Love on the Dole is a drama set in 1930s Blackpool, England. It tells the story of a young family struggling to make ends meet during the economic depression. Their lives become intertwined with a pawnbroker, a bookie, and a labor union, leading to unexpected consequences.

The plot focuses on a man returning home from prison to find his room being rented out to a tenant.

Two friends set about trying to run a restaurant and bringing a gang of black marketeers to justice during the Second World war.

Gert and Daisy accompany a crowd of Cockney children who are being evacuated to a stately home in the country.