TV Series · Ended

Testament of Youth

1979 – 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.

Network

BBC One

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

IMDb

tt0078699