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World on Fire

Emotionally gripping and globally resonant, this ensemble drama tells the story of World War Two through the lives of ordinary people. Living on all sides of the conflict, their fates intertwine amid the creeping horror of impending war.

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World on Fire
Season 1, Episode 1
  • Sunday 29 Oct 2023

16V When war breaks out, young translator Harry vows to help his Polish lover Kasia flee Warsaw. But how will he explain this to his sweetheart Lois, who is waiting for him at home in Manchester?

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    • Sunday 29 Oct 2023

    16V When war breaks out, young translator Harry vows to help his Polish lover Kasia flee Warsaw. But how will he explain this to his sweetheart Lois, who is waiting for him at home in Manchester?

    • Sunday 29 Oct 2023

    16V A month into war and with Warsaw destroyed, Harry is desperate for news, while Kasia joins the polish resistance.

    • Sunday 29 Oct 2023

    16VLC Tom faces the fight of his life aboard HMS Exeter, while Harry and Lois have a more personal battle to fight.

    • Sunday 29 Oct 2023

    16VL Harry's courage is tested at Louvain, while Kasia's resistance activity in Warsaw intensifies.

    • Sunday 29 Oct 2023

    16VL Harry and his unit reach Dunkirk, with the odds stacked against them.

    • Sunday 29 Oct 2023

    16L Paris falls to the Nazis, and Webster and Albert's lives are turned upside down.

    • Sunday 29 Oct 2023

    16VL Season Finale: Harry has a second chance at saving Kasia from Warsaw. In Manchester, could Lois be set for happiness at last?