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Testament of Youth

1979 Drama, War & Politics

Rating

7.5/10

Popularity

3

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

Creator

Jonathan Powell

Cast

Cheryl Campbell

Emrys James

Jane Wenham

Status

Ended

Release date

11/4/1979

Last air date

12/2/1979

Seasons

1

Episodes

5

Origin country

GB

Vote count

4