Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20231016 | London, 1940. The reality of war begins to sink in for Charlotte. By Jo Baker. The reality of World War II invades Charlotte's world. By Jo Baker. After an afternoon strolling in Regent's Park with best friend Elena, Charlotte returns home to an unsettling night. | |
| 02 | 20231016 | 20231017 (R4) | After a night of heavy bombing, Charlotte spends an anxious Sunday checking on her friends. By Jo Baker. Charlotte spends the day checking her friends have been spared. By Jo Baker. Charlotte's relief that friend El and godmother Saskia are safe after the heavy bombing is tempered by meeting Saskia's new girl, Mary. |
| 03 | 20231016 | 20231018 (R4) | Charlotte endures lunch with her Father. By Jo Baker. Charlotte has an awkward lunch with her Father. By Jo Baker. After lunch with her difficult Father, Charlotte calls best friend, El, the only person who will understand. But El's mother has devastating news to impart. |
| 04 | 20231016 | 20231019 (R4) | Charlotte's head is full of voices and the shadow man reappears in the street. By Jo Baker. The shadow man crosses Charlotte's path again. By Jo Baker. Charlotte's head is whirling with the voices of her lost loved ones. She comes across the shadow man again, suddenly remembering the first time she saw him. |
| 05 | 20231016 | 20231020 (R4) | The bombs fall close to home for Charlotte and her neighbours. By Jo Baker. The bombs fall close to Charlotte's home and neighbours are lost. By Jo Baker. Tom, the bird man, offers Charlotte help with her quest. After a heavy raid, Charlotte helps to clear the rubble and mourns the loss of her neighbours. |
| 06 | 20231016 | 20231023 (R4) | Charlotte encounters two very different men. By Jo Baker. Charlotte has a terrifying encounter as bombs fall around her. By Jo Baker. Tom reports back to Charlotte. On her way home, cornered by a stranger as the bombs rain down, she heeds the advice of the friendly voices in her head. |
| 07 | 20231016 | 20231024 (R4) | Charlotte feels betrayed by her family and misunderstood by Tom, but finds help from an unexpected quarter. By Jo Baker. Charlotte's family steps in and her worst fear is realised. By Jo Baker. Tom and Charlotte part badly. Her sister turns up with men to take her away, but the shadow man moves into the light and offers Charlotte a clue and a way out. |
| 08 | 20231016 | 20231025 (R4) | Charlotte is moved to a safe place and has an unexpected revelation. By Jo Baker. At the safe house, Charlotte takes a cold plunge with the shadow man. By Jo Baker. The shadow man billets Charlotte into a new home, safe from her family. She finds herself thrown by seeing Tom in a new light. |
| 09 | 20231016 | 20231026 (R4) | Charlotte and Tom take shelter at Christmas. By Jo Baker. Charlotte finally understands El's death. By Jo Baker. Charlotte and Tom find shelter at El's empty family home. On Christmas morning, Charlotte finally locates the answers she has been seeking from her friend. |
| 10 LAST | 20231016 | 20231027 (R4) | Charlotte sees the whole picture for the first time. By Jo Baker. Charlotte finally grasps the whole story. By jo Baker. Charlotte sees the whole picture for the first time and is finally free to embrace a simpler life and future. |