It's January, 1955, and for the residents of Meadow Lane, a small community of seven terraced houses, the New Year is about to bring some new challenges. There's Grace, Bill, and Evie Gow; Thomas (Hopalong) Cassidy; Anna and Thomasina, also known as Tommy; Maryanne Roberts; Bella Duff (aka Granny); Martha and Eliza Potter; Albert Scott; and newcomers Donald and Morag MacCallum. Each household has its own story. Maryanne is seriously ill, Bella has...