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Testament of Youth

A time when war overshadowed everything but hope

★ 7.3 (3 votes) | 1979 | 0h 48m
DramaWar & Politics
Overview

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.

Details
  • Status Ended
  • First Air Date November 4, 1979
  • Last Air Date December 2, 1979
  • Seasons 1
  • Episodes 5
  • Networks BBC One

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5 episodes • 1979

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