Testament of Youth (1979)
- Genre
- drama, war & politics
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 5 episodes
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young woman from Derbyshire leaves her studies at Oxford to serve as a nurse during World War I. The series follows her experiences on the home front and her relationships with those around her.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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