Sep McGilby always said that Emily Kennedy had a happy face. And at 16 Emily had a lot to be glad ab..

Proud and canny ignorant and intensely ambitious Hannah Massey is a born ruler. Her kingdom may only..

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

1922. After the horrors of the Great War the close-knit Truscott family returns to everyday life on ..

As the Great War engulfs Europe 21-year-old Ruby Archer decides to 'do her bit' at an East End munit..

October 1941. Despite the hardships of life during wartime Bobby Bancroft has never been happier. En..

Wolsingham 1900. After the death of their parents Connie Dom Leo and Pearl find themselves all alone..

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

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

In February 1944 the girls of the Air Transport Auxiliary Mystery Club face the devastating personal..

Lake District 1942. The women at Mary Vale's Home for Mothers and Babies must pull together during t..

March 1941. After Flo Butterworth loses everything in Manchester's Christmas Blitz she decides to le..

The truth is Ella is hiding from a scandal. A scandal that drove her family out of their beloved Lan..

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

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

When Cissie Brody was 15 fever swept the English countryside killing her parents and leaving her to ..

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

In the mid-1850s life for an orphan was grim as Kirsten MacGregor discovered when her parents died s..

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

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

Cliffehaven 1946. The war is over and those who have spent years fighting behind enemy lines are fin..

As 1954 draws to an end the village of Hen Carw Parc is changing. The post-war boom brings a creepin..

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

Summer 1953. The sun is shining on Little Green Street the bunting is being brought out and Britain ..

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

Her wedding day should have been the happiest day of Mavis Kendricks' life. Marrying handsome Sam th..

October 1940. When VAD nurse Evie narrowly escapes being killed in an air raid during the London Bli..

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

Deep in the wild fen country Rosamund Morley lived a cloistered poverty-stricken existence with her ..

In 1915 three women start work at a toffee factory in the market town of Chester-le-Street Durham. A..

England 1940. District Nurse Annie Russell and her mother are listening anxiously to the local boys ..

When her feisty grandmama takes her travelling Prue is excited to explore outside of England. Determ..

Hucknall 1941. Female conscription looms and three women arrive at the Bell Works Factory to work on..

Eliza Jones and her husband Bryn had a whirlwind romance and married shortly after meeting but he wa..

York 1852. When Caroline Lawson becomes a young widow her grief is deepened by the loss of her farm...

Trixie and her fellow lumberjills are back in Scotland newly stationed at the MacKay estate. When th..

Growing up without the care of a loving family made Anna Golding fiercely independent. So when war b..

1944 the darkest days of the war. Trixie and Vi are back in Gosport and doing their bit to help Brit..

Victoria is on her way to Churchwood looking for a life away from the dangers of wartime London for ..

After her husband Jack is transported to Australia as a convict Hannah and her children are sent to ..

Poachers and dealmakers the Griffiths family have always managed to scrape by on the edge of the law..

1813. Meg Marsh will do anything to keep a roof over her family's head - even getting involved in a ..

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

Someone had once told Emma Molinero the daughter of an itinerant carnival performer that she was mad..

Clydebank 1911. Ellen works at the Sewing Machine factory. So does her sister Bridget Bridget's fian..

Somerset 1911. Miner's wife Lorna Harrison sometimes wonders what became of her marriage. Her husban..

Liverpool 1941. After German bombs shatter the life Cadi has built for herself in Liverpool she is m..

August 1940. The war is raging in Europe but on the home front conflict still seems far away. Dot li..

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

The Batleys and the Cadwells owned neighbouring farms on the beautiful wild Northumbrian coast. But ..

Pendragon Island is the perfect place for holidays with a stretch of clean golden sand and a gloriou..

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

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

Having recently arrived in England abandoned by her father and brother Isabella is left to look afte..

After two years Meg Fairfax has finally started to make a success of herself. Her skills as a baker ..

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

As war approaches Alice Edith and Marg fear for the safety of their families while trying to decide ..

1915. While World War One changes the country with food becoming scarce and Britain's young men bein..

Sheffield 1867. It's the height of a long-running and violent campaign known as the Outrages where m..

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

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

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

The Weston family have always pinned their hopes for creating a dynasty on their glamorous granddaug..

Blackpool 1922. Martha and Trisha may have escaped poverty but their fortunes have yet to turn. Blis..

Her name was Hannah Boyle but to the people of the village she would always be 'The Girl' - Matthew ..

Janet and Hywel Griffiths dream of seeing their son Frank happily married but Mair the daughter of t..

When the parish guardians send Lydia daughter of convict James Knowles to apprentice in the cotton m..

1916. East London. When 16-year-old Clover Cooper's mother Iris calls her home from work one day the..

London October 1940. Dot is finding her independence and takes a full-time role as an ARP warden. As..

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

Manchester December 1940. This winter the girls boarding at Star House - Betty Sally and Lorna - are..

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

January 1945. Spring is in the air. And so is victory. . .Wedding bells are ringing at long last for..

Monica Eustace and Joan McDonald met as next-door-neighbours living in Mersey View in Liverpool. Tho..

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

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

When Maisie Vasey leaves her husband and brings her daughter to live on Pendragon Island she causes ..

A small Welsh town hosts a lively and varied community - and none more so than Nelly Luke the cheerf..

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

Wales 1943. Sara Lewis should be heartbroken when her husband doesn't return from war. But he was ne..

1942. Working in the greengrocers and playing the piano in the pub isn't fulfilling 19-year-old Trix..

Cockney born Nelly Luke is an essential part of the community. Yet not even Nelly with her shrewd ey..

June 1941. When Bobby Bancroft arrived in Silverdale to take a job as a reporter on The Tyke magazin..

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

It?s 1957 and three young women are beginning their nursing training at the Florence Nightingale Hos..

The South Wales village of Hen Carw Parc is a haven of rural peace. But times are changing and altho..

Grace and Dougie have been courting for years so when Dougie decides to emigrate to Australia he exp..