Set in working class Newcastle, the Stott family fight their private battles against the backdrop of the conflict of World War II. Helen Stott, over thirty and with a limp, is resigned to being left on the shelf until she meets and falls in love with Norman, a serviceman from London. In contrast, her younger sister Joyce has quite a way with men, and finds herself a little too popular with the troops, especially when her husband pops up on leave from his regiment.

• Portman Productions
• Tyne Tees Television
• Phyllis Logan
• Tom Watt
• Joan Plowright
• John Woodvine
• Stephen Tompkinson
• Pippa Hinchley
• Willie Ross
• Des Young