S01E01 Episode 1
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?
World on Fire
S01E06: Episode 6
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.
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 Episode 2
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?
S01E03 Episode 3
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.
S01E04 Episode 4
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.
S01E05 Episode 5
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.
S01E06 Episode 6
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.
S01E07 Episode 7
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.
Cast
Jonah Hauer-King
Harry Chase
Julia Brown
Lois Bennett
Helen Hunt
Nancy Campbell
Zofia Wichłacz
Kasia Tomaszeski
Lesley Manville
Robina Chase
Brian J. Smith
Webster O'Connor
Parker Sawyers
Albert Fallou
Tomasz Kot
Stefan Tomaszeski
Gregg Sulkin
David
Ahad Raza Mir
Rajib
Eryk Biedunkiewicz
Jan Tomaszeski
