This history of relatives lost and found was originally broadcast on 3, 10 and 17 May 2011 in the 'Afternoon Play' slot. The first play, 'The Wrong Label', is set in London in 1941. Alice knows that to stop your children from being evacuated is tantamount to siding with Hitler. In 'The Year My Mother Went Missing', it's 1979, and not the first time that Ruthie's mother Queenie has gone missing - but usually she leaves a note. The final play, 'A Telegram from the Queen', is set in 2011 and,...

An extraordinary family saga spanning more than 75 years, from the aftermath of the Second World War to modern BritainLondon, 1946. Hope Kiffin and her childhood friend Eunice have left Antigua for a new life in Britain. But when Hope makes the painful decision to send her baby daughter home in Eunice's care, a moment at Tilbury Docks changes all their lives for ever.The baby disappears. Overcome with guilt, Eunice abandons her old identity and becomes Fait...