This behind-the-scenes guide takes the reader on a house-by-house, family-by-family tour, and includes visits to the pub, post office, tearooms and church. Information on how the village was constructed, as well as how the authenticity of the streets and sets was achieved, is also included. The book also features interviews with the cast and crew, tours of the sets in the studios in Leeds, and a discussion of how the stories have related to real-life changes in rural communities throughout the years.