As their husbands watch yet another Saturday evening of television sport two housewives, Donna and Jen, find that a chance encounter sows the seed of an idea in their heads.
Ken has agreed to give Donna a test-drive. If she can prove her skill and her nerve, if she and Jen can raise the cash, well.... it's still a long way to Brands Hatch.
Funds are being raised and Ken has started work on the conversion of Donna's old Mini into a powerful special saloon racing car. Jen is trying hard to be a mechanic, but Ray and Mick have decided to join the team too.
Donna and Jen, struggling through a rigorous training programme, suddenly find they've become local celebrities. In the midst of all this frantic activity, an old school friend arrives....
This racing business is certainly making waves for everyone. Family relationships, friendship, even marriage, are being put to the test. Then, out of the blue, there comes a chance to put Donna's driving to the test.
As race day approaches, the tensions mount in the Hewitt and Robinson households. Ray has the chance of a new job and even Jen is learning to drive; but while Ken is putting the final touches to the racing car-disaster strikes.
A serial in eight episodes starring Rosemary Martin as Donna Hewitt, Anne Carroll as Jen Robinson, Mark Kingston as Ray Hewitt, Donald Gee as Mick Robinson with Gavin Richards as Ken Lark With the race just two weeks away and the Mini a broken wreck, what's needed is money - and lots of it. When Ken comes up with a solution it seems that nothing can stop them now. However, Donna is in for a surprise.
It's the moment we've all been waiting for, but as the families set out for Brands Hatch, Ken Lark is nowhere to be seen. Will Donna be able to achieve her driving ambition?