A distraught Clary pursues her father through France, leaving Zoe to cope with the newborn baby, and Sybil continues to hide her illness from those around her : despite undergoing major surgery. Meanwhile, the business suffers as the Blitz intensify, but Louise is distracted by a chance meeting with a dashing older man.

• Douglas Livingstone
• Elizabeth Jane Howard

• Anna Chancellor
• Mark Bazeley
• Lesley Manville