"A time when war overshadowed everything but hope"
Testament of Youth
TV ShowNR1979•48dk•star7.8(4)•trending_up2
DramaWar & Politics
Creator:Jonathan Powell
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.
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StatusEnded
First AiredNovember 4, 1979
Last AiredDecember 2, 1979
Episode Runtime48dk
Seasons1
Episodes5
TypeMiniseries
Origin CountryUnited Kingdom
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish
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S1 E5 • 12/2/1979
1918
Vera returns to Oxford, where she strikes up a friendship with a fellow student, before beginning to concentrate on writing.
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