Episode list

A Family at War

The Lucky Ones

Tue, Oct 05, 1971
Edwin finds adjusting to life without Jean difficult. Howevever, without a matriarch, the women in the family begin to develop their own independence.
8.1 /10
For the Duration
July 1943. The men find it difficult to readjust to life away from combat, provoked by various situations. Jean's bequest of shares in her family firm to her five children and not to her widower Edwin, concerns her brother Sefton.
8 /10
Happy Returns

Tue, Oct 19, 1971
November 1943. Sheila and David reunite at the Welsh farm where their children have been evacuated, and try to evaluate what remains of their relationship.
7.4 /10
The Things You Never Told Me
January 1944. Margaret and her father-in-law, open with each other, bond at her home. Meanwhile her husband John has an awkward meeting with his difficult mother at a station cafe and her spite exposes a secret. When the four meet, relationships change irrevocably.
8.6 /10
You Can Choose Your Friends
May 1944. Sefton schemes to get control of the family company. His sister returns to England from Australia. David tries hard to reconnect with Sheila, but needs a loan from Sefton to make it happen.
7.3 /10
Flesh and Blood

Tue, Nov 09, 1971
May/ June 1944. Anticipation of the invasion of France grows and at a seaside town, Tony finds that his girlfriend has her own wartime secrets. Coming to find him, Sefton and Edwin are forced by circumstances to make a very odd couple.
7.2 /10
Spread a Little Happiness
June 1944. The V-rocket bombings on London seem very far from Liverpool and people remark how things are almost normal. However, Sefton's vulgar lady-friend upsets his household, and the more relaxed general morality surprises everybody at a garden fundraiser.
7 /10
Take It on Trust
July 1944. The family assess the future possibilities of the Welfare State, but there are problems from the past that need to be addressed by Ian and Harry.
7.6 /10
Thicker Than Water
February 1945. With everybody's encouragement, Sheila tries to move forward with her life and her divorce, but David is determined to stand in her way.
7.7 /10
Breaking Point

Tue, Dec 21, 1971
March 1945. As David prepares for his final flight of this tour of duty, he observes tensions between the other couples on the base.
8.2 /10
The Lost Ones

Tue, Dec 28, 1971
April 1945. The prospect of changed roles in life makes the men contemplate their lives and they vent their frustrations on the women.
7.4 /10
The Sensible Thing
May 1945. As anticipation of victory in Europe grows, Sefton divides the family by urging them to accept his proposal to sell the print works.
7.4 /10
Under New Management
June 1945. The family adjusts with difficulty to post-war life and the impending General Election divides opinion.
7.6 /10
Coming Home

Tue, Jan 18, 1972
August 1945. Sheila and David can finally bring their children home from evacuation in Wales, and Freda attempts to help an old friend. But neither plan runs smoothly. However, Edwin finally sees possibilities in the post-war world.
7.4 /10
A Faint Refrain
October 1945. The unexpected return of conscientious objector Michael Armstrong reawakens suppressed feelings and animosities.
7.4 /10
Two Fathers

Tue, Feb 01, 1972
November 1945. Edwin makes a difficult journey to Germany to uncover the details surrounding Philip's last days before his death in an explosion. However he finds the occupying British Army uncooperative, and conditions for the Germans shocking.
8.5 /10
The Old Order Changeth...
December 1945. Looking to the future, the family contemplate moving homes, with some needing more space and some less. And Sefton's schemes finally catch up with him.
7.3 /10
...Yielding Place to New
December 1945. The family's preparations for their first Christmas in peacetime cause Edwin to reflect on past events, and how best he can assist them all for the future.
8.4 /10

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Message of Hope

Message of Hope

Six children--three girls, three boys--living in a well-off community grow up with the benefits and luxuries that come with their birthright. They attend a Christian school where faithful Pastor Anne teaches them Biblical studies. But except for one girl, Sarah's, compassionate efforts, many of the poor in the surrounding suburbs are left forgotten and ignored by the materialistic and wealthy yet uncaring adults, especially Sarah's father James, who is hardened by the world around him. Although the children attend a Christian school, Sarah's views are widely uncommon among her friends, except for John, who pays close attention to her every move. The two form a spiritual bond, one they hope to maintain forever as someday Heaven awaits. When they are 18-year-old high-school seniors, Sarah feels rejected by the world around her, with the exception of John and Mr. Henshaw, a homeless man she befriends. But after Mr. Henshaw's untimely passing, tragedy suddenly hits when another of the boys, Michael, shatters the world around them by committing suicide. Sarah cries out for love and attention, but one senseless act drives her to the brink of destruction. As she recovers, she spends summer away from her friends. The neighboring community of friends and adults gather and desperately try to make sense of what drove Michael to suicide and Sarah to near destruction. Sarah's close friends begin to realize that money and material things are not so important, but the love and compassion that Sarah shows is what they truly desire and is strong enough to change the world for the better. When John receives a visit from an "Angel of GOD" he writes a story of hope and compassion, "A Message of Hope," to honor his dear friends, Michael and Sarah. As the children's parents begin to wonder what is right and what is wrong, a sense of fortunate birthright might not be what they all thought it once was. But the children quickly realize that there are no victims; we all have the power of choice: to choose Life and Love. The school year comes to a close and the summer eventually draws to an end, but not before the return of an old friend. Love is rekindled between John and Sarah, a love that unites them on Earth as young adults as they wait for the glory of Heaven.

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