This series chronicles the journey of a young Jewish immigrant navigating the complexities of a new land and culture. From his origins in Russia, he arrives in Scotland, facing the challenges of establishing a business and finding love amidst societal differences. The narrative explores themes of identity, resilience, and the immigrant experience. It's a compelling saga of forging a new life while holding onto one's heritage.
Avram Escovitz, a young Jew, arrives in Glasgow from Russia. He dreams of playing football until WWI intervenes and he begins work as a credit draper, peddling goods to Highlanders. A stranger in a strange land, Avram must set up a new business and capture the heart of a Highland lass. But how easy will it be to shake off his Jewish roots?
Glasgow 1915. With rent strikes, anti-war sentiment and a revolution brewing in Russia, a young Jewish woman discovers a taste for protest and the empowerment of women made possible by birth control. Her political sensibilities are fired up even further by a personal trauma, while a new love affair presents difficult choices.
Working as an agent for one of the richest men in the world, Polish-Jewish immigrant Lev Sela is swept into a relationship with Celia Kahn, after stumbling upon an area of land that doesn't exist on any map. With passion, tension and conflicting ideals and populated with an extraordinary cast of characters, it evokes a troubled, yet beautiful land.