"On Christmas Eve, 1913, Agnes Conway is working in her family's confectionery shop when she meets well-to-do Charles Farrier. Despite their different backgrounds, Agnes and Charles are immediately attracted to one another. But Agnes soon becomes preoccupied with a family crisis that has consequences far worse than any of them could imagine"--Container.

Videodisc release of the 1997 television program ; based on the novel by Catherine Cookson. DVD special features: Catherine Cookson biography and cast filmographies.