Testament of Youth

Testament of Youth (1979)

A time when war overshadowed everything but hope

Drama War & Politics

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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  • First Air Date: 1979-11-04
  • Last Air Date: 1979-12-02
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 5
  • Episode Runtime: 48 min.
  • Network: BBC One
  • Creator: Jonathan Powell

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Seasons

  • Season 1

    5 Episodes

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Cast

  • Cheryl Campbell

    Vera Brittain

  • Emrys James

    Mr. Brittain

  • Jane Wenham

    Mrs Brittain

  • Peter Woodward

    Roland Leighton

  • Rosalie Crutchley

    Miss Penrose

  • Rupert Frazer

    Edward Brittain

  • Michael Troughton

    Victor Richardson

  • June Tobin

  • Geoffrey Burridge

  • Jane Booker

  • Tricia George

  • Hazel Douglas

  • Victor Lucas

  • Joanna McCallum

  • Susan Bovell

  • Denis Carey

  • Jill Cowles

  • Janet Davies

  • Joanna Foster

  • Guy Hassan

  • Kristine Howarth

  • Roger Monk

  • Frances Tomelty

  • Elizabeth Rider

  • Audrey Muir

  • William Russell

  • Thelma Whiteley

  • Tony Brooks

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