7.3/10526 votes#1 - 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
7.4/10424 votes#2 - 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
7.5/10390 votes#3 - 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
7.4/10363 votes#4 - 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
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7.7/10378 votes#5 - 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 votes#6 - 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
7.5/10346 votes#7 - 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
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Genres:DramaWar & Politics
Network:BBC One
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "World on Fire" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 526 votes. Directed by Adam Smith and written by Peter Bowker, it aired on 9/29/2019. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".