Christabel
1988 · BBC Two · 60 min · 1 season
S01E04 · Episode 4
Thu, 8 Dec, 8:25 am
Germany faces a humiliating defeat. Peter's life hangs in the balance as Christabel arrives at Ravensbruck Concentration Camp to plead for him.
About
Christabel is an Englishwoman married to a German who was torn between the love of her country and the love of her husband. The series is a Dennis Potter dramatization of Christabel Bielenberg's wartime memoirs.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Thu, 17 Nov· 60 minAs wedding bells peal across the English countryside, Christabel makes a commitment to married life in a country soon to be at war with her own.
- E02
Episode 2
Thu, 24 Nov· 60 minTrapped in Germany by the outbreak of war, Christabel finds herself at the mercy of Allied air raids and Peter's secret work is put at risk when she takes in two house guests.
- E03
Episode 3
Thu, 1 Dec· 60 minAs Peter's secret work becomes increasingly dangerous, Christabel takes the boys to the safety of the Black Forest but is forced to return to Berlin by some terrifying news.
- E04
Episode 4
Thu, 8 Dec· 60 minGermany faces a humiliating defeat. Peter's life hangs in the balance as Christabel arrives at Ravensbruck Concentration Camp to plead for him.
Cast
Elizabeth Hurley
Christabel Bielenberg
Stephen Dillane
Peter Bielenberg
Geoffrey Palmer
Mr Burton
Ann Bell
Mrs. Burton
Nigel Le Vaillant
Adam von Trott zu Solz
Sam Kelly
Carl Langbehn