Season 2, episode 16. Content warning: Please be aware that Fred and Janie have discussions of a sexual nature in this episode, using mild terminology.  As well as quite a lot of pillow talk, we also get to take a look at a 'Fancey Fayre' at Sheffield's Albert Hall. 

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Season 2, episode 15. Content warning: mild sexual discussion, and mentions of alcohol abuse.  Janie makes a significant purchase for her future home, Fred plays a very windy football match, we have a little look at Victorian lady explorer, Annie Bassey, and brother William tries to take Emma in hand for her drinking. 

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Season 2, episode 14.  Janie and Fred have a fabulously detailed discussion about their future house layout, to the point of drawing floorpans, and we have a little look at the history of terraced housing.

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Season 2, episode 13: Fred and Janie swap valentines after Fred’s visit, Janie is in full swing in buying things for their future home, and Kate, the servant at the Cross Keys, is suddenly taken ill, in fact, everyone seems to be in poor health

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Season 2, episode 12: After last week’s rather intense exchange about Fred’s expectations of Janie as a wife, the letters this time are full of excitement as they plan for Fred’s upcoming visit to Sheffield after 5 long weeks apart. Be prepared though, for Emma to throw a spanner in the works...

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Season 2, episode 11: Fred and Janie make plans for Janie to be confirmed and we talk about the mismatch of their deeply held beliefs and their complete lack of guilty about having sex before marriage. 

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Season 2, episode 10. Janie confides in Fred about her continuing tribulations with Emma, and Fred has a rather racey discussion with Janie about the possible health benefits of a conjugal visit. Please be aware that there is discussion of sexual activity - mainly in the last letter in this episode.

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Season 2, episode 9.  We catch up with  Fred Johnson’s teaching adventures, find out what’s behind Janie and her friends trying out the Victorian fad of ‘Human Magnetism’,  and learn that Emma stole Janie's keys!

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Fred and Janie have both been shopping for their future home, and their letters are full of the latest gossip, including some alarming news from Emma's in-laws, the Herrods.

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Season 2, episode 7: Fred has given Janie a bit of a hard time about going to that tea dance without him. Janie is very hurt, but they seem to make it up again.

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