Pat Mills

Teenage Manchester City supporter Alison wins a competition to go on a date with the team's Calvin Clark. Her jealous friend Gary disrupts their night out, leading to violence and the misguided kidnapping of the star striker on the eve of his transfer to Hamburg.

A teenage girl is sent to a women's prison, but should she really be there?

When Marjorie's husband of 20 years dies of a brain tumour, she's hit financially as well as emotionally. The money she makes packing tights in a factory isn't enough to cover her rent, and her TV is repossessed. Soon after the funeral she meets Arnold, a wealthy pub landlord, who squires her to the local Conservative Club ball in an effort to cheer her up. Life with Arnold promises not only companionship but undreamt-of luxury, but Marjorie's friends and family do not necessarily approve.