Season 5 Episodes
1. 1936 Head of the Family
September 23rd, 1981
The Hodgkins family lives in a new suburb of a Yorkshire manufacturing town. Arthur, a railwayman, is buying the semi-detached house on a mortgage, having moved from rented accommodation in a terrace during the building boom of the early 'thirties. His wife, Mabel, devotes herself to the home and their family of four children, Jimmy (14), Patricia (12), Avril (8), and Edward (2).
2. 1937 Counting the Cost
January 25th, 2026
3. 1938 Holiday with Pay
January 25th, 2026
4. 1939: Hospital Case
January 25th, 2026
5. 1939: Goodnight Children Everywhere
January 25th, 2026
6. 1940: Home from Home
January 25th, 2026
7. 1942: Stars and Stripes
January 25th, 2026
8. 1943: Make Do and Mend
January 25th, 2026
9. 1943: Take a Man’s Place
January 25th, 2026
10. 1944: Peace on Earth
January 25th, 2026
11. 1945: Let us Face the Future
January 25th, 2026
12. 1946: Full Supporting Programme
January 25th, 2026
13. 1947: Cold Comfort
January 25th, 2026
14. 1947: A New Look
January 25th, 2026
15. 1948: Full Steam Ahead
January 25th, 2026
16. 1948: On the National Health
January 25th, 2026
17. 1949: On the Move
January 25th, 2026
18. 1951: A Tonic for the Nation
January 25th, 2026
19. 1952: We Have Travelled a Hard Road
January 25th, 2026
20. 1953: Your Undoubted Queen
January 25th, 2026
