The Girl From The Tyne

When Jack Wood, a local boy from a good Tyneside family is seduced by ballroom dancer Alice Rooney, he soon finds himself in a volatile marriage.

But from the moment he meets his baby daughter, he knows he will do anything to make her happy.

When WWII is declared, Jack is drafted by the Air Force and little Lizzie is left with her mother.

Damaged by her own dysfunctional childhood, Alice grows unstable and Lizzie finds herself the focus of her mother's anger.

Its only when Lizzie arrives at Madame Bella's Academy for the Theatrical Arts that she blossoms.

Young Lizzie determines to escape her mother's clutches and pursue a glittering theatrical future.

But will she be safe to do so?