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World on Fire

2019 Canceled 60m episodes

7.5/10 81 votes

DramaWar & Politics

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.

Created by:: Peter Bowker
Cast:: Jonah Hauer-King, Julia Brown, Helen Hunt, Zofia Wichłacz
Language:: English
Country:: Czech Republic, France, Germany, United Kingdom
Network:: BBC One

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Series 1

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E01

Episode 1

★ 6.5

Episode 1

2019-09-29 · 60m

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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E02

Episode 2

★ 3.8

Episode 2

2019-10-06 · 60m

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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E03

Episode 3

★ 6.5

Episode 3

2019-10-13 · 60m

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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E04

Episode 4

★ 6.5

Episode 4

2019-10-20 · 60m

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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E05

Episode 5

★ 6.5

Episode 5

2019-10-27 · 60m

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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E06

Episode 6

★ 6.5

Episode 6

2019-11-03 · 60m

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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E07

Episode 7

★ 7.0

Episode 7

2019-11-10 · 60m

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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