An Englishwoman's love for a German lawyer is at the heart of one of the most extraordinary stories of the
Second World War. Christabel Burton's aspiration of living in harmony with her husband Peter Bielenberg is shattered when Germany slips into the full horror of the
Nazi regime and war is declared. Life for Christabel and Peter becomes a fight to survive, a struggle to hold on to human decency. In the first episode, as wedding bells peal out across the English countryside, the bride's father is begging her to change her mind. The village congregation is shocked when the bridegroom responds in German. But Christabel insists on making an "impossible decision" – a commitment to married life in a country soon to be at war with her own. ==Cast==