In a small Victorian fishing village on the coast of Yorkshire, we meet the working-class Hardacre family: easy-going Sam and eldest son Joe are dockers, while his fiery wife Mary, rebellious daughter Liza and formidable mother-in-law Ma are fish gutties. Their youngest son, Harry is the brightest of the bunch. He has cerebral palsy and still attends school. Despite the relentless graft of dock work, made only harder by their odious boss Mr Shaw, the Hardacres are the heart of a loyal and decent community, surrounded by friends with indomitable spirits.
But after an unfortunate accident befalls Sam, the family lose their jobs at the docks and must race to find work elsewhere– or else end up on the street. Mary, Ma and Liza venture to the gilded halls of country estate Thornton Hall in search for work but are met with judgement and doors slammed in their faces. Ma leads Liza down a risky path, much to her mother's chagrin, but Liza soon finds that the smuggling life isn't as romantic as it sounded. Meanwhile Joe is wracked with guilt for a decision made on the docks.
Faced with destitution, resourceful Mary comes up with a novel business idea and the family manage to turn their fortunes around. The Hardacres' new business prospers and thanks to the financial advice of the charming Mr Saunders, they make what turns out to be a very lucky investment. The family find themselves rich beyond their wildest dreams with the chance to move into one of the finest houses in the county. But are they ready to leave the docks and their community behind?
Source: WEB
Runtime: 46 min 7 sec(s)
Size: 1.47 GiB
Video: 1280 X 720 / 4500kb/s / 25.000 fps
Audio: English / AAC / 2 channels / 96.0 kb/s
Subs: English
Synopsis:
The Hardacres chronicles the sweeping rags to riches story of a working class family in
1890s Yorkshire A sprawling family saga the series follows the lives loves and fortunes of
the Hardacre family as they move from a grimy fish dock to a vast country estate When an
accident at work on the docks lands Sam and Mary Hardacre along with their three kids Joe
Liza and Harry and Mary s inimitable mother Ma unemployed and destitute they have to think
fast In a bid to avoid the workhouse the driven and determined Hardacres put their last
penny into a radical business venture they hope will free them from their harsh existence
on the quays of the North Yorkshire coast