"Childhood pals Roddy (Jonathan Kerrigan), Hal (Tom Goodman-Hill) and Mary Ellen (Melanie Clark Pullen) reevaluate their relationships as adults in this sweeping epic based on Catherine Cookson's novel. After an affair that leaves Mary Ellen pregnant, Roddy rejects her and leaves town, forcing her into a safe marriage to Hal. Years later, a mysterious American arrives to woo their daughter, and Hal discovers a secret about the suitor's identity. "