Testament of Youth (1979)

48m
Running Time

1
Seasons

5
Episodes

November 4, 1979
Release Date

TV
IMDb ratings
8.4
Testament of Youth

Testament of Youth (1979)

48m
Running Time

1
Seasons

5
Episodes

November 4, 1979
Release Date

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Network & Production Companies
BBC

Plot.

A dramatization of Vera Brittain's 1933 autobiography Testament of Youth—a memorial to a generation devastated by WWI—chronicles her experiences as a nurse in London and Malta and at the front lines in France. It opens with 18-year-old Vera, the genteel daughter of a paper-mill owner, nurturing 'hopes of escaping from provincial young ladyhood.' Her plan is to attend Oxford.

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Details.

Release Date
November 4, 1979

Status
Ended

Seasons
1

Episodes
5

Running Time
48m

Content Rating
NR

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world war i
miniseries
based on memoir or autobiography
1910s
Miniseries

Wiki.

Testament of Youth is a 1979 BBC television drama based on the First World War memoir of the same name written by Vera Brittain. It was transmitted on BBC2.

The series stars Cheryl Campbell as Vera Brittain, an independent young woman from Buxton, Derbyshire, who abandons her studies at Somerville College, Oxford University to become a volunteer nurse. It features Peter Woodward as Roland Leighton, Joanna McCallum as Winifred Holtby and Emrys James and Jane Wenham as Vera's parents.

The series won five British Academy Television Awards (BAFTA), including for Best Drama Series or Serial. As well as her BAFTA, Campbell received a Best Actress award from the Broadcasting Press Guild. Elaine Morgan was honoured with the Writer of the Year award from the Royal Television Society for her serialisation.

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