Downtrodden wife and mother Nella's life takes an unexpected turn for the better after she joins the Women's Voluntary Service office in Barrow-in-Furness during the Second World War. However, her new-found happiness is shattered when her son Cliff leaves to join the troops - provoking a painful confrontation with her husband Will.
Victoria Wood
as Nella Last
David Threlfall
as Will Last
Ben Crompton
as Arthur Last
Christopher Harper
as Cliff Last
Stephanie Cole
as Mrs Waite
Marcia Warren
as Mrs Lord
Sylvestra Le Touzel
as Mrs Lynch
Lorraine Ashbourne
as Dot
Jason Watkins
as Dr Roger Brierley
Daisy Haggard
as Jill
Wendy Nottingham
as Miss Finch
Dorothy Atkinson
as Mrs Mac
