Nina Bawden

Carrie's War is an adaptation of a 1973 children's novel by Nina Bawden, set during the Second World War and following two evacuees, Carrie and her younger brother Nick.

While visiting the island of Skua, reliable Tim (Richard Claxton) and his blind sister Janey are joined by a waif-like "witch" named Perdita (Sammy Glenn) in an effort to foil a gang of jewel thieves. Patrick Bergin and Peter Firth costar in this fun-filled family adventure.

Philip, a painter who specialises as a copyist, has always been dominated by strong women with secrets.

A young woman marries a gentleman farmer who may have murdered his first wife.