Testament of Youth
A time when war overshadowed everything but hope
7.8
4 votes
1979–1979
1 season
~48m/ep
Drama
War & 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.
Created by Jonathan Powell
Top cast
Cheryl Campbell
Vera Brittain
Emrys James
Mr. Brittain
Jane Wenham
Mrs Brittain
Peter Woodward
Roland Leighton
Rosalie Crutchley
Miss Penrose
Rupert Frazer
Edward Brittain
Michael Troughton
Victor RichardsonJ
June Tobin
Geoffrey Burridge
Jane Booker
Tricia George
Hazel Douglas
V
Victor Lucas
J
Joanna McCallum
S
Susan Bovell
D
Denis Carey
J
Jill Cowles
J
Janet Davies
J
Joanna Foster
G
Guy Hassan
Seasons
Miniseries
5 episodes · 1979
Details
Status
Ended
First aired
November 4, 1979
Last aired
December 2, 1979
Seasons
1
Episodes
5
Networks
BBC One
Language
English
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