COLLECTION · Series · 2019

World on Fire

Name: World on Fire
Genre: Drama, War
Duration: 60 min
Rating: 7.5

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.

Source: TMDB

* 7.5 (77)DramaWarCzechia · France

Creators

Peter Bowker

Countries

Czechia · France · Germany · United Kingdom

Studios

BBC One · Mammoth Screen

Runtime

60 min/ep

Age rating

TV-MA

Release

29/09/2019

Score

7.5 / 10 (77)

Where to watch

Streaming

PBS

PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel WETA+

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Seasons and episodes

Series 1

7 episodes · 2019

Series 1 tells the story of the first year of the war, starting with the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 and ending with the Battle of Britain.

Episode 1. Episode 1

2019-09-29 · 60 min

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?

Episode 2. Episode 2

2019-10-06 · 60 min

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?

Episode 3. Episode 3

2019-10-13 · 60 min

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.

Episode 4. Episode 4

2019-10-20 · 60 min

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.

Episode 5. Episode 5

2019-10-27 · 60 min

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.

Episode 6. Episode 6

2019-11-03 · 60 min

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.

Episode 7. Episode 7

2019-11-10 · 60 min

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.

Series 2

6 episodes · 2023

Series two takes viewers from the streets of Britain into occupied France, Nazi Germany, and to the sands of the North African desert, where British troops struggle alongside Indian Sappers and Australian Diggers to adapt to a very different kind of combat.

Episode 1. Episode 1

2023-07-16 · 58 min

The war reaches the sands of the Egyptian desert while bombs fall on Manchester, and Harry introduces an explosive force into Robina’s household, leaving her reeling.

Episode 2. Episode 2

2023-07-23 · 57 min

As Harry struggles to adapt to the reality of desert combat, Lois still longs to leave home. In Paris, Henriette is in grave danger, and a mysterious stranger arrives at Robina’s.

Episode 3. Episode 3

2023-07-30 · 58 min

As Stan and Rajib make a hasty retreat across the desert, Marga reasserts her commitment to the führer. Meanwhile, David is in peril in the skies over France.

Episode 4. Episode 4

2023-08-06 · 57 min

As Kasia takes on her first assignment as an agent, Rajib’s military values are tested. Meanwhile, a familiar face comes to David’s aid

Episode 5. Episode 5

2023-08-13 · 58 min

Tragedy strikes at the heart of Harry’s unit as the siege drags on in Tobruk. In Manchester, Kasia is confronted by more of the horrors of the war. In France, romance blossoms between David and Henriette.

Episode 6. Episode 6

2023-08-20 · 58 min

Harry returns to Manchester, but Kasia is determined to leave. In Europe, Marga and Henriette must each make their escape, while north Africa becomes even more brutal for Rajib.

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