Description: A documentary about Gingerbread, a charity providing support for single parent families to go on holiday through Gingerbread Holidays, set primarily in Camborne Cornwall in 1983.

The film begins with a title card: "Gingerbread Holidays" alongside children singing a song about Gingerbread Holidays.

Title card: Gingerbread Holidays

The male narrator talks about the need for single parent families to be able to go on specialist holidays catered to their needs. This is followed by a short montage of the different activities available at Gingerbread Holidays, such as a swimming, go-karting, a talent show, a boat trip, being by the sea side and playing table tennis.

There is a short interview with the company secretary of Gingerbread Holidays about the problems single parents have when funding a holiday. She states that the biggest problem is the finances and that the single parents are often isolated and don't have the time for themselves because they are concerned for their children's safety. She states that they are also apprehensive about interacting with parents who are not in the same situation as they are.

The narrator talks about the activities that are available, there are scenes of children pony trekking and children only activities, such as constructing mini boats on the beach and children dancing in sync and children playing on the beach. The song Electric Avenue is played in the background while the children are dancing.

The narrator states that often people rent country cottages although the most popular are the low-budget all-inclusive cabins and camping. The narrator explains the activities available, alongside related shots such as children walking out on the road, a picnic, horse riding, picnicking, horse riding in a field, canoeing in a small pool, talent shows and adults dancing in a nightclub. The song Electric Avenue is played while the adults dance in the night club.

A member of staff talks about the roles and background of volunteers called couriers. She states that there are training seminars for staff and they are often single parents themselves. They often have some experience helping with children because of their background such as teaching, social work and helping out in scouts as well as welfare experience.

There is an interview with May Haddock, welfare officer at Camp Hayling island near Portsmouth. She talks about her surprise at the amount of work that she needs to do at these camps and how she has full appointments at these camps.

The narrator talks about the benefits for parents with babies, such as care for children whilst parents can eat at restaurants, entertainers for young children and babysitting services for adults.

There is a scene with a man reassuring a child who woke up.

The narrator interviews the managers of the Hayling island camp about what extra services they offer for people that holiday with Gingerbread. They say that they provide space for people from Gingerbread to meet up and make friends during their holiday.

A manager talks about the friendships that can be made at the camp for parents due to the frequent time together.

There is an entertainer at the camp and there are shots of the audience and zooming into the audience's faces.

A woman goes to each cabin with a tea trolley in the morning and gives tea to the people.

There is a shot of a coach bringing people away from the camp.

The narrator interviews the parents and children on holiday, and they state what they enjoy about the holiday, such as their children having fun in events, how both parents and children have made friends, horse riding, the beach, parties for the children, and meeting people in the same situation who are friendly. A man talks about meeting girls his age, long walks at the beach, night life. A woman talks about how she wouldn't have gone on holiday otherwise without Gingerbread Holidays and how she enjoys meeting new people and night entertainment. A woman talks about how she can relax and how the staff supports her disabled son.

The narrator asks how people can find out more about Gingerbread Houses, such as sending in a letter to Camborne, Cornwall at the address shown at the end of the programme.

People talk about how the holidays are good value for money and cheap, for example a woman talks about how two weeks at Gingerbread Holidays was cheaper than a week normally.

The company secretary returns and talks about how they also provide subsidized holidays, but that they cannot give out too many as they have limited funds.

There is a scene of people on the beach, focusing on a young girl in a swimsuit running around on the beach then towards the sea.

There is a title card showing "Gingerbread Holiday", the headquarters address at Camborne, Cornwall and their telephone number over song in the beginning.

There is a title card - "Gingerbread Holidays would like to thank all those who helped in the making of this programme" followed by "Gingerbread song by Doug Reed" and finally the credits for Barefoot Video.