World on Fire 2019
The story of World War II told through the intertwining fates of ordinary people from all sides of this global conflict as they grapple with the effect of the war on their everyday lives.
Episodes
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S1·E1 Episode 1When 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…
S1·E2 Episode 2A 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?
S1·E3 Episode 3December 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.
S1·E4 Episode 4Harry’s courage is tested at Louvain as he comes face to face with a German sniper, and Kasia’s resistance activity in Warsaw intensifies.
S1·E5 Episode 5Harry 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…
S1·E6 Episode 6June 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.
S1·E7 Episode 7On 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,…Cast
Crew
- Creator
- Peter Bowker
- Producers
- Chris Clough
- Executive Producers
- Peter Bowker, Damien Timmer, Helen Ziegler, Lucy Richer
- Composer
- Dan Jones
Details
- First air date
- Sep 29, 2019
- Last air date
- Aug 20, 2023
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 13
- Episode runtime
- 60 min
- Network
- BBC One
- Status
- Canceled
- Studios
- Mammoth Screen
- Country
- Czech Republic, France, Germany, United Kingdom
- Language
- German, English, Polish, Spanish
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