Liverpool 1926 Patsy Doyle is settling into her role as a live-in maid in the Tanner household, but her new job is not going as smoothly as she expected Since Mr Tanner returned from the Great War, the Tanners' relationship has become increasingly strained Mrs Tanner's frivolous spending habits and nights out often leave her solicitor husband brooding at home, with only Patsy for company Caught between the warring spouses, Patsy becomes an unwilling confidante and a keeper of more secrets than she'd care to acknowledge