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

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

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

1943. After the heartache of the previous year Connie Baxter now appears to have everything a girl c..

White Waltham 1943. As Italy surrenders and victory looms on the horizon Ellie's doing what she does..

Roddy Greenbank was brought by his father to the remote Northumberland community of Langley in the a..

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

Rory Connor was a gambling man and he had a gambler's luck. From the day he was born his mother had ..

Cambridgeshire - 1941_x000D_As the war rages on in Europe it brings untold heartache to the Talbot f..

Her wedding day should have been the happiest day of Mavis Kendricks' life. Marrying handsome Sam th..

Hull 1856. James Ripley and his wife Moira have always looked out for the poor of Hull. When during ..

Spring 1919. WW1 might be over but the inhabitants of Dorcalon in the Welsh Valleys still feel the p..

Australia 1853. Settled in the colony Ellen is determined to make a happy new life for her family an..

Left homeless after the Exeter Blitz May must find a job if she's to put a roof over her head and he..

After two years Meg Fairfax has finally started to make a success of herself. Her skills as a baker ..

1939. When the man Georgie has always loved is sent to France on a secret mission every knock of the..

Manchester 1942. A new year brings new hope for the railway girls. Alison's romance with Dr Maitland..

When Mara Gregory receives a letter from the father whom she believed to have died when she was a ch..

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

It's the late 1950s and change is in the air. For the Napier family up at the big house the old ways..

It is 1935 and as Carrie Courtney watches her twin sister Connie marry the man of her dreams Carrie ..

In Western Australia Sarah chuckles as she describes her final will and testament - which will throw..

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

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

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

When Kate Mitchell was offered the job of part-time secretary at Tor-Fret a lonely old house on the ..

It is 1919 and Liverpool has been devastated by World War I. Sons husbands and fathers have been los..

1944. With deadly doodlebugs terrorising London Bessie Rushbrook agrees to give shelter to eight-yea..

1939: The unexpected death of Sandra Anderson dramatically and ruthlessly changes forever the lives ..

Cece is gifted a cottage in the Scottish Highlands. She doesn't want a cottage or to go to Scotland...

Manchester 1867. Mara longs for a peaceful life free of violence and poverty. But she has married in..

Ever since the death of her beloved husband Peter Caroline's life in Bath has not been the same. Fri..

Welcome to the district nurses’ home on Steeple Street where everyone has a secret…Ambitious you..

1942. Working in the greengrocers and playing the piano in the pub isn't fulfilling 19-year-old Trix..

1914. Growing up on a farm in the country Annie Cradwell has always dreamt of singing on stage. So w..

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

After the Second World War Ellen and her daughter Netta make the journey from Germany back to Scotla..

1950. After her marriage went badly wrong Dolly Taylor returned to Rotherhithe from America. She is ..

The day that Hilary and David have been waiting for has finally arrived and as the church bells ring..

Cathy is glad to have her husband back now the Great War is over. Struggling to keep the peace Cathy..

The Llewelyn family's livelihood largely depends on the ferry run by Siona Llewelyn the kindly yet r..

West Yorkshire 1926. After completing her training in Steeple Street Agnes is looking forward to mak..

Mary Jenkins has every reason to be proud; from humble beginnings she has risen to become the overse..

When her grandmother dies Catherine Llewellyn finds herself alone in the world. Her inheritance is a..

The Broadhursts were a mining family and to outsiders they appeared to be happy loyal and united. Bu..

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

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

1943. Gloria is reunited with her sweetheart Jack. But her sons Bobby and Gordon are away with the N..

Sixteen-year-old Charlotte Kirby believes she's all alone in the world when her mother is killed in ..

A life of poverty in a cramped pit cottage is all that 17-year-old Ruby Dinsdale has known. Even wit..

Ever since her mother died Martha Mary had had to take over the running of her home a sprawling mans..

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

May 1940.There are new residents at Goodwill House - WAAF drivers Camilla 'Millie' Cunningham and Di..

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

1914. Evie Munro is a Scottish fisher girl working the herring season from Wick to Great Yarmouth. F..

While her mother is at home giving birth eleven-year-old Isa must look after her younger siblings bu..

Despite being part of the large O'Donnell family Milly has felt alone in the world since her father ..

Living on the edge of the beautiful Norfolk Broads with her father the only ripple in Tess Delamere'..

Meg just wants her family to be together at Christmas. But her mother's illness gets worse every day..

William and Emma Sinclair have settled into life at Moorend Farm in North Yorkshire and live happily..

Living in Victorian Oxfordshire Poppy Woods has suffered neglect and cruelty from her very first bre..

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

Manchester 1942. When Cordelia's daughter Emily falls for a young chap who doesn't meet the approval..

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

1851. After her husband saved her from a life of prostitution Louisa Hill was briefly happy as a hou..

High above the river stood the small terrace of miners' cottages known as Fenwick Houses. And here d..

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

Adam and Polly Fitch face a bleak future after being sold for just five shillings to Miss Reed's orp..

January 1945. Spring is in the air. And so is victory. . .Wedding bells are ringing at long last for..

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

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

The cinder path which led from the Northumberland farmhouse would always symbolise defeat for Charli..

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

Following a scandalous affair wayward Emma Devaney is sent in disgrace from her home in Ireland to R..

Norfolk 1944. Phylly is a Land Girl on Catchetts Farm. She and her friend Gracie are doing their bit..

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

Liverpool 1953.January sees the dawn of the Queen Elizabeth's Coronation year as the mothers of Reck..

The Second World War is finally over when Lola Brown meets Harry Riggs at a dance. It is love at fir..

September 1940_x000D__x000D_With harvest approaching land girl Daphne is busier than ever as she plo..

Tilly Trotter has devotedly served Mark Sopwith at Highfield Manor for twelve years. She is his wife..

Devon 1943. In the village of Burracombe 'Dig for Victory' is more than just a wartime slogan. While..

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

With Mulberry Lane's favourite pub The Pig & Whistle undergoing renovation proprietors Peggy and Abl..

Spring 1942. Lizzie is making plans for her wedding with fiance Bill. But preparations during wartim..

December 1938. Rozalin Sachs has grown up in the vibrant city of Frankfurt. But with the Nazi Revolu..

West Yorkshire 1914. Newly married to Noah Jackson Beth is happily content working on her family's m..

Cock Shield Farm 1881. After Molly Geary finds herself pregnant with landowner Angus McBain's child ..