Set in England during the Second World War, a five-part drama that captures the sacrifices and experiences of four young women in the Women's Land Army. Sharing hardships and working alongside captured POWs, Annie, Bea, Joyce and Nancy toil in the fields to grow food for the war effort. Childhood's end: Halfway through World War Two sensible Joyce, a war orphan with a husband in the R.A.F., and vain Nancy, a reluctant conscript, arrive at the village...

Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby and Detective Sergeant Ben Jones investigate the death of March Magna's librarian, Gerald Ebbs.