A Handful of Stars

An enthralling northeastern sage of the 1930s. It's a tale of passion, poverty and survival...

It's 1931 and the Depression has brought Tyneside to its knees. Clara Magee is devastated when her father commits suicide, leaving his family facing ruin. They are forced to sell their business to a German couple whose dashing eldest son, Frank, soon becomes the object of Clara's affections. Frank's sudden departure for Germany leaves a disappointed Clara vulnerable to the attentions of old family friend Vinnie Craven and Clara eventually agrees to marry him. But she hadn't bargained for Vinnie's violent temper and fascination for Mosley's Fascist party...