World on Fire

***World on Fire*** is a 2019 British war drama television series written by Peter Bowker. The series first premiered on BBC One in 2019. The seven-hour drama was commissioned by BBC as on October 10, 2017. Filming started in Prague in October 2018 and other filming locations include Manchester, London, Paris, and Berlin.

A second season has been commissioned by the BBC, with PBS co-producing the season.

## Synopsis

"*World on Fire* tells the hidden human stories within the big historical events we think we know. From Harry, a young English translator in Warsaw caught up in negotiations with the Nazis and trying to smuggle his Polish lover Kasia out of the country, to Lois, the girl who is waiting for him at home, a young Mancunian factory worker who will come to take all the opportunities the war can offer to live a different kind of life. To Nancy, a female US war correspondent who can’t find peace unless her life is at risk, to the Rossler family in Berlin, worried for their soldier son and willing to do anything to protect their disabled daughter from the attentions of the ruling Nazi regime.
These are the stories of the ordinary people who shaped our world. Stories of loyalty and brutality, courage and fear, hopes, stories of love and loss, hopes and dreams forged in extraordinary times."
## Cast and characters

### Main

* Julia Brown as Lois Bennett
* Blake Harrison as Sergeant Stan Raddings
* Jonah Hauer-King as Harry Chase
* Sean Bean as Douglas Bennett
* Lesley Manville as Robina Chase
* Helen Hunt as Nancy Campbell
* Patrick Kennedy as Campbell
* Ewan Mitchell as Tom Bennett
* Parker Sawyers as Albert Fallou
* Brian J. Smith as Webster O'Connor
* Zofia Wichłacz as Kasia Tomaszeski
* Yrsa Daley-Ward as Connie Knight
* Arthur Darvill as Vernon Hunter
* Charlie Creed-Miles as David Walker
* Tomasz Kot as Stefan Tomaszeski
* Agata Kulesza as Maria Tomaszeski
* Victoria Mayer as Claudia Rossler
* Max Riemelt as Schmidt
* Mateusz Więcławek as Grzegorz Tomaszeski
* Johannes Zeiler as Uwe Rossler

### Supporting

* Bruno Alexander as Klaus Rossler
* Matthew Aubrey as Private Taffy Morgan
* Eryk Biedunkiewicz as Jan Tomaszeski
* Jack Deam as Ted
* Eugénie Derouand as Henriette Guilbert
* Helene Grass as Frau Pessler
* Ansu Kabia as Eddie Knight
* Jonathan McGuiness as Oswald Mosley
* Ceallach Spellman as Private Joe Broughton
* Borys Szyc as Konrad
* Benedict Taylor as Dr. Drake
* Buom Tihngang as Demba
* Benjamin Wainwright as Randy
* Tomasz Zietek as Tomasz
* Dora Zygouri as Hilda Rossler

## References

1. ↑ "BBC Sets ‘World On Fire’ WWII Drama, ‘The Trial Of Christine Keeler’ & More". *Deadline* (October 4, 2017).
2. ↑ "Helen Hunt To Star In Peter Bowker’s BBC One World War II Drama ‘World On Fire’". *Deadline* (October 10, 2018).
3. ↑ "World On Fire's fate has been revealed after season finale cliffhanger". *Digital Spy* (November 11, 2019).
4. ↑ "‘World On Fire’s Helen Hunt On Being The “Token American” In PBS Series & More – TCA". *Deadline* (January 10, 2020).
5. ↑ "PBS Masterpiece To Co-Produce Second Season Of Helen Hunt-Fronted War Drama ‘World On Fire” & Reveals Premiere Date". *Deadline* (November 11, 2019).
6. ↑ "BBC announces new WW2 drama World On Fire starring Helen Hunt". *Good Housekeeping* (October 11, 2018).

## External links

* Official UK website
* Official US website
* World on Fire on Wikipedia
* World on Fire on IMDb