Dianne Moore falls for Paul Peters, the boy next door, but he does not take any notice of her except as a nuisance. Dianne tries to get closer to Paul by looking after his younger brother Terry. But Terry is a little horror. His tricks keep getting Dianne into trouble and each time, she drops lower in Paul’s opinion.
Trainee nurses at St. Margaret’s EE were known as Nightingales. The series follows several of these trainees Smiley Smith, Betsy Cloud, Fiona Kennedy and Edna Pierce who had all met when they started their training. Edna doesn’t fit in with the rest of the girls and tries to cheat on her final exams. She is replaced by Lee Lan. The girls return in sequels. In “Nightingales 4” the friends have gone their separate ways after their training is complete, but they come together again to try and stop the closure of St. Margarets.
Other Appearances
After being made redundant, Mr Beck converts the attic into an office. His daughters Tessa and Julie overhear things and begin to think their father is planning to rob a bank.
Not Our Dad!– M&J: #247 (3 February 1996) – #250 (24 February 1996)
Sally Gibson is staying with her relatives, the Brents. The Brents are so hooked on a TV soap, “The Avenue”, that they copy everything they see on it – even to the extent of using the characters’ names and calling Sally Miranda, the new character on the soap. Sally finds this fanaticism annoying.
Soap Suds – M&J: #297 (18 January 1997) – #306 (22 March 1997)
Plot:
Jenny Harbin lives with her Aunt Perry, whose job does not allow her much time for Jenny. Feeling lonely, Jenny allows some children to play in the garden, but she has to keep it secret from her aunt.
The Buckinghams move from a poky flat into their “Palace”, a show-house that Mum won in a competition. But daughter Maggie soon regrets the acquisition because Mum becomes so house-proud over her new palace that she is causing all sorts of problems.
Picture StoriesWhen Mandy Lawford joined the athletics club her mum had belonged to in the 70’s, Mrs Lawford came out of retirement and started racing again. Soon Mandy felt under pressure to do as well as her mum and win everything.
Twelve year old Susan Riley and her family have just moved to a new town. When she was younger her parents were part of a travelling fair, so she didn’t get much schooling. They decided to settle down so their children could get a proper education, but then Susan fell ill for years. So even though she is no longer ill, she never learned to read and write. She wants to keep this a secret from her new friends, she knows she won’t be able to hide it school but in the meantime she wants to enjoy the Summer holidays.
