• Air date: 06 Oct '71 20 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 (20)
    • 1. The Lucky Ones

      06 Oct '71
    • 2. For the Duration

      13 Oct '71
    • 3. Happy Returns

      20 Oct '71
    • 4. The Things You Never Told Me

      27 Oct '71
    • 5. You Can Choose Your Friends

      03 Nov '71
    • 6. Flesh and Blood

      10 Nov '71
    • 7. Spread a Little Happiness

      17 Nov '71
    • 8. Take It on Trust

      24 Nov '71
    • 9. This Year, Next Year...

      01 Dec '71
    • 10. The Fundamental Things Apply

      08 Dec '71
    • 11. Thicker Than Water

      15 Dec '71
    • 12. Breaking Point

      22 Dec '71
    • 13. The Lost Ones

      29 Dec '71
    • 14. The Sensible Thing

      05 Jan '72
    • 15. Under New Management

      12 Jan '72
    • 16. Coming Home

      19 Jan '72
    • 17. A Faint Refrain

      26 Jan '72
    • 18. Two Fathers

      02 Feb '72
    • 19. The Old Order Changeth...

      09 Feb '72
    • 20. ...Yielding Place to New

      16 Feb '72