The Passing Bells

2014 • BBC
4.3
23 reviews
Eligible
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Season 1 episodes (5)

1 Episode 1
11/11/14
Season-only
At the outbreak of war, two teenage boys - one German and one British - defy their parents to sign up. But their enthusiasm is tested when they get their first taste of battle.
2 Episode 2
11/12/14
Season-only
1915. On the eastern front, Michael is forced to make a terrible choice, while on the western front Tommy's regiment experiments with a dangerous new weapon.
3 Episode 3
11/13/14
Season-only
1916. Tommy and Michael's regiments face one another on opposite sides of the Somme battlefield.
4 Episode 4
11/14/14
Season-only
1917. Michael is taken prisoner, and Joanna has some big news for Tommy.
5 Episode 5
11/15/14
Season-only
1918. As peace terms are negotiated and their families wait anxiously for news of their return, Tommy and Michael are still on the front line.

About this show

To mark the centenary of the First World War, this is the story of two young soldiers, one British, one German - and how the war was seen from their perspective. In this there is no right or wrong, good or bad, just or unjust; there are simply two soldiers, one 17 and the other 18 - barely men yet each trying to do what his country expects of him. In the end, only one story matters - that of just what we asked our young men, regardless of nationality, to endure on our behalf...

Ratings and reviews

4.3
23 reviews
Erica Gomes
December 7, 2014
So interesting♥♥ watched it in history.
Vincent Cushnahan
August 27, 2015
What a sad ending made me cry
Jaiden Patel
August 15, 2015
Best mini series ever!