As the world fought for freedom, one woman struggled to liberate herself. Based on the real wartime diaries of Nella Last, written by and starring award-winning British comedian Victoria Wood, this drama recounts Last's everyday endurance of wartime privations and her dawning sense of independence. Winner of two BAFTA awards, it's a moving glimpse into life on the home front through the eyes of a woman gradually awakening to life.
As the world fought for freedom, one woman struggled to liberate herself. Based on the real wartime diaries of Nella Last, written by and starring award-winning British comedian Victoria Wood, this drama recounts Last's everyday endurance of wartime privations and her dawning sense of independence. Winner of two BAFTA awards, it's a moving glimpse into life on the home front through the eyes of a woman gradually awakening to life.