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World on fire. Season one Cover Image DVD DVD

World on fire. Season one / a Mammoth Screen production for BBC ; co-produced with Masterpiece, Tetra Media Fiction and Nadcon Film ; written and created by Peter Bowker ; series producer, Chris Clough ; producers, Nickie Sault, Callum Devrell-Cameron ; directors, Adam Smith, Thomas Napper, Chanya Button.

Bowker, Peter, 1958- (creator,, screenwriter.). Clough, Chris, 1951- (television producer.). Sault, Nickie, (television producer.). Devrell-Cameron, Callum, (television producer.). Smith, Adam (Director), (television director.). Napper, Thomas, 1970- (television director.). Wilson, Andy, 1958- (television director.). Button, Chanya, (television director.). Hauer-King, Jonah, 1995- (actor.). Hunt, Helen, 1963- (actor.). Bean, Sean, (actor.). Manville, Lesley, (actor.). Mammoth Screen (Firm), (production company.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (publisher.). Jonah Hauer-King, Helen Hunt, Sean Bean, Lesley Manville. (Cast).

Summary:

Summer 1939. Harry, a translator at the British Embassy in Warsaw, is falling in love with Polish waitress Kasia. When German tanks roll into Poland, and Britain declares war on Germany, Harry and Kasia face terrible choices. With her life in grave danger, can Harry help her, and if he can, how will he ever explain himself to Lois Bennett, the girl he left behind in Manchester?

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781531711641
  • ISBN: 1531711642
  • Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (approximately 420 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: UK edition.
  • Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : PBS, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from web page.
Originally broadcast on PBS television as individual episodes in 2019-2020.
Participant or Performer Note:
Jonah Hauer-King, Helen Hunt, Sean Bean, Lesley Manville.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: Not rated ; TV-14.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen, 5.1 surround.
Language Note:
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

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Subject: World War, 1939-1945 > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Women journalists > Drama.
Europe > History > 1918-1945 > Drama.
Warsaw (Poland) > History > Drama.
Manchester (England) > History > Drama.
Genre: War television programs.
Historical television programs.
Television series.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Bethlehem Coolidge Branch 3 DVDs (Text) 33062009706608 Adult DVD Fiction Available -
Bethlehem Main Library 3 DVDs (Text) 33062009308801 Adult DVD Fiction Available -

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