During the War seven women from very different backgrounds find themselves together in the Auxiliary Territorial Services. They are soon drilling, driving lorries, and manning ack-ack batteries.

A country girl goes to Paris to sing professionally, where she falls in love with a member of the British Embassy. They are parted by the outbreak of the Second World War, but subsequently reunited again...

Life becomes a tragedy for the wife of an Irish heir to a 19th-century family feud and fortune.

Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury.

The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship’s first and only commanding officer is Captain E.V. Kinross, who trains his men not only to be loyal to him and the country, but—most importantly—to themselves.

John, holidaying in the Ruritanian principality of Poldavia, falls for Princess Sandra. Returning to Britain, he meets not only the princess but her parents. As the King is a wine expert and the Queen a decent cook, they get together to open a restaurant, where John can also sing at table.