Testament of Youth (TV series)
| Testament of Youth | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain |
| Starring | Cheryl Campbell Peter Woodward Joanna McCallum Emrys James Jane Wenham |
| Theme music composer | Geoffrey Burgon |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Jonathan Powell |
| Running time | 275 minutes |
| Production company | London Film Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC |
| Release | 4 November – 2 December 1979 |
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.
The series stars Cheryl Campbell as Vera Brittain, an independent young woman from Buxton, Derbyshire, who abandons her studies at 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 awards from the Broadcasting Press Guild.[1]
References
- ^ Will Scott (20 January 2003). "Cheryl Campbell: interviewed January 2003". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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