And a Nightingale Sang 1989

Set in working class Newcastle, the Stott family fight their private battles against the backdrop of the conflict of World War II. Helen Stott, over thirty and with a limp, is resigned to being left on the shelf until she meets and falls in love with Norman, a serviceman from London. In contrast, her younger sister Joyce has quite a way with men, and finds herself a little too popular with the troops, especially when her husband pops up on leave from his regiment.

Cast:

Phyllis Logan
Helen 

Tom Watt
Norman 

Joan Plowright
Mam 

John Woodvine
George 

Stephen Tompkinson
Eric 

Pippa Hinchley
Joyce