Our Hidden Lives

Overview

Based on the best-selling book by award-winning writer Simon Garfield, four stories from Britain's 'lost decade' (1945 - 1955) are presented from the diaries of four very distinct people. In his book, Garfield selected some of the most expressive diarists, and focused on the post-war years giving a vivid portrait of how Britain coped in the post-war years and how little, or how much, attitudes have changed over the past 60 years. The stories touch on homosexuality, single women making their way in life post-war and a housewife handling the less than welcome return of her husband.

Top Cast

Richard Briers

Herbert Brush

Sarah Parish

Maggie Joy Blunt

Lesley Sharp

Edie Rutherford

Ian McDiarmid

B. Charles

Mathew Horne

Davy