Summer 1916. Despite the misery of war in the air some things in the small hamlet of Strawbridge rem..

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

John Emmerson was a lonely man. He had a wife a son friends but he was isolated from all the people ..

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

Tammy and her mother Grace are desperate to escape Tammy's violent bully of a father. But when an un..

As World War II takes its toll on Liverpool only friendship and community can keep the women of Weav..

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

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

It is 1931 and once again Europe is heading towards disaster. Life must go on however and a new gene..

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

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

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

The Great War is over and Millie is ready to leave her loving family home and be a wife to Jeremy. B..

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

When Molly Holden’s husband Thomas is convicted of being a Luddite on the word of a secret informe..

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

But there is more tragedy still to come and Flo and her friends will need each other more than ever ..

Jessica is grieving for her beloved father Jacob Kingdom a trawler owner fondly remembered by his cr..

Rationing bombing disease and pit disasters are part of Rose Kelly's World War 2 childhood. When the..

Tasmania 1929: Ten-year-old-twins Tom and Harry Abbott are orphaned by a tragedy that shocks Hobart ..

On the day that her youngest child leaves home Alice Hatton discovers two disturbing truths in a mat..

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

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

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

1943. After the heartache of the previous year Connie Baxter now appears to have everything a girl c..

1864. Following the untimely death of her cold-hearted husband Beatrix and her three children are fi..

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

The hedonism of London in the roaring twenties is a world away from Annabel Tarleton's ordinary coun..

Join the Marsh family again as they spend Christmas with Millie and Jeremy at Chateau Dumont. It's a..

Lincolnshire 1854. After much reflection Caroline Lawson has accepted Max Cavendish's marriage propo..

1901. Tina Rose is the beloved daughter of a wealthy Jewish family while Edward grew up with an abus..

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

Dora Fairweather wasn't cut out to be a wife and mother and as soon as she's able she turns her back..

Liverpool 1872. After spending time training at the Infirmary for Women in New York Maud Linklater c..

As World War One begins no family including the Neylers will be left untouched and by the time the w..

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

1944. Rosie Sinclair is proud to be doing her bit for the war effort as a driver at Cottisbourne Par..

Liverpool 1868. Shrouded in secrecy Alice Sampson gives birth to a beautiful baby girl. But the form..

When Pearl’s grandmother Nell dies unexpectedly she and her family - mother Diana sister Lucy - re..

1938. Cadi is chosen to be Rose Queen in the annual Rose Fete. She is thrilled but deep down she is ..

Rose has a promising future stretching out before her until a cruel twist of fate seizes it. Will sh..

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

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

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

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

Cambridgeshire - March 1939As the clouds of war begin to gather in Europe the Talbot family of rural..

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

London 1941. The war has robbed eight-year-old orphan Elsie of everything except her older brother J..

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

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

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

1944. With deadly doodlebugs terrorising London Bessie Rushbrook agrees to give shelter to eight-yea..

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

Eighteen-year-old Connie Baxter works as an usherette at the Criterion Picture House in Gosport. Her..

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

Liverpool 1847. At 17 Delilah Shaw is the eldest of the eight Shaw siblings and the one who must tak..

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

Halifax 1876. On the death of her mother and sister Isabelle Gibson is left to fend for herself and ..

Young Luke Tyler has everything going for him: brains looks and a larrikin charm that turns heads. T..

Liverpool 1901. The Tempest family is barely able to put food on the table. When Florrie falls ill w..

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

Since escaping his family’s notoriety in Australia Will Kidd has been content to live the life of ..

With her dreams of dominating Melbourne's fashion scene in tatters Nella Martini returns to Torrente..

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

A new century brings change to Eden Harris's ordered world. Despite years of service to the Bradbury..

1879: Shipwrecked off the west coast of Australia Louisa Reynolds is aided by an aboriginal girl and..

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

Working at the Foyles bookshop was Molly Cooper's dream job. But with the country at war she's deter..

The perfect heartwarming romance for Christmas rich in historical detail. She turned the picture of ..

London 1950Peggy Ronoscki is happily settling into life running her guesthouse on Mulberry Lane surr..

Cathie Kinrade is used to hardship. Growing up in a fishing community on the Isle of Man in the 1930..

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

The Broadhursts were a mining family and to outsiders they appeared to be happy loyal and united. Bu..

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

She's on trial for murder. . . Now it's her turn to tell her story. . . The truth is that I loved Ja..

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

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..

1938. As England awaits the outbreak of war Juliet Winterton journeys from the Mediterranean to the ..

When forest protests engulf a tiny Tasmanian timber town one family's century of secrets threatens t..