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Series 1

7 episodes · 29th September 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.

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Episodes

01 Episode 1 still Episode 1 Episode 129th September 2019 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? 02 Episode 2 still Episode 2 Episode 26th October 2019 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? 03 Episode 3 still Episode 3 Episode 313th October 2019 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. 04 Episode 4 still Episode 4 Episode 420th October 2019 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. 05 Episode 5 still Episode 5 Episode 527th October 2019 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. 06 Episode 6 still Episode 6 Episode 63rd November 2019 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. 07 Episode 7 still Episode 7 Episode 710th November 2019 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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Cast & Crew

01 Jonah Hauer-King profile Jonah Hauer-Kingas Harry Chase 02 Julia Brown profile Julia Brownas Lois Bennett 03 Helen Hunt profile Helen Huntas Nancy Campbell 04 Zofia Wichłacz profile Zofia Wichłaczas Kasia Tomaszeski 05 Lesley Manville profile Lesley Manvilleas Robina Chase 06 Brian J. Smith profile Brian J. Smithas Webster O'Connor 07 Parker Sawyers profile Parker Sawyersas Albert Fallou 08 Tomasz Kot profile Tomasz Kotas Stefan Tomaszeski 09 Gregg Sulkin profile Gregg Sulkinas David 10 Ahad Raza Mir profile Ahad Raza Miras Rajib 11 Eryk Biedunkiewicz profile Eryk Biedunkiewiczas Jan Tomaszeski
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