The Village airs Sunday 5 May at 9pm on BBC One.
1920. The war is over, and the village tries to come to terms with its loss.
Eyre returns to the village on his release from prison as a conscientious objector. Everywhere he sees evidence of change. Returning soldiers want their jobs back and the women factory workers have joined the union. Bairstow has become Edmund’s political agent and is establishing himself at the Big House, much to Clem’s disapproval.
Bert is now 18. He invites his old teacher to stay at the farm, to John’s evident hostility. The family is struggling to come to terms with Joe’s death.
The date of the unveiling of the War Memorial draws close as the inhabitants debate how best to honour their dead.
Grace learns that Joe will not join the list of the fallen. And Margaret is distraught to hear that her boy’s body will not be brought home. Divisions open up at the heart of the village community.
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