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 WoodNella Last
David ThrelfallWill Last
Ben CromptonArthur Last
Christopher HarperCliff Last
Stephanie ColeMrs Waite
Marcia WarrenMrs Lord
Sylvestra Le TouzelMrs Lynch
Lorraine AshbourneDot
Jason WatkinsDr Roger Brierley
Daisy HaggardJill
Wendy NottinghamMiss Finch
Dorothy AtkinsonMrs Mac
Sally BankesMrs Whittaker
