Episode 10 | Evacuation Manor House

Duration: 27'52''

Synopsis

The whole house gathers to hear a special radio announcement from the prime minister: the war in Europe is finally over.

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Episode 1 | Evacuation Manor House

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Twelve modern boys and girls experience life as 1940s evacuees at one of the finest country houses in the land. The evacuees face the chal...

Episode 2 | Evacuation Manor House

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Episode 3 | Evacuation Manor House

Episode 3 | Evacuation Manor House

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Episode 4 | Evacuation Manor House

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BBC One | 2008 | 28'08''

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BBC One | 2008 | 28'06''

The evacuees discover just how scary life in wartime Britain was as they swap chores for building air raid shelters.

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The evacuees struggle with their manners. Pheasant shooting season arrives, one of the most important social events of the year.

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A new girl arrives whose workshy ways certainly do not go unnoticed by the other evacuees.

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BBC One | 2008 | 28'11''

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CBBC | 2006 | 5'11''

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