First up are three sets of youngsters in Birmingham, Tom and Billy live on an affluent street. Brendan lives with his mum and three siblings. Yasmin comes from a family of proud 'Afro-Brummies'.

Lily and Piper are eight and Isis is ten. They come from very different backgrounds but meet for the first time for a play-date, where they contemplate family, make-up and money.

In Sheffield, nine-year-old girls Syd, Alisha and Daisy meet for the first time at a play-date. At which they discuss topics like religion, appearance and the differences between being a boy and a girl.