Season 1 • Episode 10
LatestJan is sent on his final, most dangerous mission of the war — the repercussions of which are almost too much to bear.
The very different lives of Jan Leigh, a poor but studious young country lad, and Diana Gayelorde-Sutton, the equally single minded daughter of a rich landowner, from the 1920s through to post-war Britain.
Costume
1920s-40s fashion that'll make you weep into your sweatpants.
Writing
Andrew Davies adapts Delderfield with his signature repressed longing.
Creators
Andrew Davies, R.F. Delderfield
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of Andrew Davies' earliest adaptations before he became the king of BBC period drama with Pride and Prejudice.
The source novel captures Britain's obsession with class mobility between the wars — something that still fuels every British period drama today.
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