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

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

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

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

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

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

England 1941. Dedicated local vet Laura cares for the farm animals of the little village of Bramble ..

After Pearl's home is destroyed in the Exeter Blitz so too are her dreams of performing onstage. Fin..

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

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

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

Liverpool 1848. Meg Shaw is the middle child of eight siblings not old enough to bring in a wage to ..

Manchester 1940. By day Betty works cheerfully with her best friend Sally now the manager of the sal..

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

Helen Bygrove is managing the hotel now that her husband has been conscripted. Against all expectati..