World on Fire

7.5(77)|2019-09-29|2 seasons, 13 episodes

DramaWar & Politics

Overview

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.

Episodes

Series 1(7)Series 2(6)

S1E1 · 2019-09-29 · 60m

Episode 1

6.5

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?

S1E2 · 2019-10-06 · 60m

Episode 2

3.8

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?

S1E3 · 2019-10-13 · 60m

Episode 3

6.5

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.

S1E4 · 2019-10-20 · 60m

Episode 4

6.5

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.

S1E5 · 2019-10-27 · 60m

Episode 5

6.5

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.