Home Fires

Home Fires

Created by Catherine Oldfield

On ITV1

2015–20162 seasons12 episodes45 min8.2 / 10

A period drama about rural English women sustaining community and each other through WWII's separation and hardship, balancing warmth and melancholy across a short, canceled run.

The story of a group of inspirational women in a rural Cheshire community with the shadow of World War II casting a dark cloud over their lives. As the conflict takes hold and separates the women from their husbands, fathers, sons and brothers, the characters find themselves under increasing and extraordinary pressures in a rapidly fragmenting world. By banding together as the Great Paxford Women’s Institute, they help maintain the nation’s fabric in its darkest hour, and discover inner resources that will change their lives forever.

Questions people ask

  • Is Home Fires sad? Yes. More sad than 84% of series.

  • Is Home Fires easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 66% of series.

  • Is Home Fires violent? Not especially. Less violent than 61% of series.

  • Does Home Fires leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Home Fires scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

50/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity75

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise31

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love48

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Home Fires

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Home Fires

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Home Fires, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Home Fires, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Home Fires, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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