A British couple living in Romania try to survive as Europe is engulfed in World War II.
Guy Pringle and his new wife, Harriet, are members of the English community in Bucharest, Romania, on the eve of World War II. After the war begins, they cross paths with diplomats, literary types, spies, penniless royals, gays, and lesbians, as they flee to Athens and then to Cairo, before the advancing German armies.
1. The Balkans: September 1939
Aired: Oct 11, 1987September 1939. War breaks out as newly-married Guy and Harriet Pringle set o...
Aired: Oct 18, 1987 January 1940. The Romanian Prime Minister has been assassinated by the fascis...
Aired: Oct 25, 1987 June 1940. To Harriet's intense annoyance, Prince Yakimov has taken up perman...
Aired: Nov 1, 1987 October 1940. Unwittingly betrayed by Prince Yakimov, Guy's name has appeared...
Aired: Nov 8, 1987 April 1941. As German troops advance into Greece and the Allied forces mobili...
Aired: Nov 15, 1987 September 1942. After fighting his first battle in the Western desert, Simon ...
7. The Middle East: January 1943
Aired: Nov 22, 1987January 1943. Neglected by Guy and weakened by illness, Harriet decides to re...
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