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It is October 1943, and barely a year has passed since the air raid
that destroyed Freddy Hinchcliffe's home in Yorkshire. Now a
prisoner in German-occupied Poland, his bitterness at the loss of
his family leaves him indifferent to the world outside his
barbed-wire enclosure. That is until he receives a letter from
Sylvia Charlesworth, a Wren serving at the naval base HMS Wasp in
south-east England. They exchange letters and their correspondence
soon becomes a vital part of their lives. They learn more about
each other and, as their feelings intensify, they long for the day
when they will meet face to face. But they have no way of knowing
how they will cope when they meet as physical strangers.
When twelve ageing musicians are devastated by their exclusion from
a breakaway orchestra, TV film composer Frank Morrison sets out to
repair the damage and give them a new sense of purpose, by forming
a retro dance band. After a hesitant start, they are soon
reproducing the wonderful romantic sounds of the 1930s and before
long, dedication and soaring enthusiasm lead to a string of
successful engagements. Meanwhile, Frank's personal life becomes
increasingly complex with the involvement of the athletic and
appealing Regional Produce Candidate and the enigmatic Sarah. His
professional life is no less hectic: he is soon working flat out
with an impossible workload and, in his exhausted state, he still
has to prepare the band for the most demanding gig of all.
Piano restorer Russell Tompkinson is a strong man, toughened by
life's hard knocks. Most of his life he has dealt with his own
problems and is slow to appreciate the feelings of the
disadvantaged and vulnerable. That is until he embarks on a quest
for provenance connected with an antique piano owned by Julie's
Club, a self-help organisation for families of chronically-ill
children. Gradually, a new attitude begins to emerge, as
acquaintances appeal to his long-forgotten sensitivity and help him
make sense of man's eternal brain-teaser, the female psyche. One of
them is destined to join him in a lasting relationship, but he has
no way of knowing which, and is even less certain that he will find
the vital evidence that the piano was once a gift to the greatest
pianist of all time.
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