Catherine Cookson's Colour Blind

Drama based on a Catherine Cookson novel. 1 of 3: On Tyneside in 1918, Bridget McQueen shocks her Irish Catholic family by marrying a black merchant seaman.

Family drama set in Tyneside between the wars. Rose Angela has grown into a beautiful young woman, but her looks and colour make it difficult for her to keep a job. Meanwhile, Bridget has heard nothing from her husband and has found happiness of sorts with Tony.