Basic Info

First Air: November 03, 2014

Rating: ⭐ 7.6/10 (19 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 5

Last Episode

Name: Episode 5

Season: 1, Episode: 5

Air Date: 2014-11-07

Runtime: 30 min

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?

Videos

Passing Bells: Trailer - BBC One (YouTube)

The Passing Bells

2014 1 seasons 5 episodes ⭐ 7.6/10 19 votes

Overview

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.