Testament of Youth (TV series)
Testament of Youth is a 1979 BBC television drama based on the First World War memoir of the same name written by Vera Brittain. It was transmitted on BBC2.
| Testament of Youth | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain |
| Starring | Cheryl Campbell Peter Woodward Joanna McCallum Emrys James Jane Wenham Rosalie Crutchley |
| Theme music composer | Geoffrey Burgon |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Jonathan Powell |
| Running time | 275 minutes |
| Production company(s) | BBC, London Film Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC |
| Original release | 4 November – 2 December 1979 |
The series stars Cheryl Campbell as Vera Brittain, an independent young woman from Buxton, Derbyshire, who abandons her studies at Somerville College, Oxford University to become a volunteer nurse. It features Peter Woodward as Roland Leighton, Joanna McCallum as Winifred Holtby and Emrys James and Jane Wenham as Vera's parents.
The series won five British Academy Television Awards (BAFTA). As well as her BAFTA, Campbell received a Best Actress award from the Broadcasting Press Guild.[1]
Cast
- Cheryl Campbell as Vera Brittain
- Emrys James as Mr. Brittain
- Jane Wenham as Mrs. Brittain
- Peter Woodward as Roland Leighton
- Rupert Frazer as Edward Brittain
- Rosalie Crutchley as Miss Penrose
- Michael Troughton as Victor Richardson
- Geoffrey Burridge as Geoffrey Thurlow
- Frances Tomelty as Sister Hope Milroy
- Jane Booker as Nurse Sally
- Tricia George as Betty
- June Tobin as Mrs. Leighton
- Victor Lucas as Mr. Leighton
- Joanna McCallum as Winifred Holtby
References
- Will Scott (20 January 2003). "Cheryl Campbell: interviewed January 2003". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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