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.
Gavin Millar
Director
Victoria Wood
Writer
Victoria Wood
Nella Last
David Threlfall
Will Last
Ben Crompton
Arthur Last
Christopher Harper
Cliff Last
Stephanie Cole
Mrs Waite
Marcia Warren
Mrs Lord
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Mrs Lynch
Lorraine Ashbourne
Dot
Jason Watkins
Dr Roger Brierley
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