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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1912. Fifteen-year-old Kate Truscott leaves her small Hampshire village to become a nursemaid to fiv..

Manchester 1943. Emily is enjoying her new job as a station porter until she learns that a trusted f..

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

Manchester 1944. Alison is thriving in her rewarding role at the railways. But when family tragedy s..