The Passing Bells

About The Passing Bells

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.

BBC One's The Passing Bells is a war and politics series. It reached one season of 5 episodes from November 2014.

The series is filed under world war i, 1910s, battlefield, and miniseries. Patrick Gibson stars as Thomas, Jack Lowden as Michael, Felix Auer as Lanzo, and Adam Long as Anthony.

Produced by BBC Worldwide. In the United States it streams on Britbox Apple TV channel.

And Quiet Flows the Don, Mussolini: Son of the Century, and Parade's End make useful companions to The Passing Bells, all filed under historical drama.