Orphaned Jenny and her chimney sweep brother Noah eke out life in a cellar dwelling in the heart of ..

When Thomas Grant - one of the most eligible young men in London - proposes to Annabel Seaton she ca..

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

Motherhood is every woman's right and the natural outcome of a happy marriage. But what then when a ..

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

Life on the Fifteen Streets was a continual struggle for survival. John O'Brien grew up in abject po..

October 1940. Twenty-three-year-old Bobby Bancroft is working as a typist for a city newspaper but s..

January 1941 As the residents of Goodwill House feel the hard bite of winter land girl Charlie Somit..

When the parish guardians send Lydia daughter of convict James Knowles to apprentice in the cotton m..

London Spring 1920. Harpers is beginning to flourish once more after the end of the war but for Sall..

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

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

Fiercely independent Marguerite Sinclair has the opportunity of a lifetime to become a nurse and con..

Born into poverty and hardship Ruby Skinner's decision to approach the unscrupulous East End villain..

Sheffield 1867. It's the height of a long-running and violent campaign known as the Outrages where m..