The best series of World War I From Gallipoli to 37 days

Indeed, our age does not give height to the Second World War, but it seems more tangible to us than the First World War. Some still survived the Second World War and still suffer from the terrible effects of this crime. The Second World War was highly awful and destructive, but that does not make it anything less than the disaster of the First World War. This war caused the most significant damage to human life, and these effects are still visible. It was A tragedy that affected both the lives of soldiers and ordinary people.

This war lasted about four years but caused much damage to the world. Among the best series of the First World War, we can mention the 37 Days, Rebellion, and Red Plains. In this article, we would like to introduce you to 15 of the best series of the First World War so that you can see small pictures from that era.

The best series of World War I

15- Death Bell series

The Passing Bells series

• Director/Creator: Brendan Maher
• Starring: Patrick Gibson, Jack Lowden, and Erica Carr
• Broadcast year: 2014
• Number of episodes: 5
• Genre: War and Drama
• Average rating of The Passing Bells on IMDB: 6.8

We start the list of the best series of the First World War with an English-Polish work that shows its story from the point of view of two very, very ordinary teenagers; One is from England, and the other is from Germany. Both of them were sent to war, and just like everyone else there, they assumed that the war would eventually end in a matter of months. With its five episodes, this series covers a very long period and portrays it from before the war to its end. The story, which shows the lives of these two teenagers in parallel, includes:

• The boys’ families.
• The love of their lives.
• The friends and comrades they make during the war.

Finally, these two soldiers meet each other at a certain point in time, including the endpoint of the war.

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14- Bird song series

Birdsong series

• Director/Creator: Philip Martin
• Actors: Eddie Redmayne, Matthew Goode, and Clemens Posey
• Broadcast year: 2012
• Number of episodes: 2
• Genre: Romance, war, and drama
• The average rating of Birdsong on IMDB is 7.3

This series, which has only two parts, depicts the story of love, loss, heroism, and hope during the First World War, which lasted for several years. The story revolves around a young Englishman named Stephen Raisford who arrives in the north of France in 1910. He immediately begins a warm and passionate relationship with Isabel Azaire. Years later, while serving on the Western Front, Stephen miraculously meets his former love, Someone who has no explanation or reason to leave him. This is one of the best series of the First World War, based on the novel of the same name published by Sebastian Faulks in 1993. Of course, the TV version has many differences from the book in various aspects; For example, the part that goes back to the 1970s has been removed.

13- Rebellion series

Rebellion series

• Director/Creator: Colin Tevan
• Starring: Charlie Murphy, Ruth Bradley, and Sarah Greene
• Broadcast year: 2016 to 2019
• Number of episodes: 5
• Genre: historical, war, and drama
• Rebellion’s average score on IMDB: 7.1

The Rebellion series, considered another of the best series of the First World War, depicts the events related to the Easter Rising in 1916. The story of this collection is told from the point of view of a group of fictitious and fictional characters who live in this challenging era and political events. This series received various reviews from television critics. Those praised the actors’ performances and the production values but criticized the story, the script, and the directing style. Also, many historians believe this series contradicts the main level. But its success reached the point that a sequel mini-series was made with five episodes. The series Resistance shows the adventures of Ireland’s war for independence.

12- Gallipoli deadline series

Deadline Gallipoli series

• Director/Creator: Michael Reimer
• Actors: Sam Worthington, Hugh Dancy, and Joel Jackson
• Broadcast year: 2015
• Number of episodes: 2
• Genre: War and Drama
• Average rating of Deadline Gallipoli on IMDB: 7.2

“The first casualty of war is the truth.” Three journalists named Charles Bain, Ellis Schmidt Bartlett, and Philip Shuler arrived at Gallipoli in 1915 with the invading British and Allied forces. They report on the war but fail to tell the true story of an unfolding disaster. From a camp in Cairo to the Little Bay of Anzac to evacuation, This issue of the best series of World War I follows three journalists who refuse to let the truth be the first casualty of war. This series shows the story of men who cannot be silent. The actions of these men help to change the course of the struggle; It ensures that a strategic disaster becomes a legend of human heroism and leaves an indelible mark on everyone’s life.

11- Red Plains series

The Crimson Field series

• Director/creator: David Evans, Richard Clarke, and Thaddeus O’Sullivan
• Actors: Rupert Graves, Ona Chaplin, and Hermione Norris
• Broadcast year: 2014
• Number of episodes: 6
• Genre: War and Drama
• The average score of The Crimson Field on IMDB: 7.8

A team of doctors, nurses, and female volunteers work together in a tented field hospital to heal the bodies and souls of men wounded in the war. The staff was low then, and this field hospital desperately needed volunteers. Meanwhile, some considered women more of a threat than a way of salvation. These people make the daily battle to keep people alive much more difficult. Finally, this series said goodbye to television with the first season because of the comments the critics recorded for it, the little reception that the viewers had, and the budget that was considered for it compared to other series. Sarah Phelps, who wrote the series, explained at the time that she had ideas for four more seasons.

10- Tika Flame Trees series

The Flame Trees of Thika series

• Director/Creator: Roy Ward Baker
• Starring: Hayley Mills, Holly Ord, and David Robb
• Broadcast year: 1981
• Number of episodes: 7
• Genre: Biography and Drama
• The average score of The Flame Trees of Thika on IMDB is 7.8

This is one of the best World War I series, a British series based on a novel by Elizabeth Huxley. Its story also takes place in Thika in the Central Province of Kenya. The story revolves around Elspeth herself, who decides to settle in Kenya with her unorthodox parents and start a coffee farm. This era is considered a time for exploring Al-Saphath, As he encounters nature’s incredible beauty and cruelty and new friendships with Africans and Britons abroad. In the meantime, we also have a side story that shows us the beautiful and boring British Lettice Palmer, Someone who gets into a relationship with a handsome safari guide. But finally, the excitement of Elspeth’s life is interrupted by the start of World War I and the changes it brings.

9- The Girls of Anzac series

Anzac Girls series

• Director/creator: Ken Cameron and Ian Watson
• Starring: Anna McGahan, Caroline Craig, and Georgia Flood
• Broadcast year: 2014
• Number of episodes: 6
• Genre: action, historical, and drama
• Average rating of Anzac Girls on IMDB: 7.9

“The Anzac Girls: Remarkable Women Who Did Extraordinary Things in Terrible Times.” This issue of the best series of the First World War tells the impressive and remarkable true story of 5 nurses who experience friendship, love, and danger during the First World War. The story of this series begins in December 1914, Focusing on the first female volunteers who left Australia for the Great War to serve as army nurses. They made their way to Egypt in preparation for the Gallipoli campaign. They fit in Alexandria, Gallipoli, Lemnos, and on the Western Front. They experienced unusual friendship, passionate love, and heartbreak amid that shocking amount of difficulty and hardship. The story of these female nurses has rarely been told, and this series has been able to portray them well. It is through the book of Peter Reiss as well as memories, letters, pictures, and historical documents.

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8- The end of the parade series

Parade’s End series

• Director/Creator: Susan White
• Actors: Benedict Cumberbatch, Rebecca Hall, and Adelaide Clemens
• Broadcast year: 2012
• Number of episodes: 5
• Genre: Action, Romance, and Drama
• The average rating of Parade’s End on IMDB is 7.5

The End of Parade series story takes place in the background of World War I. It revolves around Christopher Tietjens, A senior civil servant with great wealth and a privileged experience whose marriage crumbled almost as soon as it began, and everything was lost. He soon falls in love with another woman. Still, he continues to value and respect Sylvia for a considerable time, having experienced several different relationships. In addition to all these issues, Chris struggles with shell shock (horror and anxiety caused by the sound of the explosion) and losing part of his memory of the events that happened during the war. The series was largely well-received by critics and is sometimes described as “a clever version of Downton Abbey.” This series was nominated for many awards and finally received the Best Costume Design award at the BAFTA ceremony.

7- Anzac series

Anzacs series

• Director/creator: John Dixon, George T. Miller, and Pino Amenta
• Cast: Andrew Clarke, John Blake, and Paul Hogan
• Broadcast year: 1985
• Number of episodes: 5
• Genre: historical, war, and drama
• Average rating of Anzacs on IMDB: 8.1

The Anzac series, considered the next best series of the First World War, tells the story of the lives of dozens of Australian soldiers who served in the Australian and New Zealand Army during the First World War. The series follows the story’s soldiers from the Battle of Gallipoli in 1951 to the brutal trenches of France in the Battles of the Somme in 1916, the Battles of Arias and Vimy Ridge in 1917, the final German offensive in 1918, and their eventual victory; Meanwhile, it shows the hardships, adventures in the war and also the loss of friends along with the main storyline. This series shows well the critical issues in Australian identity, Including friendship, the loss of innocence in war, and the growth and development of the Australian nation and its soldiers.

6- Fall of the Eagles series

Fall of Eagles series

• Director/Creator: John Elliott
• Starring: Pamela Brown, Miles Anderson, and Diane Kane
• Broadcast year: 1974
• Number of episodes: 13
• Genre: historical, war, and drama
• Average rating of Fall of Eagles on IMDB: 8.1

This series tells the story of the last decades of three great empires that fell due to historical events. All three kingdoms used the eagle symbol in their royal and family emblems. The central theme is the effects of centuries of tyranny, with a lack of social reform and the devastating impact of World War I, which gave rise to revolutionary movements. The story of this series begins after the revolutions of 1848 and continues until the truce of November 11, 1918. This means this series covers about 70 years of history in its 13 episodes. The images of each episode move between these three empires: Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Russia. This ambitious series captivates the audience by depicting the years of revolution in which the strong monarchies of Central and Eastern Europe slowly disintegrated.

5- The series will be about people

There Will Be People series

• Director/Creator: Arkady Nepitaliuk
• Actors: Katerina Grigorenko, Ostap Ziyadak and Akmal Gorzov
• Broadcast year: 2020
• Number of episodes: 12
• Genre: historical, romantic, and drama
• The average rating of There Will Be People on IMDB is 8.8

This is one of the best series of the First World War, a little less known than the others in this list, and to get to know it, we have to travel to the country of Ukraine. This series has an epic format and style and depicts the turbulent periods of the beginning of the 20th century from the eyes of ordinary people, including the First World War, the revolution, and the rise of the Soviet regime. Each character in the story faces the concept of truth in his own way, and changes occur in each identity. However, each of them has in common a fundamental desire to live, love, and find their place in the new age.

4- Riley’s series: spies single point

Reilly series: Ace of Spies

• Director/creator: Martin Campbell and Jim Goddard
• Starring: Sam Neill, Genean Crowley, and Leo McKern
• Broadcast year: 1983
• Number of episodes: 12
• Genre: Crime and Drama
• Average rating of Reilly: Ace of Spies on IMDB: 8.2

If you are interested in espionage, you must have heard Sidney Riley. This Russian-born adventurer became one of the greatest spies ever to work for Britain and its empire. This number from the list of the best series of World War I is also about this person. Among his achievements in the early 20th century, we can mention the penetration of the German General Staff in 1917 and the near overthrow of the Bolsheviks in 1918. His reputation with women was as legendary as his genius for espionage. This series is based on the book Ace of Spies by Robin Bruce Lockhart. It is interesting to know that this writer’s father, R. H. Bruce Lockhart, was a friend of Riley’s spy.

3- Gallipoli series

Gallipoli series

• Director/Creator: Glendin Iovine
• Starring: Cody Smith-McPhee, Harry Greenwood, and Sam Parsonson
• Broadcast year: 2015
• Number of episodes: 7
• Genre: historical, war, and the average average rating of Gallipoli on IMDB is 7.9

It’s April 25, 1915, and at sunrise, the forces of Anzac’s army enter battle on the shores of the Gallipoli Peninsula. Tali, Bowan, and their other friends and comrades are desperately trying to find their way through dangerous slopes and deep canyons while leaving no traces behind. They spend the next eight months living on the peninsula, enduring harsh conditions to learn survival lessons. By the time it is time for them to be evacuated, in addition to survival lessons, they also know combat skills and what it means to be young in war. The story of this series revolves more than anything else around 17-year-old Thomas Johnson, who, along with his brother, lies about his age to be sent to war and join the army. This series is based on the novel of the same name by Les Carlyon.

2- Blackadder series continues

The Blackadder Goes Forth series

• Director/Creator: Richard Budden
• Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, and Hugh Laurie
• Broadcast year: 1989
• Number of episodes: 6
• Genre: Comedy and War
• The average rating of Blackadder Goes Forth on IMDB is 8.8

The series places old and familiar characters Blackadder, Baldrick, and George in a trench in Flanders during World War I. They desperately try to escape from the barricades to survive, but all their efforts fail as if they are doomed. They want to run by any means from the wrong orders of General Mulchet. The series references famous people of the time and criticizes the leadership of the British Army during the election campaign. This comes to a head at the end of the last episode, where the soldiers are ordered to launch deadly attacks against enemy lines. Despite initial concerns that the comedy might trivialize the war, the series was widely praised and won the British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Series in 1989.

1- 37 days series

37 Days series

• Director/Creator: Justin Hardy
• Starring: Ian McDiarmid, Nicholas Farrell, and Tim Pigott-Smith
• Broadcast year: 2014
• Number of parts: 3
• Genre: Historical
• Average rating of 37 Days on IMDB: 8.1

In the first and last issue of the list of the best series of the First World War, we go to a British work that goes precisely according to its name. This collection considered a 3-part mini-series, depicts 37 days before the start of World War I, From the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914, to the British declaration of war against Germany on August 4, 1914. Critics primarily received this historical series. They read this collection clearly and intelligently and gave an account of MacDiarmid’s performance. According to them, without a doubt, this artist’s performance in this role is considered one of his most outstanding performances. Most of the other critics called the 37 Days series a lovely and impressive series, with excellent and powerful games; Some of them even considered it a masterpiece.