A re-imagining of the classic Brothers Grimm Tale. A tyrannical mother contracts a soldier to uncover the mystery behind her seven daughters' shoes; every night she locks her daughters in their room but every morning she finds their shoes have been completely worn through. Unbeknownst to the Princesses, the Soldier follows them on their magical journey into the night and discovers their secret...
In the teeming, multicultural metropolis of modern-day London, a seemingly straightforward missing-person case launches a down-at-heel private eye into a dangerous world of religious fanaticism and political intrigue.
Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.