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.
Watch our panel discussion on this page at 1pm on Thursday 6 July with Jonah Hauer-King, Ahad Raza Mir, Blake Harrison, Gregg Sulkin, Julia Brown and Miriam Schiweck, and writer Peter Bowker.
This is a free, 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
- Blake Harrison as Stan
Hosted by Charlie Girling
About the show
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.
Joining the World On Fire cast for series two are Mark Bonnar (Guilt, Line Of Duty) as Sir James Danemere, Ahad Raza Mir (Resident Evil, Hum Tum) as Rajib, and Gregg Sulkin (Runaways, Pretty Smart) as David. Further new and returning cast will be announced in due course.
World On Fire creator and writer Peter Bowker says: "The second season of World On Fire has been a long wait due to a certain pandemic and this makes the beginning of filming especially exciting. It has been a real joy to pick up the story with our inspirational cast, both our established regulars and new and exciting talent who have embraced the show’s scale and ambition.
