(Testament of Youth)

Overview: 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.

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Drama,

War & Politics

Networks:

BBC One

Year:

1979

Production companies:

BBC

Actors:

Vera Brittain

Mr. Brittain

Mrs Brittain

Roland Leighton

Miss Penrose

Crews:

Producer

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