When Liz and Di Johnson’s parents died, their wealthy grandmother traced them to the fairground where they lived. She wanted Liz, who strongly resembled her father, to stay at the family home, but as the girls vowed never to be parted, Grandmother reluctantly let Di come too.
Misunderstanding a conversation she overheard her parents having, Teri Lawley thought they were considering parting. So she set out to work to keep the Lawleys together as one happy family, which was actually causing more problems.
Susan Roberts decided she must be more like her sister, Jenny, who had been killed in an accident. But it was proving quite difficult for Sue a harum-scarum tomboy – to become hardworking, kind and gentle.
Only child Roberta Brown, known as Bobbie, mistakenly believed her father would rather have a son. So she was determined to be as much like a boy as possible.
Bessie Bridges spent all her life in a Children’s home until she was sent to live with the Baxters, who hoped to adopt her. Bessie was eager to help all she could in her new home, but somehow her efforts seemed to upset the family, who saw her organisation as bossiness.
Due to a misunderstanding, Kim Weston believed her father to have heart trouble and was hiding it from mom and herself. She intended to do all she could to stop him exerting himself in any way at all!
After Sandra Smith’s parents separated, she and her mother moved to Minfield. But to her dismay, Sandra discovered that her Dad had moved too—he was the new Headmaster at Minfield comprehensive. Until she and her Mum were permanently settled in Minfield, Sandra felt that neither of her parents should know the other was in the same town.
Carly Green was determined to stop being general dogsbody for her talented and busy family. She decided she must stop being so efficient and coping so well, if she was to have any time for herself.
Since orphan Cindy Rollo went to stay with loving foster parents, she was over the moon with happiness. But past events convinced Cindy that she must never hear a clock strike 12 midnight, or like the story of Cinderella her happiness would disappear.
Mistakenly thinking her parents were ashamed of her lack of talents, Pat Rogers became determined to make them proud her. But the harder she tried, the worse things turned out.