Mary Riggans

A heartwarming and often humorous tale of nine year old Frankie and his mom Lizzie. (Miramax)

Chris Guthrie lives with her family on a bleak farm in North East Scotland at the beginning of the 20th century. On her mother's death, she assumes the managing of the farm with her father and her older brother, but the men fall out, leaving Chris and her father to manage it alone. When her father dies, she considers abandoning the farm, but decides to carry on alone. She marries a young farmer, Ewan Tavendale, they have a baby, they are happy for the first time, then the First World War breaks

Follows eight characters and what they do in everyday life such as being a painter, a police officer, a teacher, an inventor, and a fitness fanatic. One character is disabled in a wheelchair, working in a shop. (imdb)