Coral Atkins

Tough merchant seaman Pat Greevey returns to his family in Liverpool to find the key to a recent death.

George, a black South African, finds it hard to settle down in London after his experiences in South Africa.

Susan and Neville begin to have doubts the evening before their wedding.

'Motors can stall, shooters can jam. But Jake's end of it'll be all right.' Jake's a professional, a married man with a reputation to maintain-and a bank to rob.

Teenager Jimmy's life begins to unravel after the death of his father. With his mother promiscuous and his new stepfather and stepbrother difficult to get along with, he begins to fall into a cycle of petty crime and self harm.