What goes on behind closed doors? Four generations of one Hackney family on a roller-coaster ride of drugs, violence, sickness, infidelity and the redeeming joys of motherhood. Maureen is only trying to keep everyone out of trouble. But her family is all over the place: Alan hides the 'gear' he deals in their mum Nora's kitchen so she gets sent to Holloway, Nora can't stop giving Billy money with which he's only going to go and shoot up, Susan is pregnant and won't tell anyone who the father is, and meanwhile, Maureen is disastrously distracted by Terry, who's just come back into her life even though she's now married to Tony. What's more: Nora and Tom's golden wedding anniversary is coming up, and Linda is organising a big party in the community hall.