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

Yorkshire 1944. The end of the war feels close but Air Transport Auxiliary girls Bobbie Viv and Mary..

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

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

Liverpool 1940. When war comes to Britain Jessica Wilson and her friend Ruby seize the opportunity t..

Will Christmas bring an unexpected reunion? Frances O'Leary has always dreamed of being a dancer. Bu..

1915. Patrolling is the last thing on the minds of Women Police Service recruits Annie Maggie and Po..

Ten-year-old Jack Larkin has seen more than his fair share of shocking sights growing up in the noto..

Life is tough for Ella Bancroft. After her father Thomas is wheelchair-bound by an accident at the t..

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

July 1916. In the Rhymney Valley young mother Violet Jones is caring for four-year-old Clarice and b..

London 1913. The shop girls of Harpers Emporium on Oxford Street are happy in their work and their l..

When Sally Beth Margaret and Rachel meet at a job interview for the wonderful new store in Oxford St..

December 1930. With the Depression biting deeper it looks like many children in the East End will wa..

Winter 1942. Brenda and Joyce are just two of the girls who have joined the Women's Land Army and ar..