Testament of Youth (1979)
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.
Season 1 Episode List
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Episode 1 - Buxton 1913
Release Date: 1979-11-04In Part 1, war is a remote prospect as 18-year-old Vera dreams of escaping the stuffiness of her parents' house and attending Oxford.
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Episode 2 - Buxton 1914
Release Date: 1979-11-11Vera decides to become a nurse and Roland is sent to the front.
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Episode 3 - 1915
Release Date: 1979-11-18Vera is anxiously awaiting Roland's Christmas visit.
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Episode 4 - 1917
Release Date: 1979-11-25Vera requests to be sent to a hospital at the French front.
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Episode 5 - 1918
Release Date: 1979-12-02The war is over and a shattered Vera returns to Oxford.