Episode 5 | The Passing Bells

Duration: 28'14''

Synopsis

As peace terms are negotiated and their families wait anxiously for news of their return, Tommy and Michael are still on the front line.

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More clips from The Passing Bells

Episode 1 | The Passing Bells

Episode 1 | The Passing Bells

BBC One | 2014 | 29'32''

At the outbreak of war, two teenage boys - one German and one British - defy their parents to sign up. But their enthusiasm is tested when they...

Episode 2 | The Passing Bells

Episode 2 | The Passing Bells

BBC One | 2014 | 29'10''

On the eastern front, Michael is forced to make a terrible choice, while on the western front Tommy's regiment experiments with a dangerous new...

Episode 3 | The Passing Bells

Episode 3 | The Passing Bells

BBC One | 2014 | 29'10''

Tommy and Michael's regiments face one another on opposite sides of the Somme battlefield.

Episode 4 | The Passing Bells

Episode 4 | The Passing Bells

BBC One | 2014 | 28'57''

Michael is taken prisoner, and Joanna has some big news for Tommy.

Episode 1 | The Passing Bells

Episode 1 | The Passing Bells

BBC One | 2014 | 29'32''

At the outbreak of war, two teenage boys - one German and one British - defy their parents to sign up. But their enthusiasm is tested when they...

Episode 2 | The Passing Bells

Episode 2 | The Passing Bells

BBC One | 2014 | 29'10''

On the eastern front, Michael is forced to make a terrible choice, while on the western front Tommy's regiment experiments with a dangerous new...

Episode 3 | The Passing Bells

Episode 3 | The Passing Bells

BBC One | 2014 | 29'10''

Tommy and Michael's regiments face one another on opposite sides of the Somme battlefield.

Episode 4 | The Passing Bells

Episode 4 | The Passing Bells

BBC One | 2014 | 28'57''

Michael is taken prisoner, and Joanna has some big news for Tommy.

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