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

A life of poverty in a cramped pit cottage is all that 17-year-old Ruby Dinsdale has known. Even wit..

Mabel has finally put the past behind her and her relationship with the dashing Harry is stronger th..

Kent 1814. Molly Dawson now a respectable married woman lives with her husband and three daughters o..

1943. Gloria is reunited with her sweetheart Jack. But her sons Bobby and Gordon are away with the N..

After being orphaned as a child Mary is taken in by her mother’s friend - and ex-prostitute - Nell..

Cathy is glad to have her husband back now the Great War is over. Struggling to keep the peace Cathy..

1914. Growing up on a farm in the country Annie Cradwell has always dreamt of singing on stage. So w..

1851. After her husband saved her from a life of prostitution Louisa Hill was briefly happy as a hou..

1939. When the man Georgie has always loved is sent to France on a secret mission every knock of the..

Adam and Polly Fitch face a bleak future after being sold for just five shillings to Miss Reed's orp..

After the Second World War Ellen and her daughter Netta make the journey from Germany back to Scotla..

1915. Beth Healey hopes that she will be able to forget the ghastly war and celebrate her 18th birth..

As a small child Nellie Peace was always dreaming but sensed her mother’s rejection. Abandoned and..

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