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.
Show Info
Schedule: Sundays
(50 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Scripted
Genres:
DramaRomanceWar
Episodes ordered: 5 episodes
(waiting for more votes)
Previous Episode
1918
Episode 1x05; Dec 2, 1979
Vera returns to Oxford, where she strikes up a friendship with a fellow student, before beginning to concentrate on writing.