HOLLOWAY 8632

In 1905 life in the the East end of London is hard; poor living conditions, low wages, smog. Sally relies on neighbours and family to look after her child so that she can work long hours in the candle factory. When Connie enters her life, she at first appears to need Sally's protection. Connie leads Sally into the suffragette movement, led by the Pankhursts. Increasingly drawn in, the two women struggle to balance work, home life and their radical activities. As the movement’s bonds begin to fracture, Sally and Connie question whether gaining the vote will have any impact on their lives, but still they carry on. With their lives devastated by riots, imprisonment and tragedy, they realise they must find an inner strength just to survive.