Teenager Kieran heads off to university, but he struggles to fit in, and a suicide attempt prompts parents Ann and John to take him home.

Party girl Christina's biological clock is ticking. But when her boyfriend reveals himself to be infertile, could her gay best friend provide the answer?

Hapless plumber Billy has a gambling addiction, and it threatens to ruin his life. One day, he finds a stash of diamonds hidden in an attic...

Army wife Caroline develops a close bond with rat catcher Sam, but their friendship arouses suspicion around the barracks.

When a child is injured falling off the back of milkman Bugsy's float, Bugsy develops a complicated friendship with the child's mother.