Housewife, 49 (10/12/2006)

Production : ITV Studios

Synopsis

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.

Victoria Wood

David Threlfall

Ben Crompton

Christopher Harper