Housewife, 49 2006

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.

Cast

Victoria Wood

David Threlfall

Ben Crompton

Christopher Harper

Stephanie Cole

Marcia Warren

Sylvestra Le Touzel

Lorraine Ashbourne

Jason Watkins

Daisy Haggard

Wendy Nottingham

Dorothy Atkinson

Sally Bankes