The 'World on Fire' Season 2 Premiere Dives Into Drama, Both International & Domestic
Season 2 of World on Fire doesn’t spend any time in recapping Season 1 or bridging the gap of the last three and a half years away, throwing us straight into 1941 and bombing attacks on Manchester. Lois (Julia Brown) and Connie (Yrsa Daley-Ward), once a double musical act with ENSA, now drive an ambulance. Lois is a fearless driver, scaring Connie when she takes the fastest route to the hospital, narrowly missing falling buildings as the Luftwaffe targets Salford docks.
Kasia: I am a soldier, not a sister or a wife ... I’m just a woman you got trapped with because your timing is wrong.
Harry (Jonah Hauer-King) is on his way home, this time with wife Kasia (Zofia Wichłacz) in tow, both of them looking exhausted after their time with the Polish resistance, neither looking forward to Harry’s mother, Robina (Lesley Manville) not known for her compassion. However, Kasia’s brother, Jan (Eryk Biedunkiewicz), is excited about his sister’s return, waiting at the bottom of the stairs. Robina reminds him that excitement is not good, alarmed when Jan and Kasia start speaking in Polish and Harry joins the conversation. Robina isn’t bothered by air raids but a conversation she can’t join.
