#1 – Now Is the Hour
September 1939. The Fairbourne Follies gather in an empty pier theatre to hear Neville Chamberlain announce war with Germany. Rose Taylor returns to London, singer Richard Stephens joins the army, asthmatic musical director Merry faces uncertain service, and magician Felix chooses the RAF. The friendships and…
#2 – They Also Serve
January 1941. Britain stands alone, and Rose must answer two proposals that would carry her towards very different futures. Richard returns from Dunkirk and months spent evading capture with the dream that sustained him badly damaged. Felix survives the destruction of his Spitfire but faces prolonged…
#3 – Theatre of War
In 1942 the Follies friends serve on several fronts at once. Richard performs as a cabaret singer while helping stranded British servicemen escape occupied France. Rose leads dancers entertaining troops under bombardment before receiving orders for a more dangerous posting. Merry follows the North African army…
#4 – The Final Act
After months living with Italian partisans, an exhausted Richard makes an error behind enemy lines that produces devastating consequences. Rose travels with entertainers following the armies across liberated France and must decide whether a new love can survive the obligations created by the past. Merry is…