After falling pregnant unexpectedly 16-year-old Catrin is devastated when her neglectful father send..

When war is declared Rosie Mitchell reluctantly returns from London to the Somerset mining town of H..

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

1950. Seventeen-year-old Josephine Cliffe and her younger sister Eliza have the perfect lives wantin..

When orphaned Jake Harding is sent away from his adoptive home aged just seven he does not understan..

York 1940. World War Two has arrived for the girls of the Rowntree's factory and with rationing crip..

Seven years ago Charlotte Russell's father walked out on her family. Ever since the task of caring f..

Elsie Weir is trying hard to keep her family together. Living in Kiltie Street tenement in Glasgow w..

Spring 1943. After a visit to see her mother in Sussex with Ned it's time for VAD nurse Evie Jones t..

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

In the dead of night a young woman is found on the doorstep of the House of Help for Friendless Girl..

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

Thomas Mallen of High Banks Hall had many sons most of them bastards. But to all of them he passed o..

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

Bridget Kittrick headstrong and independent is ready to show her worth when she's left in charge of ..

When Lucy's estranged mother dies unexpectedly her grief is overwhelming. Lucy was disowned when she..

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

It was a wartime white wedding but it was not a love match. Annie Cooper married George McCabe for o..

England 1940s. Minnie has spent most of her life feeling like a plain Jane watching things happen ar..

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

Manchester 1940: the minute war was declared best friends Sally and Debs volunteered for the home gu..

When World War II breaks out Carrie Anderson sets up a bookstall at her local train station in the h..

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

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

1945 Sunderland. Ida Boulter makes the heart-wrenching decision to leave her five children behind as..

London's East End 1940. A frightened young woman gives birth to a tiny baby. Clearly alone she refus..

Sisters Alice and Annie have always been close but will a man come between them? Annie and Alice lov..

Carrie Anderson's business selling books at her local train station is thriving and with her beloved..

Lancashire 1929. Holcombe Hall's enigmatic owner has passed away and as the roaring 20s come to an e..

In the Nightingale Hospital Matron?Helen?finds herself playing surrogate mother to her newly discove..

When the Gallachers received an invitation from the Duke of Moorshire to attend an evening at Lea Ha..

Rowntree's Factory York 1935. The aroma of chocolate was as familiar to Molly Freeman as the nose on..

Hetty Affleck is working as a maid at the prestigious Beach Hotel in Littlehampton. Her beau Lorcan ..

Even as a child Barbara was beautiful but as her beauty grew so did the affliction which shadowed it..

In Battenbun Northumberland there live four Puddleton men - Grandpop Old Popo Pop and Peter. Three o..

Lancashire 1934. Three years after her husband's sudden death Stella comes into some money unexpecte..

Anna and Will have been passing in and out of each other's lives since they were just kids._x000D_No..

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

Spring 1942. After a difficult few years with her husband Victor Prue's life is about to change in a..

Can she escape her past and start again? Essex 1941_x000D_Unhappy with life at home with her privile..

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

Kenna arrives in Sydney to surprise her best friend shocked to hear she's going to marry a guy she's..

Bolton Lancashire: 1943. Livvy knows that her family's survival rests on her shoulders - with her pa..

When Olive receives a letter in the post from the father of her daughter - American soldier Joe - sh..

1890. Alice is the sole bread-winner for her family working at the local cotton mill. But when she s..

London 1923. Cyril Black is finally out of prison. Rather than going home to his wife and son he vis..

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

At the end of Hawthorn Close there is a charming park which boasts two magnificent magnolia trees an..

Ireland 1851. After enduring years of the devastating potato famine Ellen Kittrick is a survivor. To..

Gilly Jenkins is the third generation to bake for her family firm. Also on Bread Street in the same ..

Prudence Dudley was a woman who appeared to have everything: an undeniably attractive woman who had ..

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

Leaving Liverpool behind Libby Gilbert embarks on a transformative journey to London with her newfou..

BLACKPOOL 1914. Seventeen-year-old Maddie has grown up in a boarding house on one of Blackpool's poo..

The war to end all wars has come to an end and Nell Tanner is overjoyed to have her father home. But..

June 1914. Edie Moore is a Governess for Lord and Lady Moreland living comfortably at the grand Down..

Gosport 1943. Eadie Joy and Maureen are all doing their bit to help Britain win the war. Their work ..

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

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

Seventeen-year-old Elise Bouchard has always called Northern France home. But when her English fathe..

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

When Charity Browne arrives at The Fitzroy Hotel on her way to a country house party she knows there..

In the brooding north country hills a man and a woman fought for the passion they felt for each othe..

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

Hopes are high at the Fitzroy Hotel on Edward VII's Coronation Day. London is full of people celebra..

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

Chambermaid Fanny is thanking her lucky stars she has had a second chance at life. As an unmarried m..

Victoria is astonished when she discovers an abandoned newborn baby on her doorstep along with a not..

Harry Blenheim wasn't what you might call a good-looking fellow but his face was full of character w..

North Atlantic Ocean 1942. Fifteen-year-old Connie is leaving war-torn England for the safer shores ..

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

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

It's late summer 1940 and Isla Donahue's idyllic lifestyle comes to an abrupt end when her father se..

In the shadows of 1887 London one woman must fight for her future - and her child's. When Amelia Spe..

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

October 1940. Twenty-three-year-old Bobby Bancroft is working as a typist for a city newspaper but s..

East London 1916. The Sanctuary Lane Animal Hospital is proving a huge success. For its founder Ruby..

Kent 1828. Lizzie Carey of Castle Bay is trapped in a life she never chose - endless days of cooking..

Georgina Corrigan is dead! It must be true. It has been printed in the newspapers. How does one prov..

Glasgow WW2. Despite being shy and reserved Jeannie finds herself newly engaged to Arthur the day wa..

Holderness 1988. Elizabeth Foster has lived in Tillington all her life. She knows everything about t..

In 1860?s Yorkshire a woman?s fortune belongs to her husband - regardless of a so-called-gentleman?s..

July 1942. Newlywed Bobby Atherton has barely had time to experience married life with her airman hu..

Each generation of the Mallen family has been cursed with a dramatic white streak in their jet-black..

In A Wartime Christmas at Rookery House former cook Hettie Brown hears some shocking news making her..

Nan Turpin is in trouble again accused of stealing. She's guilty. Cast out by her family she turns t..

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