SILVER SPRING, MD; July 17, 2007 —Acorn Media announces the September 11, 2007 home video debut of Lilies, a new BBC drama series with superb storytelling, subtly textured period detail, and splendid ensemble acting.

Meet the Moss girls—“my lilies,” as their father calls them—three young women finding their way through life in working-class Liverpool just after World War I. Dutiful, devout Iris runs the household efficiently in place of their deceased mother. Wayward, dreamy May works as a maid but longs to act in films. And feisty, ambitious Ruby sells corsets to keep the family afloat. With their overbearing father and war-tormented brother, they struggle through poverty, passions, and profound disappointments—sustained always by the irrepressible spirit of family.

Tough, sexy, funny, and heartbreaking, Lilies unsparingly depicts the often brutal realities of life in 1920’s Britain, the bleak choices facing impoverished young women, and the fortifying power of love in its many forms. This heartbreakingly realistic drama series features three rising, young actresses: Kerrie Hayes, Catherine Tyldesley, and Leanne Rowe (Franco Zeffirelli’s Jane Eyre and Roman Polanski’s Oliver Twist).

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES: Behind-the-scenes featurette, photo gallery, and cast filmographies.

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