Land Girls

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Drama following the lives and loves of four girls in the Women's Land Army.

Drama following the lives and loves of four girls away from home, doing their bit for Britain in the Women's Land Army.

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Nathaniel Parker

Christine Bottomley

Mark Benton

Summer Strallen

Liam Boyle

Susan Cookson

Becci Gemmell

Sophie Ward

Danny Webb

Jo Woodcock

Mykola Allen

Christian Brassington

Kira Lauren

Mark Rice-Oxley

Carolyn Pickles

Nicholas Shaw

Rhashan Stone

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Erika Hossington

Steve Hughes

Roland Moore

Land Girls: Series 1: Episode 1: Childhood's End

Childhood's End

Episode 1

Episode 1: Childhood's End

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Bea becomes enthralled by a charming GI, while Nancy tries to get closer to Lord Hoxley.

Period drama series. Joyce, Nancy, Annie and Bea join the Women's Land Army. Bea becomes enthralled by a charming GI, while Nancy tries to get closer to Lord Hoxley.

Four girls have different reasons for joining the Women's Land Army: patriotic Joyce wants to 'do her bit', argumentative Nancy is there under sufferance, and sensible Annie joined so that her younger sister Bea could escape an abusive father. 

Bea rebels from her sister's control and finds herself enthralled by a charming GI, Cal Gillespie, while at the dance Nancy tries to get closer to Lord Hoxley.

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