After the death of her mother during childbirth Beth is left to care for her father and two older br..

Sixteen-year-old Jeannie spends most of her time at Scarborough Harbour - she is a net mender and he..

When Polly Anna?s mother died when she was just three years old it seemed the workhouse was the only..

Annie Swinburn had killed a man - the killing was well-deserved for Francis Morton had been evil in ..

1850. Beatrix is just 18 when her father tells her she is to marry a stranger. Upon meeting her futu..

Liverpool 1939. Olivia Campbell appears to have the perfect life. However behind closed doors she li..

1941 the Isle of Dogs. Neglected by their drunken mother young Bella Doyle and her brother Terry ar..

A heart-breaking choice between love and duty...York 1886. Sarah-Lou has just left school and is re..

Molly Keatley is deeply contented with her life her loving husband and her comfortable home. That al..

It is war-time Britain and seduced by her brother-in-law Frances 16 becomes pregnant and is banished..

The Lake District 1908.It seems as though Livia Ella and Maggie Angel lead a charmed life on a large..

As war rages across Europe in Dundee the Neill family continues to face challenges and hardships. Ro..

Lancashire 1842. Sixteen-year-old Bessie works long hours as a weaver in Blackburn helping to suppor..

Adam and Polly Fitch face a bleak future after being sold for just five shillings to Miss Reed's orp..

1937. Alice Edith and Marg face hardships every day growing up on one of the poorest streets in Blac..