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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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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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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Re-Creating Warsaw
S1 E2 - 2m 17s
Creator Peter Bowker, director Adam Smith and production designer Paul Spriggs give a behind-the-scenes look at how they re-created 1930's Warsaw for the series.
Schedule
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World on Fire
Monday
Dec 23
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
Thursday
Dec 26
56 Minutes
On a Polish mission as part of the Special Operations Executive, Harry grasps a second chance at saving Kasia from the horrors of Warsaw. -
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World on Fire
Friday
Dec 27
55 Minutes
On a Polish mission as part of the Special Operations Executive, Harry grasps a second chance at saving Kasia from the horrors of Warsaw. -
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World on Fire
Friday
Dec 27
56 Minutes
On a Polish mission as part of the Special Operations Executive, Harry grasps a second chance at saving Kasia from the horrors of Warsaw. -
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World on Fire
Saturday
Dec 28
1 Hour
On a Polish mission as part of the Special Operations Executive, Harry grasps a second chance at saving Kasia from the horrors of Warsaw. -
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World on Fire
Sunday
Dec 29
56 Minutes
On a Polish mission as part of the Special Operations Executive, Harry grasps a second chance at saving Kasia from the horrors of Warsaw. -
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World on Fire
Monday
Dec 30
56 Minutes
On a Polish mission as part of the Special Operations Executive, Harry grasps a second chance at saving Kasia from the horrors of Warsaw. -
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World on Fire
Monday
Dec 30
56 Minutes
On a Polish mission as part of the Special Operations Executive, Harry grasps a second chance at saving Kasia from the horrors of Warsaw. -
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World on Fire
Thursday
Jan 2
1 Hour
The war reaches the Egyptian desert, while bombs fall on Manchester; Harry introduces an explosive force into Robina's household. -
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World on Fire
Friday
Jan 3
1 Hour
The war reaches the Egyptian desert, while bombs fall on Manchester; Harry introduces an explosive force into Robina's household. -
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World on Fire
Friday
Jan 3
1 Hour
The war reaches the Egyptian desert, while bombs fall on Manchester; Harry introduces an explosive force into Robina's household. -
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World on Fire
Saturday
Jan 4
1 Hour
The war reaches the Egyptian desert, while bombs fall on Manchester; Harry introduces an explosive force into Robina's household. -
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World on Fire
Sunday
Jan 5
1 Hour
Helen Hunt and Sean Bean star in this sweeping historical drama that follows the intertwined lives of ordinary civilians from Britain, Poland, France, and Germany, during World War II. The series traces the fates of several families from 1939-1940, from the Nazi invasion of Poland to the fall of Paris and beyond. Each of the characters are from different backgrounds and countries, and play different roles in the war, but are ultimately united by their struggle to survive in difficult circumstances.
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