The war in Europe is over, but the one at home has only just begun. The Second World War is ending and throughout Britain, evacuees are returning home to their families - but not the families they remember. Like so many other women, Peggy’s life has been transformed by the war. Living and working with good friends, she is happier than she has been for years. Yet Peggy’s life is not the only one changed by the war. Her daughter, Rusty, has just returned from the U.S., where she has been living as an evacuee for the last five years. After so long abroad, her home in England has become unrecognizable. Just as Peggy begins to restore normal family bonds, her husband returns from the war, damaged and desperate to make everything as it was before. Adapted from the novel by Michelle Magorian, author of Goodnight, Mister Tom, Back Home is the story of a family who struggle to make sense of their new lives in a world irrevocably altered by the far-reaching effects of war.
Credits
Back Home Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Sarah Lancashire
She was 37, now 60 years old
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as Peggy Dickinson |
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Stephanie Cole
She was 60, now 83 years old
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as The Honourable Lady Beatrice 'Beattie' Langley |
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Rosemary Leach
She was 65, 81 years old when she died
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as Mrs. Dickinson |
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Jack Pierce
He was 39, now 62 years old
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as Mitch |
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Adrian Lukis
He was 44, now 67 years old
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as Roger Dickinson |
Back Home Crew
