Lilies Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Season 1 Episode 8: The Reckoning

  May endures a difficult labour, during which Dadda is forced to step in and deliver the baby. Soon after the birth, however, he rejects the newborn and his daughter, who falls into a deep depression, disappears from the family home, and even contemplates giving up her child to Mrs Brazendale. Last in the series of the coming-of-age drama, starring Leanne Rowe, Brian McCardie and Stephen Moyer

• Season 1 Episode 7: The Serpent

  Billy accidentally brings home an exotic snake from a trip to sea, throwing the house into turmoil. The sisters accuse their father of betraying their mother's memory when he falls for a local schoolmistress. Iris decides to become a nun, while Ruby starts going out with butcher Joseph. May agrees to go out with lovelorn postman Frank, but her secret threatens to reveal itself

• Season 1 Episode 6: The Release

  Ruby falls in with a group of upper-class modern thinkers, and converts to vegetarianism. She releases the butcher's pigs in the spirit of protest, but the plan backfires and she is made to stand before the magistrate's court. May becomes dangerously ill, however, forcing her to choose between family and friends. Post-World War One coming-of-age drama, starring Kerrie Hayes and Leanne Rowe

• Season 1 Episode 5: The Sea

  A wartime friend of Billy's forces him to confront his true feelings, which he hopes local party girl Queenie can help him forget. Meanwhile, May makes a shocking discovery while working for Father Melia - a trauma compounded by the revelation of who is behind it all. Post-World War One coming-of-age drama, starring Daniel Rigby and Leanne Rowe

• Season 1 Episode 4: The Tallyman

  Iris and Father Melia are thrown together as scarlet fever threatens the street. The risk of families being torn apart prompts Dadda to devise an ingenious plan, while Mr Brazendale tries to woo May back with grand gestures. Post-World War One coming-of-age drama, starring Catherine Tyldesley, Kerrie Hayes and Leanne Rowe

• Season 1 Episode 3: The White Charger

  May poses for some photographs, and is tempted by the offer of a film career. Things get out of hand, however, prompting Mr Brazendale to rush to her rescue, only for them to be accused of having an affair. Meanwhile, Dadda fears the Orange Parade will be a complete disaster without a horse for their own 'King Billy' to ride. Post-World War One drama, starring Leanne Rowe

• Season 1 Episode 2: The Thunderbolt

  A magician knocks on the Mosses' door to enquire about the rabbits for sale, and instantly falls in love with Iris, much to the horror of her father and Ruby. The courtship quickly develops and talk of marriage sends Dadda over the edge. However, May and Father Melia leap to the prospective bride's defence and a compromise is soon reached. Post-World War One drama, starring Catherine Tyldesley

• Season 1 Episode 1: The Chit Behind King Billy

  Drama series set in the years immediately following World War One, charting the lives of three sisters coming of age in a dockland terrace house, whose fortunes are bound to those of their brother and father. Surviving on the breadline, their existence is fuelled by various kinds of love, but each of the trio must make her own way in the world. Catherine Tyldesley, Kerrie Hayes and Leanne Rowe star