Jean Fullerton

It's 1945 and, as the troops begin to return home, the inhabitants of London attempt to put their lives back together. Twenty-five-year-old Millie, a qualified nurse, tends to the needs of the East End community around her. But when misfortune befalls her own family, it is the enduring spirit of the community that shows Millie that even the toughest of circumstances can be overcome.

London, 1945 and as the end of the war is declared, the nurses of the East End are joining in the celebrations. But Nurse Connie Byrne's mind is on another celebration - the wedding to her sweetheart, Charlie, when he arrives home. But when Connie meets Charlie off the train, she finds that his homecoming doesn't quite go according to plan. If nursing in the East End has taught Connie anything, it's that life is full of surprises...

Josie O'Casey arrives in London after twelve years in America and is met with an East End that is much changed. Drawn back to her childhood haunts - and her childhood sweetheart, Patrick Nolan, she finds he now belongs to another. The couple are offered a glimmer of hope, but their chance at happiness is threatened by the all-powerful Ma Tugman and her criminal empire..

In the East End of London, widow Ellen O'Casey is struggling to support her family, while saving for their passage to a better life in New York. Danny Donovan, a local gangster, is determined to make her his mistress, but when Ellen catches the eye of the new doctor, Robert Munroe, an intense rivalry is formed between him and Danny. As Ellen and Robert aim to bring an end to Danny's reign of terror, their own chance at happiness seems suddenly to be at stake.