Testament of Youth(1979)
DramaWar & Politics
First Air Date: 1979-11-04
Average Runtime: 48m
Rating: 7.8
Votes: 4
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 5
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.
Keywords
world war iminiseriesbased on memoir or autobiography1910s
Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries
Episodes: 5E01
Buxton 1913
Air Date: 1979-11-04
In 1913, eighteen year old Vera Brittain tries to convince her stuffy, Conservative parents to allow her to attend Ox...
E02
Buxton 1914
Air Date: 1979-11-11
Working hard at Oxford, Vera decides to contribute to the war effort by becoming a nurse, while Roland heads abroad t...
E03
1915
Air Date: 1979-11-18
As the war continues to rage, Vera receives devastating news from all sides, which forces her to reconsider her future.
E04
1917
Air Date: 1979-11-25
After another loss, Vera retreats into nursing, but the demands of her parents, and yet more tragedy, begin to overwh...
E05
1918
Air Date: 1979-12-02
Vera returns to Oxford, where she strikes up a friendship with a fellow student, before beginning to concentrate on w...
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