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Testament of Youth

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.

1979 |1 Season  | 48m |  Drama

Cast

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Cheryl Campbell

Vera Brittain

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Emrys James

Mr. Brittain

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Jane Wenham

Mrs Brittain

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Peter Woodward

Roland Leighton

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Rosalie Crutchley

Miss Penrose

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Rupert Frazer

Edward Brittain

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Michael Troughton

Victor Richardson

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Geoffrey Burridge

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Jane Booker

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Tricia George

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Hazel Douglas

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Roger Monk

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Frances Tomelty

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Elizabeth Rider

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William Russell

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Creator

Jonathan Powell

Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

BBC One