Hull 1856. James Ripley and his wife Moira have always looked out for the poor of Hull. When during ..

Grace and Dougie have been courting for years so when Dougie decides to emigrate to Australia he exp..

Blackpool summer 1942._x000D_Meet the Ballroom Girls: Sylvia Pearl and Joy. Three girls dancing thro..

Orphaned Jenny and her chimney sweep brother Noah eke out life in a cellar dwelling in the heart of ..

1813. Meg Marsh will do anything to keep a roof over her family's head - even getting involved in a ..

Fiercely independent Marguerite Sinclair has the opportunity of a lifetime to become a nurse and con..

Monica Eustace and Joan McDonald met as next-door-neighbours living in Mersey View in Liverpool. Tho..

Born into poverty and hardship Ruby Skinner's decision to approach the unscrupulous East End villain..

Sheffield 1867. It's the height of a long-running and violent campaign known as the Outrages where m..

1912. Fifteen-year-old Kate Truscott leaves her small Hampshire village to become a nursemaid to fiv..

Manchester 1943. Emily is enjoying her new job as a station porter until she learns that a trusted f..

Cockney born Nelly Luke is an essential part of the community. Yet not even Nelly with her shrewd ey..

As 1954 draws to an end the village of Hen Carw Parc is changing. The post-war boom brings a creepin..

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

Rodney Prince a doctor who chose to work amongst the poor of Newcastle to the shame of his beautiful..