The Second World War tested women in a multitude of ways. In this set, we see a Yorkshire matriarch open her home, Raven Hall, to the RAF. Two Liverpool friends see everything they have worked for threatened by bombing and separation. A wife who fought her way into an unwelcoming family witnesses events scatter everyone she loves. A WAAF plotter's marriage is further strained before her husband takes to the skies again. Different lives, different regions with one question in common: how do you hold on to what matters?
Mollie Walton, 'Mother's War' - When the RAF arrive at Raven Hall, Rosina watches her daughters choose courage, and discovers some of her own.
Rita Bradshaw, 'Skylarks At Sunset' - Orphaned Hope marries in secret against his family's wishes and meets Sunderland's Depression and war with her spirit unbroken.
Betty Firth, 'A Little Miracle in the Dales' - When Charlie's wartime injuries steal their dream of a family, WAAF plotter Bobby finds an unexpected miracle in the Dales.
Lyn Andrews, 'Goodbye, Mersey View' - Mersey View friends Monica and Joan face the sternest test as war descends on Liverpool and threatens all they love.