Testament of Youth is a 1979 BBC television drama based on the First World War memoir of the same name written by Vera Brittain.

[1] The series stars Cheryl Campbell as Vera Brittain, an independent young woman from Buxton, Derbyshire, who abandons her studies at Somerville College, Oxford University to become a volunteer nurse.

It features Peter Woodward as Roland Leighton, Joanna McCallum as Winifred Holtby and Emrys James and Jane Wenham as Vera's parents.

As well as her BAFTA, Campbell received a Best Actress award from the Broadcasting Press Guild.

[3] Elaine Morgan was honoured with the Writer of the Year award from the Royal Television Society for her serialisation.