• Air date: 14 Apr '70 13 episodes
      The Ashton family struggles to deal with the harsh realities of the Second World War as their sons are sent away to fight. Those who remain at home in Liverpool live in constant fear of a knock on the door with a telegram from the War Office or the Luftwaffe bombs overhead as they sleep at night.
  • List of Episodes (13)
    • 1. The Facts of Life

      14 Apr '70
    • 2. To Die For Spain

      21 Apr '70
    • 3. Lines of Battle

      28 Apr '70
    • 4. The Summer Before the War

      05 May '70
    • 5. The Gate of the Year

      12 May '70
    • 6. The Breach in the Dyke

      19 May '70
    • 7. The War Office Regrets

      26 May '70
    • 8. For Strategic Reasons

      30 Jun '70
    • 9. The Night They Hit No. 8

      07 Jul '70
    • 10. One of Ours

      14 Jul '70
    • 11. Brothers in War

      21 Jul '70
    • 12. If It's Got Your Number On It

      28 Jul '70
    • 13. The End of the Beginning

      04 Aug '70