An enthralling romantic saga & a vibrant tale of illicit love firm friendships & the indomitable character of the East Enders It is 1959 & the Armstrong family
- Jack Laura & their daughter Kay
- are setting off on their annual hop-picking holiday Far from the bustle of Stepney the Kent hop fields offer hard work but fresh clean air & lively social gatherings around the campfires But picking by hand is becoming a thing of the past as mechanisation takes over While Jack leads the protest against the machines Laura is otherwise preoccupied will this mean the end of her seasonal love affair with the farm owner? & what of Kay who on the brink of womanhood craves adventure & creates turmoil when she & the handsome gypsy lad Zacchi meet in secret? As tensions grow between the cockneys & the local Romanies it becomes clear that this summer will change lives for ever