A group of modern shopkeepers and their families live and trade through six key eras of history. They begin their journey in the 1870s, when the high street was born.

The shopkeepers move on to the Edwardian era, where they are joined by a dressmaker.

The shopkeepers move into the 1930s, where nostalgia boosts sales for the grocers.

The shopkeepers and their customers are plunged into World War Two.

The shopkeepers and their customers move into the swinging sixties.

It's the end of the journey for the shopkeepers and their customers head to the 1970s.

Three modern families find out what family life is like in the Edwardian era.

The three families experience family life during the Interwar years.

The three families experience family life on the home front during World War II.

The street is introduced to a new family, and the Taylors leave the high life behind.

Daily life in the 70s is turned upside down by strikes, power cuts and women's liberation.