Bowler, the local villain who "runs everything except London Transport," offers the out-of-work Craven a job. Craven's friends warn him about getting mixed up with Bowler, but he has never been one to listen to advice that didn't suit him.
Mrs. Abbott exerts her authority over Frankie one too many times. It changes him into a latter-day "Red Shadow" and he gallops off with his new girlfriend Celeste to the registry office.
Duffy is feeling the strain of separation from Sharon but is not above chatting up a bird - especially when her father is in a position to put a bit of business his way.
No longer able to say "Please Sir!" when they have a problem, Form 5C from Fenn Street Secondary Modern are out in the cold hard world. But school friendships die hard and the mob determine to preserve their group identity.
Things are not going too smoothly for Eric and Sharon. While Eric is busy having a brush with the Law, Sharon realizes that there are other fish in the sea. It is then that ace "tec" Frankie Abbott comes onto the scene - on his first case!
Taking a girlfriend home for the first time is always a nerve-racking experience. However, when you have a mother like Frankie's, the confrontation is particularly difficult!