Drama History
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.
Directed by
Gavin Millar
Written by
Victoria Wood
David Threlfall
Will Last
Lorraine Ashbourne
Dot
Jason Watkins
Dr Roger Brierley
Victoria Wood
Nella Last
Ben Crompton
Arthur Last
Dorothy Atkinson
Mrs Mac
Stephanie Cole
Mrs Waite
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Mrs Lynch
Marcia Warren
Mrs Lord
Daisy Haggard
Jill
Wendy Nottingham
Miss Finch
Christopher Harper
Cliff Last
Sally Bankes
Mrs Whittaker

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