Leah Turner's father has been killed in an accident at the laundry and it falls to her to become sol..

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

Aurora Pettigrew has a loving family a nice home a comfortable life. She's waiting for the right man..

Jane Hadley has nothing to lose when she runs away to join the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Whatever..

December 1930. With the Depression biting deeper it looks like many children in the East End will wa..

London 1942. Charlotte Fenimore is back home on a week's leave from the Women's Auxiliary Airforce. ..

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

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

Lancashire 1932. Widower Harry Makepeace lives in Manchester with his sickly daughter Cathie scrimpi..

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

Livia Blake has lost her husband and faces a crossroads. Her friend suggests she would make an excel..

Dover 1864. Violet Rayfield leads a happy life with her family in a beautiful terrace on Camden Cres..

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

Meriel grows up in England a tomboy helping her beloved grandfather with DIY. At school she discover..

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