Hull 1856. James Ripley and his wife Moira have always looked out for the poor of Hull. When during ..
Lancashire 1842. Sixteen-year-old Bessie works long hours as a weaver in Blackburn helping to suppor..
Sarah Foster’s parents have been fighting a constant battle with poverty. When her father Will is ..
After Pearl's home is destroyed in the Exeter Blitz so too are her dreams of performing onstage. Fin..
Orphaned Jenny and her chimney sweep brother Noah eke out life in a cellar dwelling in the heart of ..
Having recently arrived in England abandoned by her father and brother Isabella is left to look afte..
Summer 1942. Britain is in the depths of war and the Women's Land Army is hard at work looking after..
It's 1941 and as the Second World War rages on girls from all over the country are signing up to the..
1856. Christine Banner is alone after her father's death. Determined to make her own way in the worl..
October 1942. Viola loves her new job away from the factory and hopes that her romance with the hand..
It is 1900 and Adeline Warburton and Arnold Haslington have fallen deeply in love. But though both a..
1942. Working in the greengrocers and playing the piano in the pub isn't fulfilling 19-year-old Trix..
June 1914. Edie Moore is a Governess for Lord and Lady Moreland living comfortably at the grand Down..
Liverpool 1939. Sixteen-year-old Lizzy Atherton is forced to flee her violent stepfather in the midd..
