The Passing Bells

“Shared hopes. Shared sorrows.”

201430m / epDrama · War & Politics

First aired

November 3, 2014

7.5

TMDB Score

75% match · 20 votes

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S01 · E04

Episode 4

Season 1 · Nov 6, 2014 · 30m

1917. Michael is taken prisoner, and Joanna has some big news for Tommy. The soldiers are haunted by memories of their dead friends. However, Michael soon has more to worry about when his trench is attacked by British soldiers and he and young comrade Freddie are taken prisoner. Meanwhile, Tommy sinks toward despair, convinced the war is never going to end, so he talks his way on to the prisoner detail as a way of sneaking off to see Joanna at the hospital – and in their stolen time together, she has big news to tell him

About the Series

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DramaWar & Politics

Synopsis

At the outbreak of World War I, two teenage boys - one German and one British - defy their parents to sign up. An epic historical drama spanning the five years of the First World War, as seen through the eyes of two ordinary young soldiers.

CreatorTony Jordan

First aired
November 3, 2014
Last aired
November 7, 2014
Seasons
1 season · 5 episodes
Status
Ended
Original language
English
Network
BBC One

Top Billed Cast

Patrick Gibson

Patrick Gibson

Thomas

Jack Lowden

Jack Lowden

Michael

FA

Felix Auer

Lanzo

Adam Long

Adam Long

Anthony

Wilf Scolding

Wilf Scolding

Freddie

CF

Charles Furness

Stefan

Johnny Gibbon

Johnny Gibbon

Rudi

Sabrina Bartlett

Sabrina Bartlett

Katie

Jennifer Hennessy

Jennifer Hennessy

Susan

Brian Fletcher

Brian Fletcher

Derek

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