After taking his young son Roddy to a remote Northumberland village, Peter Greenbank meets a violent death, leaving the boy alone with no family to speak of. Roddy is adopted and raised by Kate Makepeace, a good friend of his father’s, and develops a close friendship with Hal and Mary Ellen. But their sibling bond is put to the test as they mature. The hidden secrets of the past are painfully unearthed as their lives are intertwined by a tragic destiny.

Cast & crew

Catherine Cookson

Creator

A

Alan Grint

Director

Jonathan Kerrigan

Roddy Greenbank

Tom Goodman-Hill

Hal Roystan

Melanie Clark Pullen

Mary Ellen Lee

Billie Whitelaw

Kate Makepeace

Tim Healy

Mr Mulcaster

Mike Milligan

Terry

Ivan Kaye

Dan Bannaman

H

Hilary Whitehall

Rosalie Bannaman

S

Steve Ramsden

Bill Lee

Michael Jayston

Justice Craig

Michael Glenn Murphy

Pat Feeler

R

Ralph Watson

Dr Brunton

Kate Magowan

Martha Bannaman

John Castle

Alfred Cottle

Arkie Whiteley

Madeleine Cottle

Donna Air

Maggie Roystan

Sebastian Dunn

Charles Bentley

P

Phil K. Matthews

Gabriel Roystan

Darren Morfitt

John Roystan

Debra Stephenson

Kate Roystan

Seasons

6 episodes

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