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1	Best Friends is a novel by Creator/JacquelineWilson, which was originally published in 2004. It revolves around two girls called Gemma and Alice, who have been friends since they were babies, and whose friendship is tested when Alice and her family are moving away.
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3	ITV produced a five-part TV miniseries based on the book in 2005.
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5	!!Tropes:
6	* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: In the novel, Gemma receives a charm bracelet from Alice in the final chapter. In the miniseries' final episode, she visits Gemma at her birthday as a surprise.
7	* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Alice's mother, Karen, is single in the ITV miniseries as Alice's father walked out on her when she was a baby.
8	* AdaptedOut: Neither Gemma's brother Jack or her dog Barking Mad appear in the miniseries.
9	* AnimalMotifs: Gemma's mother at one point likens her to a gorilla for her savage table manners.
10	** While running away, Gemma likens Biscuits to an elephant for the grey, creased suit he is wearing.
11	* AngerBornOfWorry: Alice and Gemma's parents after their failed attempt to run away.
12	* BigEater: Gemma is seen eating an entire plate of spaghetti Bolognese in one go.
13	** Biscuits, for obvious reasons.
14	* BigFancyHouse: Alice's house in Scotland is one of these.
15	* BigFriendlyDog: Gemma has a dog called Barking Mad.
16	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Alice's Scottish friend, Flora, puts on a friendly front but comes off as condescending.
17	* BittersweetEnding: More on the sweet, as while Gemma and Alice are forbidden from seeing each other, Alice's father sends Gemma a charm bracelet with a charm reading "Best Friends Forever", reassuring her that the two girls will always be friends. Gemma, on her end, manages to carry on without Alice in her life and makes friends with Biscuits.
18	* CanonImmigrant: Biscuits previously appeared in Wilson's previous books "Cliffhanger" and "Buried Alive".
19	* CoolOldGuy: Gemma's grandfather definitely qualifies.
20	* ChildhoodFriends: Gemma and Alice, as if the title of the book didn't make that plainly obvious.
21	* FatBestFriend: Biscuits is more of a frenemy to Gemma, but eventually starts to build bridges with him.
22	* FullNameUltimatum: After her botched attempt at running away, Gemma's mother refers to her by her full name "Gemma Jackson".
23	* {{Goth}}: Gemma's brother Jack styles himself this way, to the point where Gemma believes he is a vampire.
24	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Alice has blonde hair and is a pleasant, sweet-natured girl in general.
25	* HairstyleInertia: Gemma has had her wild, messy hair since she was a baby.
26	* MeaningfulName: Biscuits' real name is Billy McVitie, after the British confectionery company.
27	* PersonaNonGrata: After ratting her and Alice out, Biscuits becomes this to Gemma; refusing to talk to him and at one point, almost physically attacking him. The two later mend fences, though.
28	* PinkMeansFeminine: Alice. ''In Spades''.
29	* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Gemma and Alice try to run away in disguise; it then takes about five minutes for their families to notice they are gone and find them at the train station.
30	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
31	** Gemma gives one to Alice's mother Karen, calling her selfish for wanting to move away.
32	** After Gemma is grounded for attempting to run away with Alice, her mother gives her a particularly ''vicious'' one about how the leaving party was ruined because of her actions.
33	** Gemma also gives Biscuits one for ratting her and Alice out.
34	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Gemma loves sports and has a rough-and-tumble personality, Alice is more delicate and loves the color pink and ballet.
35	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Biscuits accidentally lets it slip to his mother that Gemma and Alice are running away, which leads to her contacting their parents.

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