Documentary looking predominantly at the plight of the poor in the East End of London during World War II air raids of 1940. How much of what is now seen as an example of British Bulldog bravado was actually acts of desperation and necessity against an unseen enemy and a government seemingly not always willing to help.

Lucy Worsley explores the lives of six real people who lived, worked and volunteered during the Blitz. Using the same style as Lucy's film about the Suffragettes (Suffragettes with Lucy Worsley), the film shows their remarkable resilience, as well as the terrible suffering they endured, shining a light on the role of the front-line workers and volunteers at the heart of it all.