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..

1916. East London. When 16-year-old Clover Cooper's mother Iris calls her home from work one day the..

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..

1922. After the horrors of the Great War the close-knit Truscott family returns to everyday life on ..

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

Little Max is growing day by day and Joan is adjusting to her new life. But in her heart of hearts s..

The South Wales village of Hen Carw Parc is a haven of rural peace. But times are changing and altho..

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..

The Weston family have always pinned their hopes for creating a dynasty on their glamorous granddaug..

Poachers and dealmakers the Griffiths family have always managed to scrape by on the edge of the law..