Growing up without the care of a loving family made Anna Golding fiercely independent. So when war b..

In the brooding north country hills a man and a woman fought for the passion they felt for each othe..

Livia Blake has lost her husband and faces a crossroads. Her friend suggests she would make an excel..

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

Spring 1942. After a difficult few years with her husband Victor Prue's life is about to change in a..

With no one to rely on she must make an unthinkable choice… Mari Evans has always known life would..

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

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

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

1945 Sunderland. Ida Boulter makes the heart-wrenching decision to leave her five children behind as..

In A Wartime Christmas at Rookery House former cook Hettie Brown hears some shocking news making her..

Manchester 1960. When you're young unmarried and pregnant in a shaming society that will never under..

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

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

Little Max is growing day by day and Joan is adjusting to her new life. But in her heart of hearts s..

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

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

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

Tammy and her mother Grace are desperate to escape Tammy's violent bully of a father. But when an un..

Now that her brood had left the nest Fanny McBride a large cheerful and indomitable Tyneside widow h..

Leaving Liverpool behind Libby Gilbert embarks on a transformative journey to London with her newfou..

London October 1940. Dot is finding her independence and takes a full-time role as an ARP warden. As..

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

Summer 1916. Despite the misery of war in the air some things in the small hamlet of Strawbridge rem..

Seventeen-year-old Elise Bouchard has always called Northern France home. But when her English fathe..

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

Sep McGilby always said that Emily Kennedy had a happy face. And at 16 Emily had a lot to be glad ab..

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

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

When orphaned Jake Harding is sent away from his adoptive home aged just seven he does not understan..

England 1940s. Minnie has spent most of her life feeling like a plain Jane watching things happen ar..

October 1941. Despite the hardships of life during wartime Bobby Bancroft has never been happier. En..

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

To outsiders Dr Paul Higgins' life appeared to be happy and contented. Everyone had a good word for ..

As World War II takes its toll on Liverpool only friendship and community can keep the women of Weav..

The eldest of three children Kate helps her mother run the Devlin plait-school. They supply the mate..

London 1930s. Years after she first fled to South Shields Cathy is known by everyone as the landlady..

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

Clydebank 1911. Ellen works at the Sewing Machine factory. So does her sister Bridget Bridget's fian..

The truth is Ella is hiding from a scandal. A scandal that drove her family out of their beloved Lan..

Georgina Corrigan is dead! It must be true. It has been printed in the newspapers. How does one prov..

1916. East London. When 16-year-old Clover Cooper's mother Iris calls her home from work one day the..

Glasgow 1943. After becoming pregnant out of wedlock only to find out her betrothed was already marr..

1952. With smog blanketing London little Grace is in trouble. Her grandmother is dangerously ill but..

It's late summer 1940 and Isla Donahue's idyllic lifestyle comes to an abrupt end when her father se..

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

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

Liverpool 1847. At 17 Delilah Shaw is the eldest of the eight Shaw siblings and the one who must tak..

Agnes Cavanah has watched her mother Kitty struggle to put food on the table ever since they crossed..

March 1941. After Flo Butterworth loses everything in Manchester's Christmas Blitz she decides to le..

It's been several years since Kitty Cavanah's life was turned upside down when her family made the p..

Lancashire 1929. Holcombe Hall's enigmatic owner has passed away and as the roaring 20s come to an e..

Her name was Hannah Boyle but to the people of the village she would always be 'The Girl' - Matthew ..

1939. The threat of war is looming over Blackpool but Martha and Trisha are determined not to let it..

1916 Scotland. Five years after leading a strike at the sewing factory newly pregnant Ellen is rushe..

July 1936. After an unexpected heartbreak and a nasty accident on a busy Liverpool street Lara Flynn..

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

Sarah is lonely. Living in a small Yorkshire village with just her grandmother for company she longs..

After falling pregnant unexpectedly 16-year-old Catrin is devastated when her neglectful father send..

Ireland 1848. The potato famine has left the Cavanah family destitute. Kitty and Peter manage to sec..

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

1922. After the horrors of the Great War the close-knit Truscott family returns to everyday life on ..

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

The year of 1947 is almost upon them and the community of Cliffehaven is still reeling from the trag..

BLACKPOOL 1914. Seventeen-year-old Maddie has grown up in a boarding house on one of Blackpool's poo..

As a small child Nellie Peace was always dreaming but sensed her mother’s rejection. Abandoned and..

When Cissie Brody was 15 fever swept the English countryside killing her parents and leaving her to ..

Nan Turpin is in trouble again accused of stealing. She's guilty. Cast out by her family she turns t..

York 1852. When Caroline Lawson becomes a young widow her grief is deepened by the loss of her farm...

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

When Angie marries her sweetheart Quentin and moves into Cuthford Manor to begin their new life toge..

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

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

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

1944 the darkest days of the war. Trixie and Vi are back in Gosport and doing their bit to help Brit..

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

Someone had once told Emma Molinero the daughter of an itinerant carnival performer that she was mad..

There were plenty around Fellburn who said Maggie Rowan was as plain as a pikestaff a woman consumed..

In the dead of night a young woman is found on the doorstep of the House of Help for Friendless Girl..

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

If you're born with nothing you have to make your own luck. When Jared Johnson first meets Clarice C..

Having recently arrived in England abandoned by her father and brother Isabella is left to look afte..

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

1931 Cornwall. Gwenna Rosdew had no choice but to step up as head of the family after her father was..

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

Lancashire 1934. Three years after her husband's sudden death Stella comes into some money unexpecte..

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