Cece is gifted a cottage in the Scottish Highlands. She doesn't want a cottage or to go to Scotland...

1939. When the man Georgie has always loved is sent to France on a secret mission every knock of the..

It is 1900 and Adeline Warburton and Arnold Haslington have fallen deeply in love. But though both a..

Trixie and her fellow lumberjills are back in Scotland newly stationed at the MacKay estate. When th..

Lancashire 1936. With her son Gabriel finally married and her youngest following his dreams of becom..

Grinding poverty and violence are on everyday part of life in Glasgow's slums during the 1920s. But ..

Hull 1856. James Ripley and his wife Moira have always looked out for the poor of Hull. When during ..

Born out of wedlock when her mother was only fourteen Lucy Pocket has spent all her life with her di..

London 1943. Dot Hanson has never forgotten the thrill of seeing the beautiful Christmas displays at..

Stratford 1939: Britain is at war but on the home front keeping up morale and appearances go hand in..

It wasn't a privileged childhood but it was a happy one. Sybil and Lizzie Cream brought up in a fish..

August 1940As Autumn approaches Lady Joanna Harcourt is preparing for new guests at Goodwill House -..

March 1940. Mabel is determined to make a fresh start as a railway girl where no one will know the t..

1915. Beth Healey hopes that she will be able to forget the ghastly war and celebrate her 18th birth..

The Great War is over and Millie is ready to leave her loving family home and be a wife to Jeremy. B..

Yorkshire Dales 1850. As a terrible storm rages Annabelle Wallis is shocked to find a distressed you..

1940 London. Sheila Phipps is orphaned after a devastating air raid claims her family and her home. ..

When Lady Helen Hardingham?s parents say she will never find a better husband than Richard she agree..

In Western Australia Sarah chuckles as she describes her final will and testament - which will throw..

When Kate Mitchell was offered the job of part-time secretary at Tor-Fret a lonely old house on the ..

After being orphaned as a child Mary is taken in by her mother?s friend - and ex-prostitute - Nell. ..

When Cissie Brody was 15 fever swept the English countryside killing her parents and leaving her to ..

As the only female cabinet maker in the valley in 1935 Frankie Redfern is unusual. But she's content..

High above the river stood the small terrace of miners' cottages known as Fenwick Houses. And here d..

Lancashire 1895. When her controlling stepfather suddenly dies it seems that Elinor Pendleton finall..

1938. Cadi is chosen to be Rose Queen in the annual Rose Fete. She is thrilled but deep down she is ..

Rodney Prince a doctor who chose to work amongst the poor of Newcastle to the shame of his beautiful..

Rory Connor was a gambling man and he had a gambler's luck. From the day he was born his mother had ..

The Crying Game opens in 1944 and tells the story of Trixie - a girl who has only ever known turmoil..

East London. War rages on but for the Nightingale nurses wedding bells are ringing...Anna is over th..

London 1958Life has moved on since the war and the youngsters of Mulberry Lane are growing up fast.P..

Lancashire 1934. Three years after her husband's sudden death Stella comes into some money unexpecte..

1940. As the bombs rain down on London a close-knit community struggles to survive. Working at the l..

Manchester 1944. Alison is thriving in her rewarding role at the railways. But when family tragedy s..

September 1942. Mary arrives in London to take up a new post as a fabric-cutter at Liberty's Carnaby..

Proud and canny ignorant and intensely ambitious Hannah Massey is a born ruler. Her kingdom may only..

It?s 1957 and three young women are beginning their nursing training at the Florence Nightingale Hos..

When 16-year-old Sally is evacuated to the English south coast she is terrified by what lies ahead o..

May 1940.There are new residents at Goodwill House - WAAF drivers Camilla 'Millie' Cunningham and Di..

Roddy Greenbank was brought by his father to the remote Northumberland community of Langley in the a..

When her father dies Abigail Newman is forced to leave her mother and the vicarage she was raised in..

With the approach of war about to bring heartache to families all over England Elsie Mead longs to d..

When tragedy strikes Libby Gilbert is left homeless and destitute fending for herself on the capital..

As if everyday life in London's slums wasn't hard enough for Jane Roberts and her three children the..

After two years Meg Fairfax has finally started to make a success of herself. Her skills as a baker ..

White Waltham 1943. As Italy surrenders and victory looms on the horizon Ellie's doing what she does..

The Batleys and the Cadwells owned neighbouring farms on the beautiful wild Northumbrian coast. But ..

It is 1870 and railway workers and their families have flocked to the wild and inhospitable moorland..

1912 in the Yorkshire Dales and Alice Bentham and her brother Will have lost their mother to cancer...

Liverpool 1939. Olivia Campbell appears to have the perfect life. However behind closed doors she li..

Mirabel Cutler was raised by her father to be a lady. But when he dies suddenly Mirabel finds hersel..

1936. Polly's guardian angel has to work overtime when her large family is forced to move from the c..

1915. While World War One changes the country with food becoming scarce and Britain's young men bein..

From the age of eight Charity Crosse has been living with her grandfather and begging on the streets..

West Yorkshire 1914. Newly married to Noah Jackson Beth is happily content working on her family's m..

Along a blacked-out wartime street a girl is scurrying a basket on one arm. As sirens begin and bomb..

Her name was Hannah Boyle but to the people of the village she would always be 'The Girl' - Matthew ..

Lancashire 1930s. When her mother dies leaving her an old sewing box and a clue to her father's iden..

Liverpool 1942. Though they may be posted miles apart Cadi and Jez's love for one another is stronge..

Nell Flynn is training to be a nurse and planning to marry her boyfriend when her mother dies leavin..

It is 1940 and Staff Nurse Polly Brown has been granted a posting at Cliffehaven Memorial Hospital o..

Deep in the wild fen country Rosamund Morley lived a cloistered poverty-stricken existence with her ..

Bristol - 1945The war has ended; the men are returning home to their loved ones but for some things ..

Lady Joanna Harcourt and her daughter Sarah discover their life of luxury at Goodwill House is over...

When her feisty grandmama takes her travelling Prue is excited to explore outside of England. Determ..

Oxford Street London 1915Sally Harper quietly battles to keep Harpers afloat in the difficult days o..

Manchester 1942. When Cordelia's daughter Emily falls for a young chap who doesn't meet the approval..

Liverpool 1940. When war comes to Britain Jessica Wilson and her friend Ruby seize the opportunity t..

Jo Melling has arrived in Birch End from Australia. She's not intending to stay long but after track..

Motherhood is every woman's right and the natural outcome of a happy marriage. But what then when a ..

Laura Collins is struggling to make a good life for her daughters Tess and Tina. So when she is offe..

Cambridgeshire - 1941_x000D_As the war rages on in Europe it brings untold heartache to the Talbot f..

Christmas Eve 1909. When eleven-year-old Lily Larkin is left to fend for herself in an East London w..

1943. After the heartache of the previous year Connie Baxter now appears to have everything a girl c..

Liverpool 1953.January sees the dawn of the Queen Elizabeth's Coronation year as the mothers of Reck..

Meg just wants her family to be together at Christmas. But her mother's illness gets worse every day..

It's Christmas Eve 1920 when Abby Kirby's family is ripped apart. Leaving everything she's ever know..

April 1942. New mother Alice Milwood is itching to return to her job as a shop assistant at Liberty?..

Eighteen-year-old Connie Baxter works as an usherette at the Criterion Picture House in Gosport. Her..

December 1938. Rozalin Sachs has grown up in the vibrant city of Frankfurt. But with the Nazi Revolu..

An unexpected inheritance is most people's dream but not so for Paula. She's happy and secure in Wes..

Lou Channer wants a life outside of North Devon somewhere she's never left. She yearns to contribute..

1944. With deadly doodlebugs terrorising London Bessie Rushbrook agrees to give shelter to eight-yea..

1879: Shipwrecked off the west coast of Australia Louisa Reynolds is aided by an aboriginal girl and..

London 1950Peggy Ronoscki is happily settling into life running her guesthouse on Mulberry Lane surr..

Leaving Liverpool behind Libby Gilbert embarks on a transformative journey to London with her newfou..

London 1942: Flo Canning's heart is beyond repair following the news that she has been dreading sinc..