2 Season
12 Episode
Home Fires
The story of a group of inspirational women in a rural Cheshire community with the shadow of World War II casting a dark cloud over their lives. As the conflict takes hold and separates the women from their husbands, fathers, sons and brothers, the characters find themselves under increasing and extraordinary pressures in a rapidly fragmenting world. By banding together as the Great Paxford Women’s Institute, they help maintain the nation’s fabric in its darkest hour, and discover inner resources that will change their lives forever.
- Country : United Kingdom, United States of America
- Genre : Drama, Comedy
- Director : Catherine Oldfield
- Cast : Samantha Bond, Ruth Gemmell, Claire Rushbrook, Fenella Woolgar, Clare Calbraith, Daisy Badger