
November 20, 1887

A young Englishwoman goes to the Hebrides to marry her older, wealthier fiancé. When the weather keeps them separated on different islands, she begins to have second thoughts.

During the Depression in England, a young lady from Lancashire decides to be a rich bookmaker's mistress, just to help the rest of her unemployed family.

Upon his father's demise, a teenager quits school to manage the family business. Suspecting deceit from directors, he goes undercover as a homeless person at a hostel threatened by a company development project, uncovering secrets.