Housewife, 49

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 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

Daisy Haggard Jill

Wendy Nottingham Miss Finch

Dorothy Atkinson Mrs Mac

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