Series

World on Fire

2019★ 7.52 seasons

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.

Cast

Featured cast

Jonah Hauer-KingHarry Chase

Julia BrownLois Bennett

Helen HuntNancy Campbell

Zofia WichłaczKasia Tomaszeski

Lesley ManvilleRobina Chase

Brian J. SmithWebster O'Connor

Episodes

1Episode 1When 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…60 min

2Episode 2A month after the outbreak of war, Warsaw is unrecognisable, while Manchester, on the surface, appears very much the same. Will there be a warm welco…60 min

3Episode 3December 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 battl…60 min

4Episode 4Harry’s courage is tested at Louvain as he comes face to face with a German sniper, and Kasia’s resistance activity in Warsaw intensifies.60 min

5Episode 5Harry 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…60 min

6Episode 6June 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.60 min

7Episode 7On 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 w…60 min

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