WORLD ON FIRE

20197.5 RATING2 SEASONS13 EPISODESDRAMA

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.

PRINCIPAL CAST

JONAH HAUER-KINGHarry Chase

JULIA BROWNLois Bennett

HELEN HUNTNancy Campbell

ZOFIA WICHŁACZKasia Tomaszeski

LESLEY MANVILLERobina Chase

BRIAN J. SMITHWebster O'Connor

SERIES GUIDE

SEASONS & EPISODES

SEASON

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S01 E01

2019-09-29 / 60 MIN

EPISODE 1

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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S01 E02

2019-10-06 / 60 MIN

EPISODE 2

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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S01 E03

2019-10-13 / 60 MIN

EPISODE 3

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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S01 E04

2019-10-20 / 60 MIN

EPISODE 4

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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S01 E05

2019-10-27 / 60 MIN

EPISODE 5

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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S01 E06

2019-11-03 / 60 MIN

EPISODE 6

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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S01 E07

2019-11-10 / 60 MIN

EPISODE 7

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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