Home Fires

Name: Home Fires
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 2015-01-01
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Samantha Bond, Ruth Gemmell, Claire Rushbrook, Fenella Woolgar, Clare Calbraith

2015 - 2016| 2 seasons| IMDb 7.3

Watch Home Fires (2015) for free in the UK on Channel 4. Last updated 20 January 2026.

Streaming availability last checked 20 January 2026

Drama War

`Home Fires' is a drama series inspired by Julie Summers' nonfiction book `Jambusters'. The story follows a group of women living in a rural Cheshire village during World War II. With the war occupying their husbands, fathers, sons and brothers, the women are forced to cope with the pressures of living with limited resources in a nation of disarray. Through their difficulties the ladies find strength by forming the Great Paxford Women's Institute, which helps them maintain hope and order in their community as Britain crumbles around them.

Creator: Catherine Oldfield