Between Two Women

Set in a Yorkshire milltown in 1957, Ellen Hardy is unhappily married but is close to her ten-year-old son, Victor. The family has recently moved house and Victor has started at a new school where Ellen has become friendly with his teacher, Kathy Thompson, who is keen to encourage him at art. As the friendship between the two women grows, Ellen's millworker husband, Hardy, feels increasingly alienated at home.

The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality

A month after the royal visit, the workers at Milton Colliery are brought crashing back down to earth by an underground explosion.

The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People

The workers of Milton Colliery prepare for a royal visit from Prince Charles.