Drama series exploring WW1 and the tragedies of war through letters of two young lovers.
'I had to fire about 15 times at machine guns'.
A death in the family brings heartache for Phyllis.
'I took his hand - that poor hand, wasted away to skin and bone'.
Eric's mind wanders to Athlone - and the thought of being with Phyllis again.
Phyllis learns that Eric is practically penniless.
Eric struggles to find time to write.
Eric is despondent - 'I shall not be allowed to read or write'.
Eric is nearly blind and struggles to write.
Eric is haunted by the wailings of a shell-shocked soldier.
'What a funny thing it was that that you opened the book of the army list...'.
Eric speaks of the pain of losing a close friend.
'The flies here are awful; there are millions and millions of them'.
'I seem to be much, much further away from my lady now...'.
Eric reports that censorship might restrict his letters to Phyllis.
Eric remembers: 'We made an awful row and had a dance!'.
Eric is caught in a bitter battle at the front.
'I don't quite know what I feel like today. We have just buried dear old Burrows.'.
It has been three months since Eric was with Phyllis. A photograph is his only company.
'This ghastly din goes on and to top it all I haven't had a letter for eleven whole days.'
Eric feels like a 'selfish brute' after writing a harsh letter.
Eric dreads the thought of going into action again, but it is not far off.
'You seem so dreadfully frightened for some reason...'.
Eric stands, glued to the spot, as a plane comes crashing towards him.
'It's nearly 19 months since I came out here. When will the nightmare end?'.
