About this season
A series of plays about strong women.
Episodes (6)
1. Happy in War
Aired 26 January 1977
Nurse Edith Cavell tends to the wounded of both sides in Brussels in the First World War, and helps Belgian and Allied fugitives.
2. Married Love
Aired 2 February 1977
Palaeontologist Marie Stopes faces great opposition in her advocacy of birth control.
3. Mother
Aired 9 February 1977
The spiritual journey of Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the Christian Science movement.
4. Beyond This Life
Aired 16 February 1977
Quaker Elizabeth Fry sets out to improve the shocking conditions in the nation's prisons.
5. The Warrior's Return
Aired 23 February 1977
Already known for her outspoken atheist and freethinking opinions, Annie Besant becomes increasingly interested in Eastern culture and teachings, to the consternation of all around her.
6. Auntie's Niece
Aired 2 March 1977
To rid South London of violence, vice and alcohol, Emma Cons decides to begin with the notorious Royal Victoria Music Hall, or 'Old Vic'. Her tough-minded niece, Lilian Baylis, creates the legendary theatre company and performance space.