The story follows the might-have-been lives of five children killed in a 1944 explosion. They are now 24 years old and in south London, Alec has a kind of job interview. Show more

A cluster of women and children in a south London Woolworths, 1944 and a V2 rocket heading towards them. If the rocket had not hit, how would they have lived their lives? Show more

Vernon has always planned on becoming rich, and has never been too concerned about how he was to achieve it. But he has also always been meticulous in the execution of his plans. Show more

It’s 1979 and, fifteen years after being discharged from a mental hospital, Ben is a bus conductor. But he’s still pursued by fear and battles daily with internal voices. Show more

It's 1979 and, five months into the dispute between printworkers and management at The Times, Alec is on the picket. In California, Jo is making music. Show more

It's 1994 and Glyndebourne is inaugurating its new opera house, Vern dines al fresco. Jo is back in London and teaching music. Show more

It's 1979 and the printers dispute at The Times is still going on. Vernon sees his luck change and suddenly finds his life taking a very different path to the one he expected. Show more

1994: Alec has been working for his son Gary while completing an Open University teaching degree. Fifteen years later, in 2009, Vern is taken on an outing by his eldest daughter. Show more

It’s 1994 and Val is doing a night shift at The Samaritans. A caller is convinced that a mistake will define her as a ‘bad person’. Ben also used to believe he was a ‘bad man’. Show more

Jo is surprised by the past. Alec and his ex-wife attend a family wedding. The imaginary reel of time is slowing, and the possible future lives draw to a close. Show more