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World on Fire: Series 1
September 29, 2019
7 Episodes
~60 min per episode
Overview
Series 1 tells the story of the first year of the war, starting with the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 and ending with the Battle of Britain.
Episodes
7
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Episode 1
Sep 29, 2019
60 min
3.3/5
When war breaks, translator Harry Chase vows to help his Polish lover Kasia flee Warsaw, but how will he explain this to his sweetheart Lois, waiting for him at home in Manchester?
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Episode 2
Oct 6, 2019
60 min
2.4/5
A month after the outbreak of war, Warsaw is unrecognisable, while Manchester, on the surface, appears very much the same. Will there be a warm welcome home for Harry?
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Episode 3
Oct 13, 2019
60 min
3.3/5
December 1939, and Tom fights for his life on board the HMS Exeter at the Battle of River Plate. Meanwhile, Harry and Lois have a more personal battle to fight.
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Episode 4
Oct 20, 2019
60 min
3.3/5
Harry’s courage is tested at Louvain as he comes face to face with a German sniper, and Kasia’s resistance activity in Warsaw intensifies.
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Episode 5
Oct 27, 2019
60 min
3.3/5
Harry leads his unit on the route to Dunkirk as they fight to make it onto the beach and aboard a ship. Grzegorz and Tom also struggle to survive the chaos of the evacuation.
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Episode 6
Nov 3, 2019
60 min
3.3/5
June 1940. The Nazis have taken Paris with not a bullet fired. Webster and Albert's life in the city they love will never be the same again.
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Episode 7
Nov 10, 2019
60 min
3.5/5
On a Polish mission as part of the SOE, Harry grasps a second chance at saving Kasia from the horrors of Warsaw, while Lois looks set for happiness with new love, Vernon. Season finale.
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