The Passing Bells (2014)

11/03/2014 (GB) • 30m

Drama, War & Politics

Shared hopes. Shared sorrows.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Patrick Gibson

Thomas

5 Episodes

Jack Lowden

Michael

5 Episodes

Felix Auer

Lanzo

5 Episodes

Adam Long

Anthony

5 Episodes

Wilf Scolding

Freddie

5 Episodes

Charles Furness

Stefan

5 Episodes

Johnny Gibbon

Rudi

5 Episodes

Sabrina Bartlett

Katie

5 Episodes

Jennifer Hennessy

Susan

5 Episodes


Last Season

Season 1

2014 | 5 Episodes

Season 1 of The Passing Bells premiered on November 3, 2014.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

world war i

battlefield

miniseries

historical drama

1910s

young soldier

veteran recollections

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