The Tilbury Poppies

Essex, 1916. Lily is a housemaid up at St Clere's Hall. But times are changing with the outbreak of war. With a husband bent on signing up for the trenches and a lecherous master of the house, Lily is forced to leave.

Doing her bit for the war effort - and bringing in more money for the family - Lily finds work in a factory making explosives to send to the trenches. It's a hard job. The munitionettes face terrible working conditions, with the threat of an accident and a strict and unsympathetic boss. And then Lady Charlotte, the pampered daughter of the hall, joins the factory as a supervisor...