World on Fire belated returns for a second series. The world being in shutdown was the reason for the delay.
The action has moved to 1941 and Sean Bean lives up to his reputation. His pacifist character has died off screen.
Translator Harry Chase (Jonah Hauer-King) has returned home with his firebrand Polish wife Kasia (Zofia Wichlacz.) His mother Robina (Lesley Manville) is as waspish as ever.
No wonder Harry does not hang around long. His former flame Lois shows up with his child. Harry is off to North Africa.
Peter Bowker the writer has expanded the story for the second series. There is a British Indian army unit fighting the Italians. Only they seem to have more dangerous missions as they are seen to be expendable.
In Berlin, a teacher is horrified that young schoolgirls are selected to breed with SS officers. Marga is keen to do her bit for the Aryan race. Her parents are afraid to express dissent in case she reports them.
Like the first series it has the soap opera elements. I do think Sean Bean and Helen Hunt are missed here. I wonder if it was budget cuts, the north African scenes certainly looked a lot like CGI.
