World on Fire

TV-MA2019•1h 0m•7.5/10

DramaWar & Politics

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7.5/10(80)

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.

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Production

Mammoth Screen

Language

Status

Canceled

First Aired

September 29, 2019

Last Aired

August 20, 2023

Networks

BBC One

Created By

Peter Bowker

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Episode 1

Air date: 2019-09-29

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

Air date: 2019-10-06

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

Air date: 2019-10-13

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

Air date: 2019-10-20

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

Air date: 2019-10-27

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

Air date: 2019-11-03

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

Air date: 2019-11-10

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.