World on Fire

World on Fire

Canceled First aired 29/Sep/2019 United Kingdom English 2 season(s) 13 episode(s)
DramaWar & Politics
The story of World War II told through the intertwining fates of ordinary people from all sides of this global conflict as they grapple with the effect of the war on their everyday lives.
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Season 2 · Series 2
6 episode(s) · Air date: 16/Jul/2023
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Series two takes viewers from the streets of Britain into occupied France, Nazi Germany, and to the sands of the North African desert, where British troops struggle alongside Indian Sappers and Australian Diggers to adapt to a very different kind of combat.

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Series two takes viewers from the streets of Britain into occupied France, Nazi Germany, and to the sands of the North African desert, where British troops struggle alongside Indian Sappers and Australian Diggers to adapt to a very different kind of combat.

S2E6
Episode 6
Air date: 20/Aug/2023 · Time: 06:00 · Runtime: 58 min
Summary

Harry returns to Manchester, but Kasia is determined to leave. In Europe, Marga and Henriette must each make their escape, while north Africa becomes even more brutal for Rajib.

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Harry returns to Manchester, but Kasia is determined to leave. In Europe, Marga and Henriette must each make their escape, while north Africa becomes even more brutal for Rajib.

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S2E5
Episode 5
Air date: 13/Aug/2023 · Time: 06:00 · Runtime: 58 min
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Tragedy strikes at the heart of Harry’s unit as the siege drags on in Tobruk. In Manchester, Kasia is confronted by more of the horrors of the war. In France, romance blossoms between David and Henriette.

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Tragedy strikes at the heart of Harry’s unit as the siege drags on in Tobruk. In Manchester, Kasia is confronted by more of the horrors of the war. In France, romance blossoms between David and Henriette.

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Episode 4
Air date: 06/Aug/2023 · Time: 06:00 · Runtime: 57 min
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As Kasia takes on her first assignment as an agent, Rajib’s military values are tested. Meanwhile, a familiar face comes to David’s aid

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As Kasia takes on her first assignment as an agent, Rajib’s military values are tested. Meanwhile, a familiar face comes to David’s aid

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S2E3
Episode 3
Air date: 30/Jul/2023 · Time: 06:00 · Runtime: 58 min
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As Stan and Rajib make a hasty retreat across the desert, Marga reasserts her commitment to the führer. Meanwhile, David is in peril in the skies over France.

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As Stan and Rajib make a hasty retreat across the desert, Marga reasserts her commitment to the führer. Meanwhile, David is in peril in the skies over France.

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S2E2
Episode 2
Air date: 23/Jul/2023 · Time: 06:00 · Runtime: 57 min
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As Harry struggles to adapt to the reality of desert combat, Lois still longs to leave home. In Paris, Henriette is in grave danger, and a mysterious stranger arrives at Robina’s.

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As Harry struggles to adapt to the reality of desert combat, Lois still longs to leave home. In Paris, Henriette is in grave danger, and a mysterious stranger arrives at Robina’s.

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S2E1
Episode 1
Air date: 16/Jul/2023 · Time: 06:00 · Runtime: 58 min
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The war reaches the sands of the Egyptian desert while bombs fall on Manchester, and Harry introduces an explosive force into Robina’s household, leaving her reeling.

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The war reaches the sands of the Egyptian desert while bombs fall on Manchester, and Harry introduces an explosive force into Robina’s household, leaving her reeling.

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Season 1 · Series 1
7 episode(s) · Air date: 29/Sep/2019
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Series 1 tells the story of the first year of the war, starting with the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 and ending with the Battle of Britain.

Season Overview

Series 1 tells the story of the first year of the war, starting with the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 and ending with the Battle of Britain.

S1E7
Episode 7
Air date: 10/Nov/2019 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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On a Polish mission as part of the SOE, Harry grasps a second chance at saving Kasia from the horrors of Warsaw, while Lois looks set for happiness with new love, Vernon. Season finale.

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On a Polish mission as part of the SOE, Harry grasps a second chance at saving Kasia from the horrors of Warsaw, while Lois looks set for happiness with new love, Vernon. Season finale.

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Episode 6
Air date: 03/Nov/2019 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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June 1940. The Nazis have taken Paris with not a bullet fired. Webster and Albert's life in the city they love will never be the same again.

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June 1940. The Nazis have taken Paris with not a bullet fired. Webster and Albert's life in the city they love will never be the same again.

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Episode 5
Air date: 27/Oct/2019 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Harry leads his unit on the route to Dunkirk as they fight to make it onto the beach and aboard a ship. Grzegorz and Tom also struggle to survive the chaos of the evacuation.

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Harry leads his unit on the route to Dunkirk as they fight to make it onto the beach and aboard a ship. Grzegorz and Tom also struggle to survive the chaos of the evacuation.

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Episode 4
Air date: 20/Oct/2019 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Harry’s courage is tested at Louvain as he comes face to face with a German sniper, and Kasia’s resistance activity in Warsaw intensifies.

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Harry’s courage is tested at Louvain as he comes face to face with a German sniper, and Kasia’s resistance activity in Warsaw intensifies.

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Episode 3
Air date: 13/Oct/2019 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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December 1939, and Tom fights for his life on board the HMS Exeter at the Battle of River Plate. Meanwhile, Harry and Lois have a more personal battle to fight.

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December 1939, and Tom fights for his life on board the HMS Exeter at the Battle of River Plate. Meanwhile, Harry and Lois have a more personal battle to fight.

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S1E2
Episode 2
Air date: 06/Oct/2019 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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A month after the outbreak of war, Warsaw is unrecognisable, while Manchester, on the surface, appears very much the same. Will there be a warm welcome home for Harry?

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A month after the outbreak of war, Warsaw is unrecognisable, while Manchester, on the surface, appears very much the same. Will there be a warm welcome home for Harry?

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S1E1
Episode 1
Air date: 29/Sep/2019 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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When war breaks, translator Harry Chase vows to help his Polish lover Kasia flee Warsaw, but how will he explain this to his sweetheart Lois, waiting for him at home in Manchester?

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When war breaks, translator Harry Chase vows to help his Polish lover Kasia flee Warsaw, but how will he explain this to his sweetheart Lois, waiting for him at home in Manchester?

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Jonah Hauer-King
Jonah Hauer-King
Harry Chase
Julia Brown
Julia Brown
Lois Bennett
Helen Hunt
Helen Hunt
Nancy Campbell
Zofia Wichłacz
Zofia Wichłacz
Kasia Tomaszeski
Lesley Manville
Lesley Manville
Robina Chase
Brian J. Smith
Brian J. Smith
Webster O'Connor
Parker Sawyers
Parker Sawyers
Albert Fallou
Tomasz Kot
Tomasz Kot
Stefan Tomaszeski
Max Riemelt
Max Riemelt
Schmidt
Sean Bean
Sean Bean
Douglas Bennett
Victoria Mayer
Victoria Mayer
Claudia Rossler
Gregg Sulkin
Gregg Sulkin
David
Ahad Raza Mir
Ahad Raza Mir
Rajib
Eryk Biedunkiewicz
Eryk Biedunkiewicz
Jan Tomaszeski
Ewan Mitchell
Ewan Mitchell
Tom Bennett
Alex Boxall
Alex Boxall
Glen Howell
Maurycy Łyczko
Maurycy Łyczko
Józef
Richard Clements
Richard Clements
Arnold

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Peter Allen
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Yusuf Chaudhri
Yusuf Chaudhri
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Adam Smith
Adam Smith
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Barney Cokeliss
Barney Cokeliss
Director
Chanya Button
Chanya Button
Director
Drew Casson
Drew Casson
Director
Meenu Gaur
Meenu Gaur
Director
Damien Timmer
Damien Timmer
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Helen Ziegler
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Lucy Richer
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Peter Bowker
Executive Producer, Writer
Chris Clough
Chris Clough
Producer

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