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.

• DirectorGavin Millar
• Release10 December 2006
• Genre
  Drama / History
• Duration1h 28m
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  6.028
  18 reviews
• Productions

  ITV Studios