save the Children’s Home which was threatened with closure when the lease expired. Della had made an enemy of the Parker’s daughter, Paula, who resented Dallas special treatment.
Pam Smith’s mother rejected two of her daughter’s new friends and was still looking for, what she considered to be, the perfect friend for her.
Gail Desmond wasn’t happy when her gran came to stay while recovering from a broken ankle, because she had to give up her room and Gran kept meddling in Gail’s life.