

Testament of Youth
A time when war overshadowed everything but hope
DramaWar & Politics
7.3 (3 votes)
48 min per episode
11/4/1979
Overview
A dramatization of Vera Brittain's 1933 autobiography Testament of Youth—a memorial to a generation devastated by WWI—chronicles her experiences as a nurse in London and Malta and at the front lines in France. It opens with 18-year-old Vera, the genteel daughter of a paper-mill owner, nurturing "hopes of escaping from provincial young ladyhood." Her plan is to attend Oxford.
Details
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 5
Created by: Jonathan Powell
Seasons
Cast

Cheryl Campbell
Vera Brittain

Emrys James
Mr. Brittain

Jane Wenham
Mrs Brittain

Peter Woodward
Roland Leighton

Rosalie Crutchley
Miss Penrose

Rupert Frazer
Edward Brittain