Helen and her daughter Jo move into a one-bedroom flat in Salford. As Helen makes plans to marry her younger boyfriend, Jo begins a relationship with a handsome young sailor.
Months after her brief love affair with a sailor, Jo is pregnant and living alone. She invites her friend Geof to stay with her and they become a couple - but then Jo's mother returns...
As the baby's due date approaches, Jo and Geof try to play happy families, but Helen has other plans...