Babs and Betty Cartwright are identical twins who were seldom apart, until Babs failed an exam and was sent to a different school to her sister. From that day on Betty receives all her parents’ attention while Babs is often neglected and frequently in trouble.
Carol Parker’s ambition is to be a gymnast, her talent doesn’t please her sister Elaine who is also training to be a gymnast. Carol’s mother an ex-ballerina is also upset as she wants Carol to follow in her footsteps.
After the death of her mother, Kate Preston had tried to run the family home. Her ambition was to learn to skate, but it was difficult as she tries to loo after her Dad and brothers, Simon and Mike, at the same time.
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Robyn West had a happy life with her kind well-off parents who adopted her when she was very young. Then cruel spiteful Kate Baker, a new girl at school discovered they were sisters, who had been separated as babies. Robyn feared Kate would tell the Wests she was one of the family.
Ever since their parents separated, twins Carol and Rona Grant had been plotting to get the family together again, in spite of their own frequent squabbles.
When Jenny Smith’s father falls ill while abroad, Mrs. Smith flies out to look after him, leaving the children in the care of their Aunt Ivy. Jenny is a keen athlete but finds it hard to train properly as Ivy refuses to look after the children when Jenny is not at school. So Jenny ends up having to take her younger siblings to training with her.
Kim Weller finds becoming a pop star isn’t all great as she begins to lose all her old friends.
Jane Grant has always known her mother favoured her younger sister Elizabeth, but when her father dies she discovers that she is adopted and her mother no longer feels she has a responsibility for her. The sisters are sent to school, Elizabeth is to be educated but Jane is to be a servant.
Jo Butler lives in a small town, and when she can get time away from keeping house for her tough step-father and young step sister, Maggie, her one enjoyment is cycling.
Gloria is a promising skater but her parents want her to concentrate on ballet dancing.
