Ellie is a sweet-natured brunette generous of heart with a sparkling smile & an accent which reveals her East End background. Bonny is beautiful & spoilt with cascades of blonde hair the brightest pair of blue eyes & a mouth like Cupids bow. The two girls meet in London at the end of the war when seduced by two American airmen they pool their wits & resources & set off to make a living on the stage. Set against the hardship & austerity of post-war Britain & the glamour & ruthlessness of life in variety theatre their story is one of sacrifice & burning ambition. But most of all of a powerful friendship that lasts against all odds.