It is 1945 and the Second World War has ended. Throughout the UK evacuees are returning home to their families. One such evacuee is Rusty Dickinson, who is met at the docks be her mother, Peggy, after spending five years away in America. It has been a time of dramatic transformation and everyone must learn to adapt to bith the changes in the family and their surroundings.

Peggy has a new found independence, she has spent the war working for the Womens Voluntary Service, raising Charlie - the younger brother whom Rusty has never met - and making many new friends. Rusty feels more American than British and can't get used to all of the restrictions which seem to be imposed upon her. Everyone is pleased to see Rusty father when he returns home from war, however, this homecoming only serves to heighten the tension within the family.

Starring Sarah Lancashire, Stephanie Cole, Adrian Lukis, Rosemary Leech, Kaye Wragg, Jessica Fox, Skye King, Jack Pierce, Martin Bell, Kate David, Jenny Higham, JoanBlackham and Danny Worters

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