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The Passing Bells
2014 · 1 season, 5 episodes · 30m episodes · Drama, War & Politics · BBC One · United Kingdom · Rated 16 (DE)
Shared hopes. Shared sorrows.
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.
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1910sbattlefieldhistorical dramaminiseriesveteran recollectionsworld war iyoung soldier
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