On the brink of World War I, three very different families are linked by a shopkeeper’s daughter who is determined to make a better life for herself.
On Christmas Eve, 1913, Agnes Conway is working in her family’s confectionery shop when she meets well-to-do Charles Farrier. Despite their different backgrounds, Agnes and Charles are immediately attracted to one another. But Agnes soon becomes preoccupied with a family crisis that has consequences far worse than any of them could imagine.
This 3-part mini-series that was shown on PBS Masterpiece is part of The Catherine Cookson Collection. Her sweeping, romantic period novels are worldwide bestsellers. Adapted from [her books](https://amzn.to/2SZAGL4), produced for British television, featuring stellar casts and stunning locations, these miniseries are delicious escapist fare–stories of passion and betrayal, turmoil and hope.
Starring James Fox, Tracy Whitwell, Ray Stevenson.
Not rated.