Lizzie is an orphan living with her Aunt Annie, Uncle Perce and two boy cousins within a stone's thr..

When Dot McCann, playing with her pals, decides to hide in Butcher Rathbone's almost empty dustbin, ..

1961. Lucia once dreamed of a man who would love her. She has lost hope because what man would, when..

1856. Christine Banner is alone after her father's death. Determined to make her own way in the worl..

Despite air raids and rationing in wartime London, sisters Liz and Dora Beck find time for fun and l..

Liverpool, 1901. The Tempest family is barely able to put food on the table. When Florrie falls ill ..

At sixteen, Sarah has her whole life ahead of her. She is busy planning her wedding and will soon be..

London, 1912. Identical twins Lester and Lillia Holdsworth are destined for the stage. Lester is a b..

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

Devon, 1943. In the village of Burracombe, "Dig for Victory" is more than just a wartime slogan. Whi..

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

May 1945. In post-war Leith, the Anderson family must come to terms with the reality of peacetime Br..

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

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

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