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Home Fires (2015)

Home Fires poster
Genre
LGBT-related television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
2 seasons, 12 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
8.3 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

It follows a group of women in a small English village as they join the Women's Institute and support each other through the hardships of World War II. The show centers on their everyday struggles, friendships, and quiet acts of resistance on the home front.

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What happens

Home Fires is a British period television drama about the life of Women's Institute members on the Home Front during the Second World War. Set in a rural Cheshire community called Great Paxford, the series is produced by ITV, and launched its first series in May 2015. The first series is set between September 1939 and early 1940. The series was inspired by the book Jambusters by Julie Summers. With the first series having an average viewing ratings of 6.2 million ITV commissioned a second six-part series, aired in April 2016. The show focuses on a largely female cast, including notable actresses Francesca Annis, Samantha Bond, Claire Rushbrook, Fenella Woolgar and Leanne Best. Series 2 of Home Fires premièred on 3 April 2016 and gained 5.2 million views with a 23.7% share. In May 2016 ITV announced it would not be renewing the show. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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