A life of poverty in a cramped pit cottage is all that 17-year-old Ruby Dinsdale has known. Even wit..

Francesca the golden voice of London’s nightlife was at the height of her career destined for star..

In the aftermath of war Angie Westwood thinks the hard times are behind her. But when her cousin Jan..

1920s. When her father dies Ellie Douglas has little option but to go into service. Her position tak..

1961. Lucia once dreamed of a man who would love her. She has lost hope because what man would when ..

Anna Campbell's life is dedicated to raising her six foster children. A pillar of the community her ..

November 1915. For young housemaid Anwen Rhys life is hard in the Welsh mining village of Dorcalon. ..

It is 1935 and as Carrie Courtney watches her twin sister Connie marry the man of her dreams Carrie ..

Sally who married young to escape her appalling childhood is often left to bitterly reflect on the h..

Christmas should be the happiest time but at Pennington’s dramas are seething beneath the surface...

After the death of her mother during childbirth Beth is left to care for her father and two older br..

Liverpool 1938. It’s Christmas in the Courts and single mother Rosheen Clarke and her mischievous ..

July 1916. In the Rhymney Valley young mother Violet Jones is caring for four-year-old Clarice and b..

1939: The unexpected death of Sandra Anderson dramatically and ruthlessly changes forever the lives ..

London 1940. After her fiancé breaks off their engagement Evelyn decides to do her part for the war..