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Buxton 1913

In 1913, eighteen year old Vera Brittain tries to convince her stuffy, Conservative parents to allow her to attend Oxford, while war looms on the horizon.

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Buxton 1914

Working hard at Oxford, Vera decides to contribute to the war effort by becoming a nurse, while Roland heads abroad to fight for his country.

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1915

As the war continues to rage, Vera receives devastating news from all sides, which forces her to reconsider her future.

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1917

After another loss, Vera retreats into nursing, but the demands of her parents, and yet more tragedy, begin to overwhelm her.

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1918

Vera returns to Oxford, where she strikes up a friendship with a fellow student, before beginning to concentrate on writing.

TV Series19794K Ultra HD1 Season★ 7.8 TMDB

Testament of Youth

“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.

Starring

Cheryl CampbellEmrys JamesJane WenhamPeter WoodwardRosalie CrutchleyRupert FrazerMichael TroughtonJune Tobin