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World on Fire

Drama, War, History · 2019 · Rated 7.5/10

Last aired: S2 E6, Episode 6 · 2023-07-16

Three young people are in the eye of the storm as World War II explodes around them. Nothing can survive unchanged. Not even love.

Cast

Lesley Manville Robina Chase

Jonah Hauer-King Harry Chase

Zofia Wichłacz Kasia Tomaszeski

Eryk Biedunkiewicz Jan Tomaszeski

Julia Brown Lois Bennett

Yrsa Daley-Ward Connie Knight

Parker Sawyers Albert Fallou

Eugénie Derouand Henriette Guilbert

Mateusz Więcławek Grzegorz Tomaszeski

Ewan Mitchell Tom Bennett

Blake Harrison Stan Raddings

Helen Hunt Nancy Campbell

Sean Bean Douglas Bennett

Max Riemelt Schmidt

Johannes Zeiler Uwe Rossler

Brian J. Smith Webster O'Connor

Victoria Mayer Claudia Rossler

Grace Chilton Joyce Spicer

Ahad Raza Mir Rajib

Gregg Sulkin David

Miriam Schiweck Marga Kühne

Mark Bonnar Sir James Danemere

Ceallach Spellman Joe Broughton

Arthur Darvill Vernon Hunter

Season 2

Season 1 Season 2

E1 Episode 1 2023-07-16 · 58 min The war reaches the sands of the Egyptian desert, while bombs fall on Manchester, and Harry introduces an explosive force into Robina's household, leaving her reeling.

E2 Episode 2 2023-07-16 · 57 min As Harry struggles to adapt to the reality of desert combat, Lois still longs to leave home. In Paris, Henriette is in grave danger, and a mysterious stranger arrives at Robina's.

E3 Episode 3 2023-07-16 · 58 min As Stan and Rajib make a hasty retreat across the desert, Marga reasserts her commitment to the führer. Meanwhile, David is in peril in the skies over France.

E4 Episode 4 2023-07-16 · 58 min As Kasia takes on her first assignment as an agent, Rajib's military values are tested. Meanwhile, a familiar face comes to David's aid.

E5 Episode 5 2023-07-16 · 57 min 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 horrors of the war. In France, romance blossoms between David and Henriette.

E6 Episode 6 2023-07-16 · 58 min 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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