Tells the stories of those families powerful enough to have shaped British history during the past millennium. The Churchills, the Cavendishes and the Norfolks are represented, as well as several Scots and Irish clans, through to the "media barons" of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Mitch is a 25-year-old with commitment issues. Leonard is a five-year-old kid with asthma and vision problems, who captivates everyone he meets. Pearl is Leonard's teenage mother, who's trying to hide a violent secret from her past. Life has given Pearl every reason to mistrust people, but circumstances force...