Damon and Debbie, on the run from Liverpool find themselves in York. The romantic medieval city becomes the backdrop to their love affair - where Damon enters a world of Dick Turpin and fast food to support Debbie's education. But when Debbie finds new and exciting friends on the campus, the runaways begin to drift apart.

Debbie's uncles continue their search for the couple, finally tracking them down after they return to York. The series concludes when, after a mock marriage in a hotel room, Damon is stabbed by an unknown assailant on a dark riverbank and dies in Debbie's arms.