Christmas should be the happiest time but at Pennington’s dramas are seething beneath the surface...

Cat Cleary is a 16-year-old Irish 'slummy' arriving in Liverpool to seek her fortune. Joe Calligan t..

Manchester 1940. As the war continues and secrets threaten the railway girls they will discover the ..

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

For ten years Delia has had to fend for herself and her son Jack and as a young unmarried mother lif..

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

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

1919. WWI is over and now living in Cambridge with husband Edmond Amy Derwent is settling into her n..

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

1937. Alice Edith and Marg face hardships every day growing up on one of the poorest streets in Blac..

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

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

Throughout County Tipperary the three sisters were known as the Sisters O'Donnell. Together they mov..

Born into service 16-year-old Juliet Harper has always idolised her mother Agnes. But Agnes is haunt..

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