Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Let Us Begin With Two Girls At A Dance | 20061016 | 20160704 (BBC7) 20160705 (BBC7) | Let us begin with two girls at a dance. One sits on a chair, opening and shutting a dance-card with gloved fingers. The other stands beside her, watching the dance unfold: the circling couples, the bounce of the floor. It begins here'. The haunting story of a terrible family secret and a life stolen. Hannah Gordon, Frances Grey and Eleanor Bron begin Maggie O'Farrell's highly acclaimed novel set between the conventions of 1930's Edinburgh and the freedoms of today. Abridged by Sally Marmion Producer: Di Speirs Esme remembers the troubles of childhood, whilst Iris contends with life today. |
| 02 | You've Got A Visitor | 20160705 | Will Iris be able to care for Esme, after she is discharged from a psychiatric unit? | |
| 03 | Daughters Who Just Don't Listen | 20160706 | Iris tries to find out why her great-aunt Esme was put into a psychiatric unit. | |
| 04 | The Granddaughter Of An Advocate | 20160707 | Esme is released from the psychiatric unit and thinks about the past. | |
| 05 | I Would Like To Go To The Sea | 20061020 | 20160708 (BBC7) 20160709 (BBC7) | Released from the psychiatric unit, Esme returns to an old family haunt. |
| 06 | Like Sugar In Water | 20061023 | 20160711 (BBC7) 20160712 (BBC7) | Iris has rescued her newly discovered great-aunt Esme from the institution where she's been for 61 years. But only her grandmother Kitty - whose mind is now fractured with Alzheimer's - remembers the whole story of her sister's past. Poignant story of the shameful treatment of unconventional women in the 1930s and the lengths a woman might go to, for the thing she wants most. Hannah Gordon, Frances Grey and Eleanor Bron continue Maggie O'Farrell's highly acclaimed novel set between the conventions of 1930's Edinburgh and the freedoms of today. Abridged by Sally Marmion Producer: Di Speirs Kitty remembers how her sister Esme's behaviour reflected badly on her. |
| 07 | I'm Not Going To Get Married, To Anyone | 20160712 | To her family's surprise, Esme has a highly desirable suitor. | |
| 08 | She Wouldn't Stop Screaming | 20061025 | 20160713 (BBC7) 20160714 (BBC7) | Esme's tragic fate is sealed amid the New Year celebrations in Edinburgh. |
| 09 | She Wouldn't Let Go Of The Baby | 20160714 | Secrets are revealed as Kitty and Esme's memories collide. | |
| 10 LAST | Can We Visit Kitty Today? | 20160715 | After 61 years, Esme knows the truth and confronts her sister, Kitty. |