The Passing Bells (2014)

Genre

drama, war & politics

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 5 episodes

Rated

16

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The series follows two teenage boys from England and Germany who join World War I expecting a short adventure. It shows their experiences through their eyes as ordinary young soldiers.

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What happens

The Passing Bells (Polish: Dzwony wojny) is a five-part British-Polish television drama that was first broadcast on BBC One in 2014. The series is set during World War I and was a part of the BBC First World War centenary season. It shows events through the eyes of two very ordinary teenagers, one from England and one from Germany, who enlist in the war, which they expect will be over within months. The drama stars Patrick Gibson and Jack Lowden, and was written by Tony Jordan and directed by Brendan Maher. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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