Discipline, responsibility, skill, self-reliance? Johnny joined the Army because he liked canoeing. Now he finds himself in the middle of a strife-torn city and discovers other qualities are necessary to survive. But does he deserve the fast-moving nightmare his life becomes?
Who would you be if you could choose? Princess Anne? Linda Lovelace? The Prime Minister? Since things are already so bad for Trevor - rotten job, bitchy wife - he decides to answer a 'life-swapping' ad in the local newspaper. But once the swapping starts, who knows where it could end?
Sixteen-year-old Otis loathes school. He wants to be a professional footballer, but is good at drawing, so his mother wants him to become a draughtsman. Then, a news sports teacher appears at his South London comprehensive school, and life start to look a little more hopeful...
Ralph decides to give his sister Clare a night on the town cheer her up. They visit a burger bar and a disco in a modern precinct, and Clare gets slightly drunk. At the end of the evening, they both end up at Clare's flat.
Jimmy is a talented young boxer. Every punch he throws is eagerly watched by his trainer, and resented by his girlfriend. His parents, however, aren't particularly interested - until a large car and what appears to be a handsome contract arrive at the door.
Sam likes his children to be grown-up chaps. So nine-year-old Harry is at a disadvantage in the battle of wits that develops...
