
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.

as Nella Last

as Will Last

as Arthur Last

as Cliff Last

as Mrs Waite

as Mrs Lord

as Mrs Lynch

as Dot

as Dr Roger Brierley

as Jill

as Miss Finch

as Mrs Mac

as Mrs Whittaker