Testament of Youth (TV series)

1979 British television drama series

Testament of Youth

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
Original release
Network| BBC
Release| 4 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]

## Cast

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* 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

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* Testament of Youth (film)

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Testament of Youth at IMDb

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