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

After the death of her mother whom she had spent her life caring for Ruth Latham is lucky to find wo..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Evacuated to the countryside she realises there are more dangers than German bombs in wartime… Can..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

From the age of eight Charity Crosse has been living with her grandfather and begging on the streets..

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

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

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

Born out of wedlock when her mother was only fourteen Lucy Pocket has spent all her life with her di..

Harry Blenheim wasn't what you might call a good-looking fellow but his face was full of character w..

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

Liverpool 1941. After German bombs shatter the life Cadi has built for herself in Liverpool she is m..

Mirabel Cutler was raised by her father to be a lady. But when he dies suddenly Mirabel finds hersel..

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

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

His full name is Joseph Rooney Smith and he works for the corporation of one of the Tyneside towns a..

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

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

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

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

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

Eleven-year-old Stella Barry is forced into service when her family find themselves living hand-to-m..

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jenny starts her training as a nanny but does she have what it takes - and will her family survive w..

Liverpool 1942. Though they may be posted miles apart Cadi and Jez's love for one another is stronge..

Glasgow 1943. After becoming pregnant out of wedlock only to find out her betrothed was already marr..

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

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

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..

In the Nightingale Hospital Matron Helen finds herself playing surrogate mother to her newly disco..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1917: As the war reaches its final moments, the families of the Somerset village of Street take comf..

1916 Scotland. Five years after leading a strike at the sewing factory newly pregnant Ellen is rushe..

Someone had once told Emma Molinero the daughter of an itinerant carnival performer that she was mad..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Can she finally put herself first in order to find love? Peggy Cassidy is a milly working in the Bel..

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

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