Coal House at War Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Coal House at War: Season 2

• Season 2 Episode 8: EPISODE: 8

  The pressure to fuel the front line grows with victory on the horizon, and the women in the munitions factory and the men in the mines struggle to meet their deadlines. The scholarship exam looms and one of the Home Guards receives a promotion after a testing day in the mud. Narrated by Nicola Reynolds

• Season 2 Episode 7: EPISODE: 7

  The threat of air raids and sleepless nights are taking their toll, with the Bevin boys taking out their frustrations on the football pitch. Meanwhile, the women try to charm the butcher into giving them extra meat rations, and some of the evacuees get a surprise over Sunday lunch. Narrated by Nicola Reynolds

• Season 2 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6

  The women are given a secret mission at the munitions factory, while the men carry on working down the mine. Spirits are lifted by a variety show, but the families then come face to face with the realities of war. Narrated by Nicola Reynolds

• Season 2 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5

  Tensions run high when the workers turn up late to the mine and munitions factory. With their bonuses under threat, the families then have to cope without electricity as the wartime shortages take a grip. Narrated by Nicola Reynolds

• Season 2 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

  The first week comes to an end, and the children reveal how they are coping without games consoles and mobile phones. The kids also have to pass the school cleanliness inspection, as well as visiting animals at Stack Square. Narrated by Nicola Reynolds

• Season 2 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

  Omnibus. Three families give up their modern comforts and experience what it would have been like in 1944, facing the hardships of life during World War Two. Narrated by Nicola Reynolds

• Season 2 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2

  Omnibus. Three families give up their modern comforts and experience what life would have been like in 1944, facing the hardships of life in World War Two. Narrated by Nicola Reynolds

• Season 2 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1

  New series in which three families from the Welsh valleys give up their modern comforts and travel back in time to 1944 to face the hardships of life in World War Two. Narrated by Nicola Reynolds

Coal House at War: Season 1

• Season 1 Episode 12: EPISODE: 12

  The children face the dreaded school exams, and the families prepare to leave behind life in the square and return to their modern comforts. Narrated by Nicola Reynolds. Last in the series

• Season 1 Episode 11: EPISODE: 11

  The men hang up their lamps, the women put away their uniforms and the evacuees return to the cities and their parents as their experience draws to a close. The families get in the swing at a community dance for a final send-off. Narrated by Nicola Reynolds. Last in the series

• Season 1 Episode 10: EPISODE: 10

  The pressure to fuel the frontline grows with victory on the horizon, and both the women in the munitions factory and the men in the mines struggle to meet their deadlines. The scholarship exam looms and one of the Home Guard receives a promotion after a testing day in the mud. Narrated by Nicola Reynolds

• Season 1 Episode 9: EPISODE: 9

  The threat of air raids and sleepless nights are taking their toll and the Bevin boys take out their frustrations on the football pitch. Meanwhile, the women try and charm the butcher into giving them extra meat rations, and some of the evacuees get a surprise over Sunday lunch. Narrated by Nicola Reynolds

• Season 1 Episode 8: EPISODE: 8

  The second week comes to a close and the new arrivals start to settle in. Home sickness is rife for the children, exams are looming at school and the Bevin boys learn to cook. Narrated by Nicola Reynolds

• Season 1 Episode 7: EPISODE: 7

  The women are given a secret mission at the munitions factory, while the men carry on working down the mine. Spirits are lifted by a variety show, but the families then come face to face with the realities of war. Narrated by Nicola Reynolds

• Season 1 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6

  Tensions run high when the workers turn up late to the mine and munitions factory. With their bonuses under threat, the families then have to cope without electricity as the wartime shortages take a grip. Narrated by Nicola Reynolds

• Season 1 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5

  The weekend provides a break from the pressures of work. While the men head off for football training, the women get their hair done Forties-style. Back at the Coal House there are new arrivals. Narrated by Nicola Reynolds

• Season 1 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

  The weekend provides a break from the pressures of work. While the men head off for football training, the women get their hair done Forties-style. Back at the Coal House there are new arrivals. Narrated by Nicola Reynolds. Part of the Coal season

• Season 1 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

  The women struggle to make an impression at the factory, and the children find it difficult to maintain the school standards. Narrated by Nicola Reynolds

• Season 1 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2

  The families settle into their routines, and the men face a tough training period to equip them for life at the coalface and the Home Guard. Meanwhile, the children are sent to school, where they learn about discipline, and the women face the dangers of the munitions factory as well as running the home. Narrated by Nicola Reynolds

• Season 1 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1

  New series in which three families from the Welsh valleys give up their modern comforts and travel back in time to 1944 to face the hardships of life in World War Two. Narrated by Nicola Reynolds