In 1860’s Yorkshire a woman’s fortune belongs to her husband - regardless of a so-called-gentlem..

For Amelia and her siblings the grim past which their mother Emily had endured seemed very far away...

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

1917. A farm girl from Cavan Veronica McDermott is desperate to find more to life than peeling potat..

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

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

There would be trouble at Paradise . . . From birth Polly Harper seems destined for tragedy. Raised ..

It's Christmas Eve 1920 when Abby Kirby's family is ripped apart. Leaving everything she's ever know..

Seven years ago Charlotte Russell's father walked out on her family. Ever since the task of caring f..

Hopes are high at the Fitzroy Hotel on Edward VII's Coronation Day. London is full of people celebra..

Charlotte knew nothing of her parents except that they'd died when she was a child. And when her aun..

Manchester 1867. Mara longs for a peaceful life free of violence and poverty. But she has married in..

Despite air raids and rationing in wartime London sisters Liz and Dora Beck find time for fun and la..

As the only female cabinet maker in the valley in 1935 Frankie Redfern is unusual. But she's content..

Spring 1943. After a visit to see her mother in Sussex with Ned it's time for VAD nurse Evie Jones t..

1890 Western Australia. 14-year-old Sarette Maitland is orphaned when her father dies of a snake bit..

When Lucy's estranged mother dies unexpectedly her grief is overwhelming. Lucy was disowned when she..

When Charity Browne arrives at The Fitzroy Hotel on her way to a country house party she knows there..

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

1945. War is over and people are celebrating but in the small town of Rivenshaw in Lancashire Judith..

1890. Alice is the sole bread-winner for her family working at the local cotton mill. But when she s..

Welcome to Dressmakers' Alley, a twisted place filled with dark and deadly secrets London's East En..

West Yorkshire 1926. After completing her training in Steeple Street Agnes is looking forward to mak..

Georgina Corrigan is dead! It must be true. It has been printed in the newspapers. How does one prov..

It has finally happened! The war is over and Europe rejoices. May 1945 - VE Day After battling agai..

Hetty Affleck is working as a maid at the prestigious Beach Hotel in Littlehampton. Her beau Lorcan ..

Leaving Liverpool behind Libby Gilbert embarks on a transformative journey to London with her newfou..

East London 1916. The Sanctuary Lane Animal Hospital is proving a huge success. For its founder Ruby..

When Daisy’s family lose their croft on the Connemara coast her Aunt Jane housekeeper to Dr and Mr..

Lottie and her mother Louella share a house in Victoria Court with Mr Magic and his son Baz. Lottie ..

Manchester 1940. By day Betty works cheerfully with her best friend Sally now the manager of the sal..

Eleanor Saint loves helping in the community of her small mining town even though her snobbish grand..

Leah Turner's father has been killed in an accident at the laundry and it falls to her to become sol..

War is fleeting, but true love last forever... May 1944. Hope and excitement is in the air when new..

It's late summer 1940 and Isla Donahue's idyllic lifestyle comes to an abrupt end when her father se..

When war is declared Rosie Mitchell reluctantly returns from London to the Somerset mining town of H..

Glasgow WW2. Despite being shy and reserved Jeannie finds herself newly engaged to Arthur the day wa..

Spring 1942. After a difficult few years with her husband Victor Prue's life is about to change in a..

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

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

1950. Seventeen-year-old Josephine Cliffe and her younger sister Eliza have the perfect lives wantin..

Sarah is lonely. Living in a small Yorkshire village with just her grandmother for company she longs..

Germany 1939: Christa Sommer boards the Kindertransport unsure that she'll ever see her parents agai..

In the wake of World War Two the whole country is desperate for houses with very little money availa..

Roddy Greenbank was brought by his father to the remote Northumberland community of Langley in the a..

BRISTOL 1943 and life for the Tobacco Girls isn't getting any easier... Bridget Milligan has donned ..

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

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

Victoria is astonished when she discovers an abandoned newborn baby on her doorstep along with a not..

London's East End, 1924. The girls of Dressmakers' Alley are happy in their new jobs. Business is th..

They're about to follow their dreams all the way back home... Sam Newby loves the rolling hills and ..

BLACKPOOL 1914. Seventeen-year-old Maddie has grown up in a boarding house on one of Blackpool's poo..

In Battenbun Northumberland there live four Puddleton men - Grandpop Old Popo Pop and Peter. Three o..

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

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

Lancashire 1895. When her controlling stepfather suddenly dies it seems that Elinor Pendleton finall..

Cock Shield Farm 1881. After Molly Geary finds herself pregnant with landowner Angus McBain's child ..

The compelling new family drama from the nation’s favourite storyteller.Florence Stanville is a wo..

Immerse yourself in the Harpers Emporium in the roaring 20s - a time of prosperity, optimism, and ch..

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

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

1945 Sunderland. Ida Boulter makes the heart-wrenching decision to leave her five children behind as..

Gilly Jenkins is the third generation to bake for her family firm. Also on Bread Street in the same ..

Jo Melling has arrived in Birch End from Australia. She's not intending to stay long but after track..

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

Margriet grew up as a lonely child in the old town of hull. Her adored father travelled often to the..

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

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

Carrie Anderson's business selling books at her local train station is thriving and with her beloved..

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

Elsie Weir is trying hard to keep her family together. Living in Kiltie Street tenement in Glasgow w..

In A Wartime Christmas at Rookery House former cook Hettie Brown hears some shocking news making her..

The final book in The Mulberry Lane Saga series from Rosie Clarke. Sweeping changes are on the hori..

The Great War has ended but Jack's toffee factory struggles after years of sugar rations and its tro..

July 1942. Newlywed Bobby Atherton has barely had time to experience married life with her airman hu..

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

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

When Polly Pritchard learns that her husband has been killed in action she brings up their young dau..

Lancashire 1934. When Tam Crawford is unexpectedly bequeathed some money he can finally realise his ..

Norfolk 1944. Great Plumstead is buzzing with news that the American GIs have arrived on the nearby ..

Holcombe Hall 1931. Florrie Bickerstaff has finally settled in as the new Housekeeper of Holcombe Ha..

Lancashire 1931. When Finn Carlisle loses his wife and unborn child he spends a few years travelling..

In 1897 four-year-old Lucy Thornbury’s parents are killed in a train crash. Taken in by her kindly..

October 1940. Twenty-three-year-old Bobby Bancroft is working as a typist for a city newspaper but s..

Lancashire 1934. Three years after her husband's sudden death Stella comes into some money unexpecte..

After a stray bomb destroyed his childhood home the only thing that has kept Francis Brady going is ..

Sisters Alice and Annie have always been close but will a man come between them? Annie and Alice lov..