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World on Fire

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One EastLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales HD

Available for 5 months

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. Show more

Contributors

Lois Bennett:
Julia Brown
Harry Chase:
Jonah Hauer-King
Stan Raddings:
Blake Harrison
Nancy Campbell:
Helen Hunt
Kasia Tomaszeski:
Zofia Wichlacz
Tom Bennett:
Ewan Mitchell
Douglas Bennett:
Sean Bean
Robina Chase:
Lesley Manville
Director:
Thomas Napper
Production Company:
Mammoth Screen

World on Fire

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Available for 5 months

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. Show more

Contributors

Lois Bennett:
Julia Brown
Harry Chase:
Jonah Hauer-King
Stan Raddings:
Blake Harrison
Nancy Campbell:
Helen Hunt
Kasia Tomaszeski:
Zofia Wichlacz
Tom Bennett:
Ewan Mitchell
Douglas Bennett:
Sean Bean
Robina Chase:
Lesley Manville
Director:
Andy Wilson
Production Company:
Mammoth Screen

World on Fire

Series 1

Episode 7

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South EastLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Available for 5 months

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. Show more

Contributors

Lois Bennett:
Julia Brown
Harry Chase:
Jonah Hauer-King
Connie Knight:
Yrsa Daley-Ward
Nancy Campbell:
Helen Hunt
Kasia Tomaszeski:
Zofia Wichlacz
Vernon Hunter:
Arthur Darvill
Robina Chase:
Lesley Manville
Director:
Andy Wilson
Production Company:
Mammoth Screen

World on Fire

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One OxfordshireLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales HD

Available for 5 months

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. Show more

Contributors

Lois Bennett:
Julia Brown
Harry Chase:
Jonah Hauer-King
Stan Raddings:
Blake Harrison
Nancy Campbell:
Helen Hunt
Kasia Tomaszeski:
Zofia Wichlacz
Tom Bennett:
Ewan Mitchell
Vernon Hunter:
Arthur Darvill
Uwe Rossler:
Johannes Zeiler
Director:
Chanya Button
Production Company:
Mammoth Screen

World on Fire

Series 1

Episode 6

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: on BBC One Oxfordshire

Available for 5 months

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. Show more

Contributors

Lois Bennett:
Julia Brown
Harry Chase:
Jonah Hauer-King
Webster O'Connell:
Brian J Smith
Albert Fallou:
Parker Sawyers
Nancy Campbell:
Helen Hunt
Kasia Tomaszeski:
Zofia Wichlacz
Vernon Hunter:
Arthur Darvill
Uwe Rossler:
Johannes Zeiler
Robina Chase:
Lesley Manville
Director:
Chanya Button
Production Company:
Mammoth Screen

World on Fire

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales HD

Available for 5 months

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? Show more

Contributors

Lois Bennett:
Julia Brown
Harry Chase:
Jonah Hauer-King
Albert Fallou:
Parker Sawyers
Webster O'Connell:
Brian J Smith
Nancy Campbell:
Helen Hunt
Kasia Tomaszeski:
Zofia Wichlacz
Stefan Tomaszeski:
Tomasz Kot
Oswald Mosley:
Jonathan McGuinness
Robina Chase:
Lesley Manville
Director:
Adam Smith
Production Company:
Mammoth Screen

World on Fire

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 56 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Available for 5 months

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? Show more

Contributors

Lois Bennett:
Julia Brown
Harry Chase:
Jonah Hauer-King
Albert Fallou:
Parker Sawyers
Webster O'Connell:
Brian J Smith
Nancy Campbell:
Helen Hunt
Kasia Tomaszeski:
Zofia Wichlacz
Tom Bennett:
Ewan Mitchell
Douglas Bennett:
Sean Bean
Robina Chase:
Lesley Manville
Director:
Adam Smith
Production Company:
Mammoth Screen