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.
Nella Last
Will Last
Arthur Last
Cliff Last
Mrs Waite
Mrs Lord
Mrs Lynch
Dot
Dr Roger Brierley
Jill
Miss Finch
Mrs Mac
Mrs Whittaker
