Tilly was first a rich man's mistress then a frontier wife and now a widow. With her two children ha..

Kate has always found life on Brimbles Farm difficult but she is struggling more than ever to find t..

Naomi is fighting to free herself from Alexander Harrington who married her for her money and kept a..

When World War II breaks out Carrie Anderson sets up a bookstall at her local train station in the h..

Pendragon Island is the perfect place for holidays with a stretch of clean golden sand and a gloriou..

London 1916. It’s only when her father dies that Louisa and her mother realise just how much debt ..

York 1940. World War Two has arrived for the girls of the Rowntree's factory and with rationing crip..

Lancashire 1932. Widower Harry Makepeace lives in Manchester with his sickly daughter Cathie scrimpi..

1949. Attractive and spirited Roz Rainey who lives in post-war Edinburgh with her widowed mother her..

Carrie Anderson's business selling books at her local train station is thriving and with her beloved..

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

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

Leah Turner's father has been killed in an accident at the laundry and it falls to her to become sol..

Edward Jenkins dreams of opening a sports shop in the Welsh town of Pendragon Island. Then his ambit..

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

Cockney born Nelly Luke is an essential part of the community. Yet not even Nelly with her shrewd ey..

May 1943. The tide of war has turned at last with an Allied victory looking increasingly certain but..

England 1943. With Christmas days away the land girls of Gosling Farm are full of merriment. Only Lo..

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

1937 Edinburgh. Attractive dark-eyed Jinny Hendrie is happy enough in her job in the accounts office..

England 1941. Dedicated local vet Laura cares for the farm animals of the little village of Bramble ..

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

As the Japanese begin their assault on Singapore Sarah Fuller and her sister Jane are forced to leav..

Victoria is on her way to Churchwood looking for a life away from the dangers of wartime London for ..

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

Naomi is upset to find a nasty anonymous letter land on her doorstep. Who could've sent something li..

It is 1931 and once again Europe is heading towards disaster. Life must go on however and a new gene..

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

Hucknall 1941. Female conscription looms and three women arrive at the Bell Works Factory to work on..

May 1910. The village of Oystertown is home to those who make their living from the sea. Yet social ..

1935: As the Depression bites beautiful Lindy Gillan dreams of getting away from her boring life in ..

Olivia Brodie is a devoted parlourmaid serving the Broadbent family at Hawthorn Manor and spending p..

London's East End 1940. A frightened young woman gives birth to a tiny baby. Clearly alone she refus..

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

The South Wales village of Hen Carw Parc is a haven of rural peace. But times are changing and altho..

An only child 15-year-old Angeline Stewart is heartbroken when her beloved parents are killed in a c..

Blackpool 1918. _x000D_Martha is 17 and alone in the world. Of Irish decent her flashing green eyes..

Bridget Kittrick headstrong and independent is ready to show her worth when she's left in charge of ..

A small Welsh town hosts a lively and varied community - and none more so than Nelly Luke the cheerf..

Missing home Rachel seizes the opportunity to train as a district nurse in a village near Rochdale e..

In 1946 Alice Quigley returns to her childhood home on Penny Lane having lost her house in Bootle an..

It was a wartime white wedding but it was not a love match. Annie Cooper married George McCabe for o..

When Maisie Vasey leaves her husband and brings her daughter to live on Pendragon Island she causes ..

As World War One begins no family including the Neylers will be left untouched and by the time the w..

After Pearl's home is destroyed in the Exeter Blitz so too are her dreams of performing onstage. Fin..

Blackpool 1922. Martha and Trisha may have escaped poverty but their fortunes have yet to turn. Blis..

Poachers and dealmakers the Griffiths family have always managed to scrape by on the edge of the law..

Britain is at war and May Lynch loves the life she’s leading as a pilot and poster girl for the Ai..

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

Liverpool 1941. After German bombs shatter the life Cadi has built for herself in Liverpool she is m..

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

Gosport 1943. Eadie Joy and Maureen are all doing their bit to help Britain win the war. Their work ..

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

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

1901. Tina Rose is the beloved daughter of a wealthy Jewish family while Edward grew up with an abus..

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

Sylvia Joy and Pearl are preparing to compete in a major national ballroom competition - not easy in..

Monica Eustace and Joan McDonald met as next-door-neighbours living in Mersey View in Liverpool. Tho..

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

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

In defending herself against her brutal husband 18-year-old Ruby Clark is forced to flee London. She..

Cathie Kinrade is used to hardship. Growing up in a fishing community on the Isle of Man in the 1930..

The Weston family have always pinned their hopes for creating a dynasty on their glamorous granddaug..

1925. Attractive and strong-willed 23-year-old Isla Scott leaves her job as a nurse in Edinburgh to ..

Victoria is astonished when she discovers an abandoned newborn baby on her doorstep along with a not..

London 1929. Lady Alice Mayton-Walsh has always been a free independent spirit. With wealth and posi..

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

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

On her deathbed Lucy Fallow’s mother makes her promise to look after her younger siblings and keep..

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

June 1940. Despite losing her mother at a young age and her father away on important war work 17-yea..

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

February 1941. Julie Harris is working in London’s East End as a midwife when a bombing raid destr..

After a stray bomb destroyed his childhood home the only thing that has kept Francis Brady going is ..

November 1942. Even during wartime the glitz and glamour of the ballroom shines through at Christmas..

After the death of her parents in a bombing raid Mary Jones discovers a secret in her father’s dia..

At the end of Hawthorn Close there is a charming park which boasts two magnificent magnolia trees an..

Janet and Hywel Griffiths dream of seeing their son Frank happily married but Mair the daughter of t..

It is 1942 and England is at war. Mary Jones has just celebrated her 18th birthday and said goodbye ..

Rowntree's Factory York 1935. The aroma of chocolate was as familiar to Molly Freeman as the nose on..

His full name is Joseph Rooney Smith and he works for the corporation of one of the Tyneside towns a..

Blackpool summer 1942._x000D_Meet the Ballroom Girls: Sylvia Pearl and Joy. Three girls dancing thro..

Lancashire 1931. When Finn Carlisle loses his wife and unborn child he spends a few years travelling..

As 1954 draws to an end the village of Hen Carw Parc is changing. The post-war boom brings a creepin..

Bolton Lancashire: 1943. Livvy knows that her family's survival rests on her shoulders - with her pa..

When Olive receives a letter in the post from the father of her daughter - American soldier Joe - sh..

Is love just an illusion? To the outside Clare has everything: a beautiful home a devoted husband an..