7.7/10378 votesLoading...#1 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2019
Harry leads his unit on the route to Dunkirk as they fight to make it onto the beach and aboard a ship. Grzegorz and Tom also struggle to survive the chaos of the evacuation.
Director: Chanya Button
Writer: N/A
7.6/10345 votesLoading...#2 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2019
June 1940. The Nazis have taken Paris with not a bullet fired. Webster and Albert's life in the city they love will never be the same again.
Director: Chanya Button
Writer: N/A
7.6/10174 votesLoading...#3 - Episode 6
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 8/20/2023
Harry returns to Manchester, but Kasia is determined to leave. In Europe, Marga and Henriette must each make their escape, while north Africa becomes even more brutal for Rajib.
Director: Barney Cokeliss
Writer: N/A
7.5/10390 votesLoading...#4 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2019
December 1939, and Tom fights for his life on board the HMS Exeter at the Battle of River Plate. Meanwhile, Harry and Lois have a more personal battle to fight.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10346 votesLoading...#5 - Episode 7
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/2019
On a Polish mission as part of the SOE, Harry grasps a second chance at saving Kasia from the horrors of Warsaw, while Lois looks set for happiness with new love, Vernon. Season finale.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10162 votesLoading...#6 - Episode 3
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/30/2023
As Stan and Rajib make a hasty retreat across the desert, Marga reasserts her commitment to the führer. Meanwhile, David is in peril in the skies over France.
Director: Meenu Gaur
Writer: N/A
7.5/10152 votesLoading...#7 - Episode 4
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 8/6/2023
As Kasia takes on her first assignment as an agent, Rajib’s military values are tested. Meanwhile, a familiar face comes to David’s aid
Director: Drew Casson
Writer: N/A
7.5/10147 votesLoading...#8 - Episode 5
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 8/13/2023
Tragedy strikes at the heart of Harry’s unit as the siege drags on in Tobruk. In Manchester, Kasia is confronted by more of the horrors of the war. In France, romance blossoms between David and Henriette.
Director: Meenu Gaur
Writer: N/A
7.4/10424 votesLoading...#9 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2019
A month after the outbreak of war, Warsaw is unrecognisable, while Manchester, on the surface, appears very much the same. Will there be a warm welcome home for Harry?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10363 votesLoading...#10 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2019
Harry’s courage is tested at Louvain as he comes face to face with a German sniper, and Kasia’s resistance activity in Warsaw intensifies.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10170 votesLoading...#11 - Episode 2
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 7/23/2023
As Harry struggles to adapt to the reality of desert combat, Lois still longs to leave home. In Paris, Henriette is in grave danger, and a mysterious stranger arrives at Robina’s.
Director: Barney Cokeliss
Writer: N/A
7.3/10526 votesLoading...#12 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2019
When war breaks, translator Harry Chase vows to help his Polish lover Kasia flee Warsaw, but how will he explain this to his sweetheart Lois, waiting for him at home in Manchester?
Director: Adam Smith
Writer: Peter Bowker
7.2/10221 votesLoading...#13 - Episode 1
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 7/16/2023
The war reaches the sands of the Egyptian desert while bombs fall on Manchester, and Harry introduces an explosive force into Robina’s household, leaving her reeling.
Director: Drew Casson
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of World on Fire
Every episode of World on Fire ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of World on Fire!
The story of World War II told through the intertwining fates of ordinary people from all sides of this global conflict as they grapple with...
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Network:BBC One
Best Episodes Summary
"Episode 5" is the best rated episode of "World on Fire". It scored 7.7/10 based on 378 votes. Directed by Chanya Button and written by N/A, it aired on 10/27/2019. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 6".