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.
Phyllis Logan
as Helen
Tom Watt
as Norman
Joan Plowright
as Mam
John Woodvine
as George
Stephen Tompkinson
as Eric
Pippa Hinchley
as Joyce
Willie Ross
as Harold, the Communist
Des Young
as Andie
Val McLane
as Hotel Owner
Bob Smeaton
as Geoff
Lyn Douglas
as Andie's Landlady
Patrick Healy
as Father Monaghan
