As the situation in Europe escalates and war draws ever closer to home, the women of the village have their own battles to fight. Frances (Samantha Bond) is determined to help Pat (Claire Rushbrook) before it’s too late, whilst Alison (Fenella Woolgar) searches for a way out of her own desperate situation. Miriam (Claire Price) hides an important piece of news from Bryn,(Daniel Ryan) and it looks like Laura (Leila Mimmack) and Richard’s (Phillip McGinley) affair can’t be hidden for much longer. With the nation’s darkest hour looming, the WI faces its biggest challenge yet.