Testament of Youth (1979)

Miniseries "A time when war overshadowed everything but hope"TV Show
Audience Score
60
Testament of Youth
NR November 4th, 1979Drama , War & Politics1 Seasons, 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.
StarringCheryl CampbellEmrys JamesJane Wenham
DirectorMoira Armstrong

TV Show Details

Air Date:November 4th, 1979

Last Air Date:December 2nd, 1979

Network:BBC One
Status:Ended

Genres:Drama , War & Politics

Original Language:English
Production Companies:BBC
TV Show Tags:
world war i1910sminiseriesbased on memoir or autobiography