ITV has picked up a new drama about the wives and girlfriends of soldiers.
The six-part series, which is currently called SWAGS, will focus on the lives of four women living in Army quarters in Leysham while their partners serve in Afghanistan.
Debbie's husband Howard has left the army but she is worried about her two sons in Helmand, while her daughter-in-law Gemma is feeling positive about the future.
Army nurse Louise met her husband in Afghanistan but did not return to the frontline after maternity leave, while Claire met her partner after signing up to a dating website.
The show is expected to focus on the women's everyday struggles and problems, but is also said to be "upbeat" and have an "ever present streetwise sense of humour".
The programme's executive producer Kieran Roberts described SWAGS as an "emotional and heart-wrenching drama", adding: "Seeing how these remarkable women cope with survival, triumph, love and loss will make compelling viewing."
Meanwhile, ITV's director of drama commissioning Laura Mackie claimed that the show is "about real women in an all too real world", explaining that the drama will give viewers "an insight into the lives behind the headlines".
Former Coronation Street producer Kim Crowther is involved in the project with Roberts, who has also worked on the soap. The show has been created by Birds of a Feather scribe Sue Teddern, who will collaborate with Coronation Street and Clocking Off writer Jan McVerry.
Casting for SWAGS will take place in the next few months.
ITV also recently announced that it is working on a drama about Ronnie Biggs's wife, while Public Enemies writer Tony Marchant is penning a show about an unlikely friendship called Leaving.
