Episode 1
When war breaks out, 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?
Episodes
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Episode 1
S1 E1 - 52m 30s
When war breaks out, 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?
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Episode 2
S1 E2 - 53m
A month into war and with Warsaw destroyed, Harry is desperate for news. Kasia joins the Polish resistance.
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Episode 3
S1 E3 - 53m
Tom faces the fight of his life aboard HMS Exeter, while Harry and Lois have a more personal battle to fight.
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Episode 4
S1 E4 - 53m
Harry’s courage is tested at Louvain, while Kasia’s resistance activity in Warsaw intensifies.
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Episode 5
S1 E5 - 52m 30s
Harry and his unit reach Dunkirk, with the odds stacked heavily against them. Will they survive?
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Episode 6
S1 E6 - 53m
Paris falls to the Nazis, and Webster and Albert's lives are suddenly turned upside down.
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Episode 7
S1 E7 - 52m 10s
Harry has a second chance at saving Kasia from Warsaw. In Manchester, could Lois be set for happiness at last?
Extras + Features
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Trailer
S1 - 53s
Sean Bean, Helen Hunt, Jonah Hauer-King, Lesley Manville and Blake Harrison star in the epic World War II drama, coming to MASTERPIECE on PBS.
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Teaser
S1 - 36s
The new World War II drama starring Helen Hunt, Sean Bean, Lesley Manville and more premieres Sunday, April 5, 2020.
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Official Preview
S1 - 30s
Watch the series critics can't get enough of...the epic World War II drama World on Fire premieres on April 5 at 9/8c on MASTERPIECE on PBS.
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Inside Look
S1 - 1m 30s
World on Fire stars Julia Brown, Zofia Wichlacz, and Executive Producer of MASTERPIECE Susanne Simpson tell us all about the new series premiering on Sunday, April 5!
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Official Preview #2
S1 - 1m 31s
Don't miss it! World on Fire, starring Helen Hunt, Sean Bean, Jonah Hauer-King, and more premieres Sunday, April 5 at 9/8c.
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Until The End Preview
S1 - 30s
Follow the intertwining fates of ordinary people in England, France, Poland and Germany as they grapple with the harrowing effects of war. World on Fire premieres Sunday, April 5 at 9/8c on MASTERPIECE on PBS.
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The Cast on World on Fire
S1 - 2m 28s
Jonah Hauer-King, Helen Hunt, Sean Bean and more introduce the epic, all-new World War II drama.
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Official Teaser
S1 - 30s
Mark your calendars! The epic World War II drama World on Fire premieres on Sunday, April 5, 2020.
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Helen Hunt on Nancy Campbell
S1 E1 - 1m 30s
World on Fire star Helen Hunt describes her character, American journalist Nancy Campbell, and what inspired her performance.
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Making World on Fire
S1 E1 - 2m 51s
Helen Hunt, Jonah Hauer-King, Brian J. Smith and more discuss what it was really like making the epic, multi-lingual and international series.
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Scene
S1 E1 - 1m 4s
American journalist Nancy Campbell stumbles upon a troubling discovery in Poland.
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Scene
S1 E2 - 1m 8s
When Harry and Jan arrive in England, Harry's mother Robina has some questions.
Schedule
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World on Fire
Friday
Dec 5
1 Hour
As Harry struggles to adapt to the reality of desert combat, Lois still longs to leave home; in Paris, Henriette is in grave danger; a mysterious stranger arrives at Robina's. -
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World on Fire
Sunday
Dec 7
1 Hour
Harry leads his unit on the route to Dunkirk, and 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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World on Fire
Monday
Dec 8
1 Hour
As Stan and Rajib make a hasty retreat across the desert, Marga reasserts her commitment to the führer; David is in peril in the skies over France. -
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World on Fire
Tuesday
Dec 9
1 Hour
As Kasia takes on her first assignment as an agent, Rajib's military values are tested; a familiar face comes to David's aid. -
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World on Fire
Wednesday
Dec 10
1 Hour
Tragedy strikes at the heart of Harry's unit as the siege drags on in Tobruk; in Manchester, Kasia is confronted by more of the horror of war; romance blossoms in France. -
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World on Fire
Thursday
Dec 11
1 Hour
Harry returns to Manchester, but Kasia is determined to leave; in Europe, Marga and Henriette must each make their escape, while North Africa becomes even more brutal for Rajib. -
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World on Fire
Sunday
Dec 14
1 Hour
The Nazis have taken Paris in June 1940; Webster and Albert's life in the city they love will never be the same. -
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World on Fire
Monday
Dec 15
1 Hour
The Nazis have taken Paris in June 1940; Webster and Albert's life in the city they love will never be the same.
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