Episodes

1. The Facts of Life

2. To Die For Spain

3. Lines of Battle

4. The Summer Before the War

5. The Gate of the Year

6. The Breach in the Dyke

7. The War Office Regrets

8. For Strategic Reasons

9. The Night They Hit No. 8

10. One of Ours

11. Brothers in War

12. If It's Got Your Number On It

13. The End of the Beginning

Overview

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.

Details

Genres

War & Politics, Drama

Language

EN

First Air Date

1970-04-14

Seasons

4

Episodes

65

Available On

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Cast

Colin Douglas

Shelagh Fraser

Coral Atkins

Lesley Nunnerley

Colin Campbell

Keith Drinkel

Barbara Flynn

T.R. Bowen