Testament of Youth (TV series)


Testament of Youth
GenreDrama
Based onTestament of Youth
by Vera Brittain
Screenplay byElaine Morgan
Directed byMoira Armstrong
StarringCheryl Campbell
Peter Woodward
Joanna McCallum
Emrys James
Jane Wenham
Rosalie Crutchley
Theme music composerGeoffrey Burgon
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes5
Production
ProducerJonathan Powell
Running time275 minutes
Production companiesBBC, London Film Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC
Release4 November (1979-11-04) –
2 December 1979 (1979-12-02)

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.[1]

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.[2]

The series won five British Academy Television Awards (BAFTA), including for Best Drama Series or Serial. As well as her BAFTA, Campbell received a Best Actress award from the Broadcasting Press Guild.[3] Elaine Morgan was honoured with the Writer of the Year award from the Royal Television Society for her serialisation.[4]

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References

  1. ^ "Testament of Youth: 1: Buxton 1913". 4 November 1979. p. 41 – via BBC Genome.
  2. ^ "Testament of Youth; Part 5: 1918 (1979)". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ Scott, Will (20 January 2003). "Cheryl Campbell: interviewed January 2003". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  4. ^ Hitt, Carolyn (10 January 2019). "Hidden Heroines: Could Elaine Morgan win statue vote?". BBC News. Retrieved 26 November 2020.


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