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
S01E02 To Die For Spain
S01E03 Lines of Battle
S01E04 The Summer Before the War
S01E05 The Gate of the Year
S01E06 The Breach in the Dyke
S01E07 The War Office Regrets
S01E08 For Strategic Reasons
S01E09 The Night They Hit No. 8
S01E10 One of Ours
S01E11 Brothers in War
S01E12 If It's Got Your Number On It
S01E13 The End of the Beginning
Cast

Colin Douglas
Edwin Ashton

Shelagh Fraser
Jean Ashton

Coral Atkins
Sheila Ashton

Lesley Nunnerley
Margaret Porter

Colin Campbell
David Ashton

Keith Drinkel
Philip Ashton

Barbara Flynn
Freda Ashton

T.R. Bowen
Tony Briggs