[mrwh]

I still remember watching the final episode at school, in the early 90s, as part of a history lesson on the First World War. The way it turns from a comedy into something that couldn't be more serious! - except, that seriousness was always there. The tone doesn't so much change as reveal itself. Unforgettable.

[cyberferret]

You are so right about how the seriousness was always there and revealed itself at the end. I too was fairly young when I first watched it, and I think it really framed my propensity for adding humour to otherwise serious situations as a coping mechanism.

[HL33tibCe7]

It reminds me of something else I watched in school - My Boy Jack - a film about Rudyard Kipling and his son. I recently watched it again for the first time since being a child. It’s worth a watch.