Ralph once had two women in his life - one serious and one trivial. Which of them turned him into the solitary but happy man he is today?
Alan Calcutt is a professor of philosophy. Life and love have passed him by. Then he meets Ros, a young, outrageous darts-team groupie.
You don't leave your friends when they're ill, especially not if you are twelve-year-old David and your only friend is a cantankerous old lady who is too proud to admit that she needs you.
April and her daughter are both attracted to the same man. However, he's too young for April and too old for Rosemary.
George has both a wife and a mistress. Is he coping with them, or are they coping with him?
Clive is a compulsive gambler. How can his wife and family cope with the problems that this causes?