World on Fire

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Three young people are in the eye of the storm as World War II explodes around them.

Three young people are in the eye of the storm as World War II explodes around them. Nothing can survive unchanged. Not even love. Starring Lesley Manville and Jonah Hauer-King.

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Julia Brown

Jonah Hauer-King

Parker Sawyers

Brian J Smith

Helen Hunt

Zofia Wichlacz

Ewan Mitchell

Sean Bean

Lesley Manville

Peter Bowker

Adam Smith

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World on Fire: Series 1: Episode 2

Episode 2

BBC One - World on Fire, Series 1, Episode 2

Harry is desperate for news from Warsaw, while Kasia joins the Polish resistance.

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?

In devastated Warsaw, Kasia makes plans to flee with grief-stricken mother Maria but gets caught in a resistance cell’s attack on German soldiers. 

Harry returns to Manchester. When he finally plucks up the courage to tell Lois the truth about Warsaw, she disarms him by declaring her love. Harry then travels to London where he’s dismissed from the diplomatic services because of his conduct in Warsaw.

Tom shocks Douglas by announcing he is now a conscientious objector, while in Berlin Nancy is frustrated by the growing power of the censor. In Paris, Webster and Albert are deeply in love, but their joy is overshadowed by the growing threat of prejudice they face. 


World on Fire: Series 1

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Three young people are in the eye of the storm as World War II explodes around them. Nothing can survive unchanged. Not even love.

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