When war is declared Rosie Mitchell reluctantly returns from London to the Somerset mining town of H..

As the war continues to keep her family far away Peggy Reilly must continue to look after her girls ..

In the wake of World War Two the whole country is desperate for houses with very little money availa..

Alice moves to the village of Churchwood with her retired father just as WWII breaks out. She is des..

Christmas Eve 1936. On a foggy December night a pregnant woman walks out in front of a trolley bus a..

North Atlantic Ocean 1942. Fifteen-year-old Connie is leaving war-torn England for the safer shores ..

It's 1943 and Ireland has escaped the worst of the war raging in Europe but life is still hard. When..

Following a terrible storm seven-year-old Lottie is rescued from a shipwreck by local Cornishman Arn..

Eighteen-year-old Moll Chambers works her fingers to the bone to support her family. With an ailing ..

At twenty-five teacher Phyllis Bird is still living with her parents her brothers lost in the Great ..

Liverpool 1942. As the threat of war draws closer Isla Donahue seeks solace in her sweetheart Rory. ..

Surrey 1940. Overhead the Battle of Britain rages. Below at the Poppy Factory disabled WWI veterans ..

County Armagh 1845. Married to the local blacksmith young Sarah Hamilton spends her days looking aft..

Nineteen-year-old April Wilton has just enlisted in the WRENs in Portsmouth where she works servicin..

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

Rowan Sykes is overjoyed when her beloved older sister Laurel takes a new job and moves back home to..

East London 1916. The Sanctuary Lane Animal Hospital is proving a huge success. For its founder Ruby..

Sunderland 1940..

With her husband Nick away fighting Dora struggles to keep the home fires burning but finds herself ..

Separated from each other soon after being taken from their mother Tilly by a travelling group of gy..

1935. At 36 Bella Porter is dependent on her abusive cousin Thomas acting as his unpaid servant. But..

Germany 1939: Christa Sommer boards the Kindertransport unsure that she'll ever see her parents agai..

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

When Stella Swift is discovered holding a shard of broken glass near her newborn baby fears that she..

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

When Commander Martin Black is shot down over enemy territory and ends up in a POW camp his wife Ann..

Polly Longden’s china-doll looks belie a strong and fiery personality. When typhoid strikes she ne..

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

Harry Blenheim wasn't what you might call a good-looking fellow but his face was full of character w..

Minnie Maddox cares deeply for mothers and their babies - she makes a living by taking in unwanted c..

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

Madeleine Ingleton has just come home from the Swiss finishing school where she has spent the last t..

Summer 1953. Hilary Napier's life is turned upside-down when Marianne a beautiful French woman knock..

Martha Packer is much loved by everyone in the village of Hillsbridge. As the landlady of The Three ..

Somerset 1911. Miner's wife Lorna Harrison sometimes wonders what became of her marriage. Her husban..

Despite air raids and rationing in wartime London sisters Liz and Dora Beck find time for fun and la..

1939. Eve Armstrong is being evacuated to Devon. As the train pulls out of London she takes a last l..

After a traumatic past life finally seems to be looking up for Hanna Foster. But war is on its way ...

Alice and Isaac have been close friends since childhood but their paths diverge when they discover t..

Born into service 16-year-old Juliet Harper has always idolised her mother Agnes. But Agnes is haunt..

A dismal cottage in the heart of Bolton Lancashire has been Sally's prison since Joseph Goden 'bough..

It has finally happened! The war is over and Europe rejoices. May 1945 - VE Day. After battling agai..

After her husband Jack is transported to Australia as a convict Hannah and her children are sent to ..

London 1914. While young men enlist up and down the country the Nightingale Hospital has its own set..

Having lost her mother at a young age Maria Conti is close to her father Leo who owns an Italian res..

It is 1907. Liverpool is a bustling and busy city. Sisters Livvie and Amy Goodwin are just 16 and 13..

Dover 1864. Violet Rayfield leads a happy life with her family in a beautiful terrace on Camden Cres..

A few days before Christmas Tess Williams rushes into Albert Payne's tobacconist shop with two boys ..

October 1940. When VAD nurse Evie narrowly escapes being killed in an air raid during the London Bli..

When Alice Verinder’s beloved sister Lydia goes missing Alice boards the Orient Express bound for ..

Lancashire 1842. Sixteen-year-old Bessie works long hours as a weaver in Blackburn helping to suppor..

1890 Western Australia. 14-year-old Sarette Maitland is orphaned when her father dies of a snake bit..

Jenny starts her training as a nanny but does she have what it takes - and will her family survive w..

Olivia Bone and her siblings haven?t had an easy life. But then Livvie's fiance Joe is killed at Ypr..

1864. Following the untimely death of her cold-hearted husband Beatrix and her three children are fi..

October 1941. Marianne Fordham has a lot to cope with. As well as taking care of her young daughter ..

Meriel grows up in England a tomboy helping her beloved grandfather with DIY. At school she discover..

In the dark days following the Blitz young Pearl Jenkins finds happiness as she celebrates her marri..

Eleanor Saint loves helping in the community of her small mining town even though her snobbish grand..

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

It is the late 1850s and a tired woman holding a baby walks from Hull to one of the big houses in An..

Manchester December 1940. This winter the girls boarding at Star House - Betty Sally and Lorna - are..

Cecile has been raised to a life of privilege at Polruan House by her widowed father and aunt. Now s..

In the Nightingale Hospital Matron Helen finds herself playing surrogate mother to her newly disco..

1945. War is over and people are celebrating but in the small town of Rivenshaw in Lancashire Judith..

Cliffehaven 1944. Peggy Reilly is enjoying a rare moment alone in the garden of her Beach View Board..

After the birth of their son Tom Eliza naively hopes her husband Jack will put his gambling days beh..

Heiress Tara Nankervis is beautiful yet pained. She is forced to share a devastating secret with her..

It’s 1943 and Peggy Reilly is at her best when the troubles of war come knocking at the door of Be..

Charlotte Booth loves her father and the home they share which is set high up in the limestone escar..

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

For Renee Rushmore the arrival of war brings some much-needed freedom. Her father rules the house wi..

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

In 1860’s Yorkshire a woman’s fortune belongs to her husband - regardless of a so-called-gentlem..

The war is almost over - and it's up to the East End Angels to keep the home fires burning! Frankie'..

July 1942. Newlywed Bobby Atherton has barely had time to experience married life with her airman hu..

Laura Cannock is on the run suspected of killing her bullying husband and his family are out for rev..

Liverpool 1939. Sixteen-year-old Lizzy Atherton is forced to flee her violent stepfather in the midd..

Norfolk 1940. As war rages on the residents of Great Plumstead are doing all they can to help the wa..

England is at war but nothing can ruin Esther Wynford's happiness at marrying Monty Grant. Their sho..

Spring 1944. Working on an aeroplane production line for planes Hildy believes she is doing her part..

Manchester 1922. Belinda Layton is a surplus girl. One of the many women whose dreams of marriage pe..

It's 1937 and for sisters Lizzie and Milly Travis there's nothing quite like the thrill of the funfa..

Between work and home life there's plenty to keep Flo occupied. Not least new deputy store manager H..

Molly's life changes forever when her mother is killed in an accident. Although her beloved grandfa..

1940s. War alters lives and for three women from different walks of life the choices they make will ..

Seven-year-old Cora recovering from a serious illness in hospital has a secret visit from her mother..