December 1930. With the Depression biting deeper it looks like many children in the East End will wa..

Devon 1918. When Jessie Hale loses her nursing job she leaves London to become the nurse maid to the..

The hedonism of London in the roaring twenties is a world away from Annabel Tarleton's ordinary coun..

Thrown together by tragic circumstances some years previously Meg and Clarrie's hard-won friendship ..

Summer 1945. The nation rejoices as the Second World War comes to an end but Banbury Street matriarc..

Since the death of her parents orphan Ann Felton has had to struggle to survive. The grimy and gruel..

Adam and Polly Fitch face a bleak future after being sold for just five shillings to Miss Reed's orp..

As the drums of war begin to beat louder on the continent 17-year-old Jeannie McIver heads to the wi..

After the Second World War Ellen and her daughter Netta make the journey from Germany back to Scotla..

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

1915. After the recent dramatic events at the Post Office's Home Depot Milly Woods is looking forwar..

Grieving for their mother and abandoned by their father Mary and her siblings seek refuge at the fou..

1937. Alice Edith and Marg face hardships every day growing up on one of the poorest streets in Blac..

May 1941. Three young women join the war effort during the Yorkshire Blitz. Connie an ARP warden per..

Dorset 1876. When young Beatrice Cullen shows up in the local church with her illegitimate child in ..