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Testament of Youth

Testament of Youth (1979)

November. 04,1979
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8.6
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NR
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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.

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Seasons 1 : 1979

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Episode 1 - Buxton 1913
November. 04,1979

In Part 1, war is a remote prospect as 18-year-old Vera dreams of escaping the stuffiness of her parents' house and attending Oxford.

Episode 2 - Buxton 1914
November. 11,1979

Vera decides to become a nurse and Roland is sent to the front.

Episode 3 - 1915
November. 18,1979

Vera is anxiously awaiting Roland's Christmas visit.

Episode 4 - 1917
November. 25,1979

Vera requests to be sent to a hospital at the French front.

Episode 5 - 1918
December. 02,1979

The war is over and a shattered Vera returns to Oxford.

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