1953. Hope and Jim's marriage has been under increasing pressure since the loss of their child 7 years earlier. With Jim's latest infidelity, Hope can no longer ignore the truth. Show more
By Rex Obano. Gloria is forced to confront her true feelings for her friend Mabel when she announces she is to be married. Show more
Faith has a chance of going on tour with a new record but she doesn't want the exposure much to Trevor's annoyance; a young girl off the streets provides a radical solution. Show more
1958. Hope runs out of patience with Jim’s philandering and wants a divorce. Jim tries to prove he can change when he saves the life of a young friend who is ambushed by racists. Show more
Gloria’s ultimatum to Clement that he find work or leave their home goes awry when their daughter Joy runs away. Clement must choose between his activism and repairing the family Show more
An unexpected pregnancy shakes Faith’s life to its foundations as she realises that she must tell Jim a terrible truth and find the best friend she has betrayed. Show more
Faith, Hope and Glory
Gloria
44 minutes
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London. March 1963. As the 'Big Freeze' thaws, Joy is contemplating her future and a new love as Gloria faces some difficult decisions in her own relationships. By Rex Obano. Show more
Faith, Hope and Glory
Joy and Hopeton
44 minutes
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1968. Joy is fully immersed in Birmingham's hippy scene. Her childhood admirer, Hopeton, wrestles with his faith in God and the temptation to dive into her world. By Rex Obano. Show more
Faith, Hope and Glory
Faith and Trevor
44 minutes
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1968. Faith and Trevor battle fierce opposition to their nightclub in the aftermath of Enoch Powell's ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech. Meanwhile the Biafran war rages. By Carol Russell. Show more
1973. With her husband’s health failing and her daughter increasingly rebellious, Faith makes one last attempt to make amends with her childhood friend, Hope. By Carol Russell. Show more
It's 1973. Jimmy is getting married! Tonight's the stag night and unexpected things can happen but no-one anticipated this. Will he make it to the church on time? By Roy Williams. Show more
1973. Joy is in Birmingham, married with two kids. She has felt at home within the Baptist church community but now there is a threat to this new-found security. By Rex Obano Show more
1978. It's her first grandson’s christening but Hope is struggling, much to her family's frustration. Then a voice from the past changes everything forever. By Roy Williams. Show more
1978. Faith arranges for Gloria to meet Hope. Their explosive conversation reveals old lies and long held secrets. By Carol Russell. Show more
Gloria, now a successful head teacher, decides the time has come to challenge the system she is part of. The resulting publicity brings unexpected consequences. By Rex Obano. Show more
It's 1946 and having joined her husband Jim in London, Hope has made a painful decision for the sake of her baby. Show more
It's 1946, and Hope and Jim Kiffin are faced with a dilemma. Show more
It's 1946 and Eunice's plan to help out her childhood friend Hope has gone disastrously wrong. Show more
It's 1946 and Gloria goes to Tilbury to meet her husband Clement, an academic, returning from Paris where he has been teaching. Show more
It's 1946 and Faith and Trevor meet in a pub near Tilbury Docks. Show more