February 1945. When April Green's father is killed by a bomb life without him is hard to bear. April..

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

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

In the mid-1850s life for an orphan was grim as Kirsten MacGregor discovered when her parents died s..

Kieran Dulhooly is shocked to discover he's the sole beneficiary of his Aunt Polly's will inheriting..

In 1915 three women start work at a toffee factory in the market town of Chester-le-Street Durham. A..

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

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

Annabella LaGrange was the only child of a wealthy family owners of a glassworks in the North-East o..

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

Lancashire 1895. Lillian Hesketh has taken a new name and a brave step towards a happier life. Sudde..

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

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

Orphaned young Violet Wheeler has been brought up by her aunt - but when Winnie dies she feels she's..

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