Christmas 1918. Riley scours London for his traumatised comrade Peter Locke. He finds him in a bar and takes him to Locke Hill. By coincidence, Nadine is spending Christmas there. Show more

In France, newly-promoted Riley Purefoy is about to return to the front line. Meanwhile in London, his girlfriend Nadine makes the decision to become a nurse. Show more

Riley Purefoy, a North London working-class boy, gets his first taste of the war. Cold-shouldered by the mother of the girl he loves, he feels he has nothing to lose. Show more

Riley has been seriously and hideously injured at Ypres and is being nursed by Rose Locke. Show more

Following a glorious interlude in London with Nadine, Riley is back in Flanders stumbling through the valley of the shadow of death. Show more

On leave in London, Riley meets Nadine and they renew their commitment to one another. He returns to France to his terrified men - there is about to be a big military operation. Show more

November 1918. The Armistice forces Riley to think about his future. He is encouraged by the matter-of-fact reaction of his old comrade Ainsworth's widow to his shattered face. Show more

Suffering horrific facial injuries, Riley refuses to allow anyone from his old life to see him. He tells Nadine that he has met someone else and will not be returning to her. Show more

The war continues to challenge both men and women. Rose Locke, a nursing auxiliary, and her relative Julia are discovering that all the old certainties about their lives are gone. Show more

Riley leads his men through an attack in which many lives are lost. On leave the following spring, he and Nadine are able at last to share the love they've kept alive for so long. Show more