[4] Best friends Jamie, Mike, and Beth finish their GCSE exams and head towards a sixth form party.

[5] Series 1 follows the life of the two teenagers and their family and friends as they try to get to grips with the impending parenthood and the struggles of pregnancy.

Series 2 follows the next stage, caring for the newly born baby, Emily, while Laura faces the difficulties associated with being a new mother.

The show was filmed in and around Edinburgh, Scotland, with specific locations including amongst others The Grange suburb[6] and the Corstorphine parish church.

[28] An official Facebook page[29] was set up for fans although this has since been closed and one of the main characters, Mike Fenton, was given his own Twitter account[30] where he commented in-character on the events of the episodes as well as other things going on in the real world at the time.