BBC Two · Ended

Christabel

Drama, Romance, War · 1988

Last aired: S1 E4, Episode 4 · 1988-12-07

Christabel is an Englishwoman married to a German who was torn between the love of her country and the love of her husband. The series is a Dennis Potter dramatization of Christabel Bielenberg's wartime memoirs.

Cast

Elizabeth Hurley Christabel Bielenberg

Stephen Dillane Peter Bielenberg

Geoffrey Palmer Mr Burton

Ann Bell Mrs. Burton

Nigel Le Vaillant Adam von Trott zu Solz

Sam Kelly Carl Langbehn

Season 1

E1 Episode 1 1988-11-16 · 60 min As wedding bells peal across the English countryside, Christabel makes a commitment to married life in a country soon to be at war with her own.

E2 Episode 2 1988-11-23 · 60 min Trapped in Germany by the outbreak of war, Christabel finds herself at the mercy of Allied air raids and Peter's secret work is put at risk when she takes in two house guests.

E3 Episode 3 1988-11-30 · 60 min As Peter's secret work becomes increasingly dangerous, Christabel takes the boys to the safety of the Black Forest but is forced to return to Berlin by some terrifying news.

E4 Episode 4 1988-12-07 · 60 min Germany faces a humiliating defeat. Peter's life hangs in the balance as Christabel arrives at Ravensbruck Concentration Camp to plead for him.

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