Chronicles the lives of brothers Jonathan and Harold Dakers, in the Black Country, focusing on their close bond and the challenges they face, particularly during World War I.
Episode 1
After Jonathan Dakers learns of the death of his father, he reminisces about his childhood.
Episode 2
Due to financial constraints resulting from his father's death, Jonathan is unable to continue his training to be a surgeon, and Harold quits Cambridge for medical school.
Episode 3
Jonathan performs a life-saving tracheotomy on a young girl with Diphtheria.
Episode 4
Summer 1914: With World War I on the horizon, Harold enlists as a Captain and is posted to the Dardanelles. Though eager to serve, Jonathan is exempt. Morse confides that he has repeatedly proposed to Rachel but been turned down; he claims she is in love with Jonathan.
Episode 5
Jonathan and Edie wed after World War II breaks out. Mrs Dakers refuses to believe that Harold has been killed in action.