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Testament of Youth
Testament of Youth
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Testament of Youth

1979–1979

A time when war overshadowed everything but hope

Created byJonathan Powell
1 Season
5 Episodes

A dramatization of Vera Brittain's 1933 autobiography Testament of Youth—a memorial to a generation devastated by WWI—chronicles her experiences as a nurse in London and Malta and at the front lines in France. It opens with 18-year-old Vera, the genteel daughter of a paper-mill owner, nurturing "hopes of escaping from provincial young ladyhood." Her plan is to attend Oxford.

CAST
Cheryl CampbellVera BrittainEmrys JamesMr. BrittainJane WenhamMrs BrittainPeter WoodwardRoland LeightonRosalie CrutchleyMiss PenroseRupert FrazerEdward BrittainMichael TroughtonVictor RichardsonJune TobinGeoffrey Burridge
DETAILS
GENRES
DramaWar & Politics
STATUSEnded
RATING
7.8
NETWORK
BBC One
EPISODES
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