Sorcha Cusack

A chicken factory worker who lives with her ex-husband's family has her drab life shaken up when her secret childhood crush returns to town.

The tragic events of a young boy's life are reversed one Christmas Eve, giving him and those around him the happy ending they were destined to have.

Two curious kids are sent back in time by an eccentric professor, played by former Doctor Who Patrick Troughton.

Paula Fairley, now head of the Harte chain of department stores, has taken on the burden of preserving Emma's legacy. However, she suffers dissent within her extended family, in particular from her devious cousin Jonathan Ainsley. Her marriage to Jim Fairley is unhappy, leading her into the arms of her childhood sweetheart, Shane O'Neill, grandson of Blackie O'Neill.