It wasn't a privileged childhood but it was a happy one. Sybil and Lizzie Cream brought up in a fish..

In the wake of World War Two the whole country is desperate for houses with very little money availa..

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

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

When tragedy strikes Libby Gilbert is left homeless and destitute fending for herself on the capital..

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

Liverpool 1940. As the Luftwaffe turns its attention to Liverpool Shane Quinn decides to move his fa..

Lancashire 1932. Widower Harry Makepeace lives in Manchester with his sickly daughter Cathie scrimpi..

Jo Melling has arrived in Birch End from Australia. She's not intending to stay long but after track..

Lancashire 1934. When Tam Crawford is unexpectedly bequeathed some money he can finally realise his ..

Germany 1939: Christa Sommer boards the Kindertransport unsure that she'll ever see her parents agai..

Meriel grows up in England a tomboy helping her beloved grandfather with DIY. At school she discover..

When Pearl’s grandmother Nell dies unexpectedly she and her family - mother Diana sister Lucy - re..

Yorkshire 1944. The end of the war feels close but Air Transport Auxiliary girls Bobbie Viv and Mary..

Lancashire 1895. Lillian Hesketh has taken a new name and a brave step towards a happier life. Sudde..