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World on Fire

7.5
2 seasons
13 episodes
Canceled
Drama
War & Politics

Plot Summary

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.

First Aired:September 29, 2019
Last Aired:August 20, 2023
Episode Runtime:1h 0m
Networks:
BBC One
Created By:
Peter Bowker

Cast & Characters

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Seasons (2)

Series 1
6.2

Series 1

7 episodes

Aired: 2019

Series 1 tells the story of the first year of the war, starting with the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 and ending with the Battle of Britain.

Series 2
6.0

Series 2

6 episodes

Aired: 2023

Series two takes viewers from the streets of Britain into occupied France, Nazi Germany, and to the sands of the North African desert, where British troops struggle alongside Indian Sappers and Australian Diggers to adapt to a very different kind of combat.

Production

Mammoth Screen