World on Fire: Series Two Q&A

RTS, BBC and Mammoth Screen invite you to an exclusive Q&A with the cast and creators behind the return of the hit drama, World on Fire, coming soon to BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

Telling the story of World War Two through the eyes of ordinary people whose lives have been thrown into chaos, the six new episodes are written by series creator Peter Bowker, Rachel Bennette and Matt Jones, and made by Mammoth Screen for the BBC and Masterpiece.

October 1940. Lone pilots are sent to destroy German bombers prowling the skies above Manchester as the Northern Blitz begins. The true reality of war has arrived in Britain.

World On Fire series two will take viewers from the streets of Britain into occupied France, Nazi Germany, and to the sands of the North African desert, where British troops struggle alongside Indian Sappers and Australian Diggers to adapt to a very different kind of combat.

Returning cast include Lesley Manville as Robina, Jonah Hauer-King as Harry, Julia Brown as Lois, and Zofia Wichlacz as Kasia, with Blake Harrison as Stan, Eugénie Derouand as Henriette, Eryk Biedunkiewicz as Jan, and Cel Spellman as Joe.

This is a pre-recorded event and the full session will be available to watch on this event page.

Panel

Peter Bowker – Creator and Writer
Jonah Hauer-King as Harry
Ahad Raza Mir as Rajib
Gregg Sulkin as David
Julia Brown as Lois
Miriam Schiweck as Marga
Hosted by Charlie Girling