War and Remembrance

19882h 15m / epDrama · War & Politics

First aired

November 13, 1988

7.9

TMDB Score

79% match · 37 votes

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S01 · E05

Part V: 2nd Nov 1942

Miniseries · Nov 20, 1988 · 1h 37m

Byron and Nathalie are reunited in Marseilles but the American Consul counsels them not to try and leave France without the proper documentation, so Byron returns to Gibraltar alone. Their plans to meet in Lisbon go awry however when, in November 1942, the Allies invade North Africa. As a result, the Germans occupy Vichy France and the borders are closed. Aaron, Louis and Nathalie travel to Lourdes to await what they hope will be a quick prisoner exchange. Pamela Tudsbury and her father Alistair are in Egypt where he is reporting on the Eighth Army's defeat of Rommel's Afrika Korps. The Russians are putting up stiff resistance on the Eastern Front and Hitler approves a new battle plan. At Auschwitz, the Nazi's complete construction of the gas chambers and the crematoria. Berel Jastrow and Sammy Mutterperl are transferred to a new work gang. In the South Pacific, Pug Henry's ship, Northampton, is severely damaged in an encounter with the Japanese.

About the Series

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DramaWar & Politics

Synopsis

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the extended Henry and Jastrow families navigate the personal, social and political impacts of World War II, including the Holocaust, the Battle of the Bulge, and the Pacific theater.

CreatorDan Curtis

First aired
November 13, 1988
Last aired
May 14, 1989
Seasons
1 season · 12 episodes
Status
Ended
Original language
English
Network
ABC

Top Billed Cast

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Victor 'Pug' Henry

Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour

Natalie Henry

Hart Bochner

Hart Bochner

Byron Henry

Victoria Tennant

Victoria Tennant

Pamela Tudsbury

Polly Bergen

Polly Bergen

Rhoda Henry

Sami Frey

Sami Frey

Avram Rabinovitz

William Schallert

William Schallert

Harry Hopkins

Jeremy Kemp

Jeremy Kemp

Armin Von Roon

Steven Berkoff

Steven Berkoff

Adolf Hitler

Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy

Winston Churchill

William Woodson

William Woodson

Narrator (voice)

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