The setting of this film is Britain, Poland, France, Germany and the United States. This is the first year of WWII beginning with Germany taking over Poland. The date is 1939 and there is a threat over all of Europe. American journalist and broadcaster Nancy Campbell is at the Polish-German border and she witnesses the start of the German invasion of Poland.
This first episode of the series is very good because it is about everyday people living in the countries impacted by the war. The fates of several ordinary families are traced from 1939-1940. Poland is the first to fall and then the Germans move forward to Paris. Not satisfied with their significant progress through two countries they move further onward. Journalist Nancy Campbell is trying to get out as many announcements as she can about what is really going on in the cities and towns. Her censor wants her to delete as much as she can but she doesn't listen!! How is the information going to get out to people is she is silenced?? 5* (I really liked this series)
TV series, PBS Masterpiece series with seven episodes, each episode is one hour long, directed by Adam Smith, Thomas Napper, Andy Wilson, Chanya Button and written by Peter Bowker. Sean Bean, Julia Brown, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Arthur Darvill, Blake Harrison, Jonah Hauer-King, Helen Hunt, Patrick Kennedy, Lesley Manville, Ewan Mitchell, Parker Sawyers, Brian J. Smith, Zofia Wichlacz, Charlie Creed-Miles, Tomasz Kot, Agata Kuleza, Victoria Mayer, Max Rieselt.
Note: Imdb 7.2 out of 10 with 2,589 views, Rotten Tomatoes 85% with 27 critics 54% with 13 user ratings, Amazon 4.4* out of 5* with 1,152 reviews, Metacritic 74 out of 100 with 12 critics (11 positive 1 mixed) 5 out of 10 (3 positive 2 negative), indiewire.com Grade B-.
Special Note: Commissioned by the BBC in October 2017, casting began in October 2018. Filmed in Prague, Chester, Liverpool, Lytham St. Annes, Wigan and Lyme Park, England.
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