TV series

Testament of Youth

1979 · 1 season

A slow, deeply moving immersion into a young woman's world as war erodes everything she loves, leaving quiet devastation.

Tagline: A time when war overshadowed everything but hope
Overview: A dramatization of Vera Brittain's 1933 autobiography Testament of Youth—a memorial to a generation devastated by WWI—chronicles her experiences as a nurse in London and Malta and at the front lines in France. It opens with 18-year-old Vera, the genteel daughter of a paper-mill owner, nurturing "hopes of escaping from provincial young ladyhood." Her plan is to attend Oxford.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, bleak and romantic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: War, grief, coming-of-age, love
Content: Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
grief
coming-of-age
love
memory
Places: countryside
hospital
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild