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.[1]
| Testament of Youth | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain |
| Screenplay by | Elaine Morgan |
| Directed by | Moira Armstrong |
| 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 | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Jonathan Powell |
| Running time | 275 minutes |
| Production companies | 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.[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]
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
- Joanna Foster as Theresa
- June Tobin as Mrs. Leighton
- Victor Lucas as Mr. Leighton
- Joanna McCallum as Winifred Holtby
See also
References
- "Testament of Youth: 1: Buxton 1913". 4 November 1979. p. 41 – via BBC Genome.
- "Testament of Youth; Part 5: 1918 (1979)". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021.
- Scott, Will (20 January 2003). "Cheryl Campbell: interviewed January 2003". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- Hitt, Carolyn (10 January 2019). "Hidden Heroines: Could Elaine Morgan win statue vote?". BBC News. Retrieved 26 November 2020.