[1] Devised by Tessa Diamond, who had previously created ITV's first television soap, Emergency Ward 10, Gems was the name of a fictional fashion design company based in Covent Garden and managed by the Stone brothers, Alan and Stephen, whose differences in outlook and temperament meant that the business was often in choppy waters.
The professional problems and personal lives of the employees of the company were the focus of the soap's storylines.
The other British ITV "daytime" soaps included: Together (Southern), For Maddie with Love (ATV), Taff Acre (HTV), Miracles Take Longer (Thames) and Take the High Road (Scottish).
The first episode of Gems is available as part of the Soap Box collection DVD set released by Network.
The release includes selected episodes from several British soap operas.