Deux sœurs riches et gâtées se retrouvent sans le sou à la mort de leur père et sont contraintes de vivre avec des proches au train de vie bien plus modeste.

Alfie rêve de conquêtes féminines. Il va de Siddie, à Gilda, qui depuis attend un bébé. Il y a aussi Lily et l'infirmière du sanatorium. Lily est enceinte à son tour, il organise l'avortement.

Paul, a rich English boy, and Michelle, an orphaned French girl, run away from home to a remote beach. Living on their own, their friendship grows into love.

Taking place approximately three years after the events in Friends, Paul and Michelle follows the family of Paul Harrison and Michelle Latour-Harrison after they have been reunited. Paul has to cope with the difficulties he faces balancing work, college, and trying to maintain their family as well as a new love interest for Michelle.