
Testament of Youth
A time when war overshadowed everything but hope
Drama
War & Politics
Rating
7.3/10
First Air Date
November 4, 1979
Episode Runtime
0h 48m
Status
Ended
Overview
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.
Seasons

Miniseries
5 episodes
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
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