This emotionally gripping and resonant World War II drama follows the intertwining fates of ordinary people in Britain, Poland, France, Germany and the United States, as they grapple with the effects of the war on their everyday lives.
EPISODE 1
Episode 1
When war breaks, young translator Harry 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?
EPISODE 2
Episode 2
A month into war, and with Warsaw destroyed, Harry is desperate for news, while Kasia joins the Polish resistance.
EPISODE 3
Episode 3
Tom faces the fight of his life aboard HMS Exeter, while Harry and Lois have a more personal battle to fight.
EPISODE 4
Episode 4
Harry’s courage is tested at Louvain, while Kasia’s resistance activity in Warsaw intensifies.
EPISODE 5
Episode 5
Harry and his unit reach Dunkirk, with the odds stacked against them.
EPISODE 6
Episode 6
Paris falls to the Nazis, and Webster and Albert’s lives are turned upside down.
Julia Brown
Yrsa Daley-Ward
Jonah Hauer-King
Tomasz Kot
Agata Kulesza
Victoria Mayer
Ewan Mitchell
Parker Sawyers
Zofia Wichlacz
Mateusz Więcławek
Lesley Manville
