Tough, sexy, funny and heartbreaking, Lilies details the lives of Iris, May and Ruby Moss – sisters coming of age in a dockland terrace house. Familial love sustains them, and their fortunes are bound to those of their brother and their father. Set in the years immediately following the First World War, Lilies pulls no punches in its storytelling. It depicts a sensual, vivid and sometimes savage world, where life is lived on the breadline, yet fuelled by various kinds of love. All three girls must make their own way in the world.
The Moss family needs to get their pianola out of hock in time for the street party, so headstrong young Ruby must go out and earn money. But her new job as a corsetiere, together with competing for a place in the Olympic swimming team, is taking its toll. Brother Billy is the only one who can help but he is suffering his own nightmare due to his traumatic war experiences. The day of Ruby's swimming race arrives and Billy's fear of water reaches crisis point.
Iris's dreams of a life beyond her family appear to be answered when an enigmatic suitor arrives at the door. But both Dadda and Ruby seem determined to stand in her way, forcing the rest of the family to rally round.
May poses for some photographs, tempted by the offer of a film acting career, but things get out of hand. Mr Brazendale rushes to her rescue and the scene is set for an affair. Dadda fears the 12th July Orange parade will be a shambles without a horse for their very own 'King Billy' to ride.
Iris and Father Melia are thrown together as a scarlet fever epidemic threatens the street. The risk of families being torn apart forces Dadda to devise an ingenious plan. Mr Brazendale tries to woo May back with grand offerings.
A wartime friend of Billy's comes to visit and Billy has to confront his true emotions. Will going out with local party girl Queenie help him forget his feelings?
Ruby falls in with a group of upper class modern thinkers. When May becomes dangerously ill, however, Ruby is forced to make a choice between her friends and family.
The arrival of an exotic snake leads to a crisis within the house when Dadda starts a relationship with a local schoolmistress and his daughters accuse him of betraying their mother's memory.
May's baby is due, but will she survive the birth without Dadda? And if she does, will she have the courage to keep the baby or choose to give it up for adoption?
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