Series
Testament of Youth
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.
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.
Cast
- Cheryl CampbellVera Brittain
- Emrys JamesMr. Brittain
- Jane WenhamMrs Brittain
- Peter WoodwardRoland Leighton
- Rosalie CrutchleyMiss Penrose
- Rupert FrazerEdward Brittain
- Michael TroughtonVictor Richardson
- June Tobin
