Drama series set in a Cheshire village during the Second World War. The isolated community could not feel further away from the impending bloodshed and battlefields, yet it is not immune from the effects of war.
EPISODE 1
Episode 1
The isolated community feels far from the battlefields, but the effects of war still loom. As the conflict grows, the population feel themselves under enormous pressure.
EPISODE 2
Episode 2
Frances must adopt diplomacy in order to oust Joyce; Miriam takes her last chance to keep David from enlisting; Teresa gets off on the wrong foot in the village.
EPISODE 3
Episode 3
War begins to impact on the village, pressuring everyone to make sacrifices; Pat's marriage declines; Kate and Jack's relationship becomes more intense.
EPISODE 4
Episode 4
Steph keeps a secret that could jeopardise the farm; Teresa is unable to shake her past; Erica intervenes in order to protect Pat.
EPISODE 5
Episode 5
Erica's friendship with Pat is put to the test; a new evacuee in the village is more than Frances bargained for.
EPISODE 6
Episode 6
As war draws nearer, the women experience their own battles; Frances attempts to help Pat; Alison seeks a way out.
Clare Calbraith
Francesca Annis
Ruth Gemmell
Samantha Bond
Mark Bonnar
Claire Price
Daniel Ryan
Leanne Best
Frances Grey
Mark Bazeley
Ed Stoppard
