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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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