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Twopence To Cross The Mersey

Adapted from Helen Forrester’s million-selling book

Twopence To Cross The Mersey is a stunning period drama set in the
early 1930’s in the midst of the Great Depression.

In 1931, Helen’s spendthrift father was declared bankrupt forcing the fami-
ly to leave behind the nannies, servants, and beautiful middle-class home in
the gentler Southwest of England. With nothing more than the clothes they
stood up in, the family of nine took the train to Liverpool where they hoped
to rebuild their shattered lives. It came as a terrible shock to find the thriving,
wealthy port Helen’s father remembered as a boy, the place his own father
made his fortune, had long since gone.

While 12-year-old Helen’s inept parents searched unsuccessfully to find work,
she was taken out of school to look after her six younger siblings and the full
burden of keeping house fell on Helen’s young shoulders. Having never had
to manage a family budget in their previous life, the Forrester’s found them-
selves relying on meagre handouts from the local parish, charity organisations
and the kindness of strangers.

At the age of 14 Helen had finally had enough of her miserable existence and
so began a bitter fight with her mother and father to attend evening school
in an effort to educate herself and make her own way in the world. But
Helen’s parents had no intention of releasing their unpaid slave. They had
other plans for their selfish daughter.

Fully authorised by the Helen Forrester Estate