World on Fire (Masterpiece)

Remarkable ensemble drama from Peter Bowker chronicling the key moments of World War II from the ground-level perspectives of ordinary Europeans and Americans impacted by the conflict, such as young, Warsaw-posted British translator Harry Chase (Jonah Hauer-King); Lois Bennett (Julia Brown), the girlfriend he left behind; and Kasia Tomaszeski (Zofia Wichlacz), the Polish waitress with whom he has a fateful liaison. Helen Hunt, Sean Bean, Lesley Manville, Brian J. Smith, Yrsa Daley-Ward also star.7 episodes on 2 discs. 7 hrs. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.