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About The Passing Bells

The Passing Bells is a drama and war & politics TV series that premiered on BBC One on November 3, 2014. It has 1 season and 5 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 5, aired on November 7, 2014.

At the outbreak of World War I, two teenage boys - one German and one British - defy their parents to sign up. An epic historical drama spanning the five years of the First World War, as seen through the eyes of two ordinary young soldiers.

  • Drama
  • War & Politics

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Episodes

5 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

2014 · 5 episodes · Last episode: 12 years ago

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    5. Episode 5

    Finale

    1918. As peace terms are negotiated, Tommy and Michael are still on the front line. Tommy celebrates his son’s birth, Michael has to rely on letters from Katie to keep him going. Eventually, after four years of fighting, rumours fly through both camps of impending peace, but it’s a complicated process, and as politicians wrangle over terms and conditions, shelling continues on both sides. When a bomb takes out a barbed-wire fence, Tommy volunteers to mend it – bringing him face to face with none other than Michael. With the war almost over, do they fight or run?

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    4. Episode 4

    1917. Michael is taken prisoner, and Joanna has some big news for Tommy. The soldiers are haunted by memories of their dead friends. However, Michael soon has more to worry about when his trench is attacked by British soldiers and he and young comrade Freddie are taken prisoner. Meanwhile, Tommy sinks toward despair, convinced the war is never going to end, so he talks his way on to the prisoner detail as a way of sneaking off to see Joanna at the hospital – and in their stolen time together, she has big news to tell him

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    3. Episode 3

    1916. Tommy and Michael's regiments face one another on opposite sides of the Somme battlefield. The war reaches a stalemate, although both sides are fighting harder than ever. Despite this, the men’s hearts are elsewhere, and while Michael can only dream of his wife back home, the lads arrange for lovelorn Tommy to spend time at the hospital with Joanna. Back in the trenches, British and German troops gather at the Somme – and as the shelling begins, Michael’s hopes of getting out of there alive secretly dwindle.

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    2. Episode 2

    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. When Tommy is immersed in battle – only to receive unexpected help while collecting the wounded – while Michael and his comrades engage in hand-to-hand combat after being ambushed by Russian soldiers on the Eastern Front. Returning home on leave, he is overjoyed to marry Katie, but struggles to reconcile his old life with the terrible things he has seen and done. Meanwhile, Tommy sustains a serious injury and recovers in an army hospital, where he takes a shine to x-ray assistant Joanna

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    1. Episode 1

    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.

Cast & crew

Created by Tony Jordan

  • Jordan Murphy

    Jordan Murphy

    Ben

  • Erika Kaar

    Erika Kaar

    Joanna

  • Izabela Dąbrowska

    Izabela Dąbrowska

    Helen

  • Wenanty Nosul

    Wenanty Nosul

    Peter

  • Ewelina Zawistowska

    Sarah

  • Karolina Margalska

    Faith

  • Oliwer Proctor

    John

  • Lech Łotocki

    Lech Łotocki

  • Stanisław Biczysko

    Stanisław Biczysko

    Clerk

  • Redbad Klijnstra-Komarnicki

    Biermann

  • Julian Świeżewski

    Julian Świeżewski

    German Corporal

  • Bartosz Bielenia

    Bartosz Bielenia

    Lucas

  • Katarzyna Maria Zielińska

    Katarzyna Maria Zielińska

    Radiologist

  • Michał Malinowski

    Michał Malinowski

    Screaming Soldier

  • Adam Fidusiewicz

    Adam Fidusiewicz

    German Corporal

  • Lech Dyblik

    Lech Dyblik

    British Priest

The Passing Bells FAQ

Will there be new episodes of The Passing Bells?

The Passing Bells has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on November 7, 2014.

When did the latest episode of The Passing Bells come out?

The most recent episode of The Passing Bells, Season 1 Episode 5, aired on November 7, 2014.

How many seasons of The Passing Bells are there?

The Passing Bells has 1 season with 5 episodes in total.

When did The Passing Bells first air?

The Passing Bells first aired on BBC One on November 3, 2014.

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