These British period drama TV shows follow people working, raising families, or trying to stay safe on the home front during World War II. Start with Home Fires for a village Women’s Institute, Foyle’s War for a coastal…
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1 Home Fires (2015) ★ 8.2 IMDb First aired May 3, 2015 In a rural Cheshire village, members of the Women’s Institute organize while rationing and wartime responsibilities change their homes. Pick it for a close look at neighbors trying to keep the village together, including people who disagree about what to do. 0 2 Foyle's War (2002) ★ 8.6 IMDb First aired Oct 27, 2002 A detective in Hastings investigates crimes the war makes easier to hide, from profiteering to tensions around defense work. Start with the wartime years for the coastal setting, civilian policing, and cases shaped by the demands on an English town. Later episodes follow Foyle after the war. 0 3 Land Girls (2009) ★ 7.0 IMDb First aired Sep 7, 2009 Young women in the Women’s Land Army work at the Hoxley estate. Their place on the farm gives this series a way to show how the war moves into the routines of an English village, with women who have different reasons for taking the same difficult job. 0 4 The Halcyon (2017) ★ 7.4 IMDb First aired Jan 2, 2017 A luxury London hotel stays open as the city moves into the Blitz. Try it to see a wartime workplace from several levels, with staff trying to get through shifts while guests, owners, and politicians try to hold on to their ordinary privileges. 0 5 All Creatures Great & Small (2020) ★ 8.6 IMDb First aired Sep 1, 2020 Start with the 2020 adaptation and reach the fourth season for Darrowby in 1940. The Yorkshire veterinary practice has its usual farm visits, but enlistment and wartime shortages put more of the work on the people who remain. Pick it for rural life and neighbors who still depend on each other. 0 6 A Family at War (1970) ★ 7.7 IMDb First aired Apr 14, 1970 The Ashton household in Liverpool follows a war that reaches people at different times and in different ways. This is a longer family serial, best when you want everyday arguments, work, and family duty to carry as much weight as big news from Europe. 0 7 Island at War (2004) ★ 7.6 IMDb First aired Jul 11, 2004 On fictional St. Gregory in the Channel Islands, the German occupation makes even everyday transactions a question of what residents can accept. Pick it for a short drama about civilians who have few choices that would leave their neighbors unaffected. 0 8 Enemy at the Door (1978) ★ 7.9 IMDb First aired Jan 28, 1978 This older series places civilians on Guernsey under a German military government. It takes time to show how restrictions and divided loyalties affect a small community. Watch it when you want more room for difficult negotiations than a shorter occupation drama offers. 0 9 World on Fire (2019) ★ 7.4 IMDb First aired Sep 29, 2019 The series travels abroad, but the Manchester stories give civilian families, air raids, and local wartime work a substantial place. Choose it if you want the home front set alongside a wider war, with characters such as Lois and Robina coping with very different pressures. 0 10 Danger UXB (1979) ★ 8.5 IMDb First aired Jan 8, 1979 A bomb disposal unit deals with unexploded ordnance in wartime Britain. Although the unit supplies much of the suspense, the series also shows what it means for families, homes, and neighborhoods to have dangerous work come right to their doors. 0 
Home Fires (2015)First aired May 3, 2015In a rural Cheshire village, members of the Women’s Institute organize while rationing and wartime responsibilities change their homes. Pick it for a close look at neighbors trying to keep the village together, including people who disagree about what to do.0
Foyle's War (2002)First aired Oct 27, 2002A detective in Hastings investigates crimes the war makes easier to hide, from profiteering to tensions around defense work. Start with the wartime years for the coastal setting, civilian policing, and cases shaped by the demands on an English town. Later episodes follow Foyle after the war.0
Land Girls (2009)First aired Sep 7, 2009Young women in the Women’s Land Army work at the Hoxley estate. Their place on the farm gives this series a way to show how the war moves into the routines of an English village, with women who have different reasons for taking the same difficult job.0
The Halcyon (2017)First aired Jan 2, 2017A luxury London hotel stays open as the city moves into the Blitz. Try it to see a wartime workplace from several levels, with staff trying to get through shifts while guests, owners, and politicians try to hold on to their ordinary privileges.0
All Creatures Great & Small (2020)First aired Sep 1, 2020Start with the 2020 adaptation and reach the fourth season for Darrowby in 1940. The Yorkshire veterinary practice has its usual farm visits, but enlistment and wartime shortages put more of the work on the people who remain. Pick it for rural life and neighbors who still depend on each other.0
A Family at War (1970)First aired Apr 14, 1970The Ashton household in Liverpool follows a war that reaches people at different times and in different ways. This is a longer family serial, best when you want everyday arguments, work, and family duty to carry as much weight as big news from Europe.0
Island at War (2004)First aired Jul 11, 2004On fictional St. Gregory in the Channel Islands, the German occupation makes even everyday transactions a question of what residents can accept. Pick it for a short drama about civilians who have few choices that would leave their neighbors unaffected.0
Enemy at the Door (1978)First aired Jan 28, 1978This older series places civilians on Guernsey under a German military government. It takes time to show how restrictions and divided loyalties affect a small community. Watch it when you want more room for difficult negotiations than a shorter occupation drama offers.0
World on Fire (2019)First aired Sep 29, 2019The series travels abroad, but the Manchester stories give civilian families, air raids, and local wartime work a substantial place. Choose it if you want the home front set alongside a wider war, with characters such as Lois and Robina coping with very different pressures.0
Danger UXB (1979)First aired Jan 8, 1979A bomb disposal unit deals with unexploded ordnance in wartime Britain. Although the unit supplies much of the suspense, the series also shows what it means for families, homes, and neighborhoods to have dangerous work come right to their doors.0