Emigrating half-way around the world for a new life in the sun can come at a huge cost, emotionally and financially.
Overcoming their anxiety, thousands of post-war Brits took the chance to move to Australia for a tenner. They became known as “Ten Pound Poms” and a BBC drama of the same name, which begins tomorrow, tells the story of those who migrated Down Under.
The six-part series follows nurse Kate Thorne, played by Michelle Keegan, and other families who leave Manchester
in 1956 in the hope of a better life.
