This gritty Northern period drama, set in Gallowshields on Tyneside between the World Wars, follows the struggles of former sergeant Jack Ford and the Seaton family as they deal with the aftermath of the Great War, the great depression of the 1920s, trade union activists and an uncaring society.

Ford has had his fill of struggle in the trenches and is now determined to make something of himself in the brave new world. In the event, he uses cunning, guile, and an enormous degree of cynicism to make and lose two fortunes and any number of friends...

Episodes:

A Land Fit for Heroes and Idiots
Say Hello..
Say Tirra
Fish in Woolly Jumpers
Swords and Pick Handles and Coal Comfort
Empire Day on The Slagheap
A First Time for Everything
Paddy Boyle’s Discharge
Angel on Horseback
King for a Day
Happy New Year – Some Say
Heads You Win – Tails I Lose
Kind-Hearted Rat with a Lifebelt