A Family at War

Overview

The Ashton family struggles to deal with the harsh realities of the Second World War as their sons are sent away to fight. Those who remain at home in Liverpool live in constant fear of a knock on the door with a telegram from the War Office or the Luftwaffe bombs overhead as they sleep at night.

Episodes

S01E01 The Facts of Life

April 14, 1970 60 min

S01E02 To Die For Spain

April 21, 1970 60 min

S01E03 Lines of Battle

April 28, 1970 60 min

S01E04 The Summer Before the War

May 5, 1970 60 min

S01E05 The Gate of the Year

May 12, 1970 60 min

S01E06 The Breach in the Dyke

May 19, 1970 60 min

S01E07 The War Office Regrets

May 26, 1970 60 min

S01E08 For Strategic Reasons

June 30, 1970 60 min

S01E09 The Night They Hit No. 8

July 7, 1970 60 min

S01E10 One of Ours

July 14, 1970 60 min

S01E11 Brothers in War

July 21, 1970 60 min

S01E12 If It's Got Your Number On It

July 28, 1970 60 min

S01E13 The End of the Beginning

August 4, 1970 60 min

Cast

Colin Douglas
Colin Douglas
Edwin Ashton
Shelagh Fraser
Shelagh Fraser
Jean Ashton
Coral Atkins
Coral Atkins
Sheila Ashton
Lesley Nunnerley
Lesley Nunnerley
Margaret Porter
Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell
David Ashton
Keith Drinkel
Keith Drinkel
Philip Ashton
Barbara Flynn
Barbara Flynn
Freda Ashton
T.R. Bowen
T.R. Bowen
Tony Briggs

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