Czas honoru

This is one of the best TV drama series about WW2 I have ever seen. The DVD set with the English subtitles works fine for anglophone audiences. The depiction of how Poland's anti-Nazi resistance was organized and run is absolutely riveting. Interesting connection with the British Special Operations Executive (many characters are parachuted in from England) which rather knocks the socks off the relatively pantomime experience of Foyle's War. Strong female characters. Nice sub-plot about a romance between a Jewish girl and a Polish insurgent. Great shoot-outs with the Gestapo. There are good guys and bad guys of every nationality. This series is a vital addition to anyone with a WW2 collection that includes Band of Brothers and Foyle's War.

Minor complaints: some of the special effects are implausible (hand grenades do not cause flaming explosions, but a shower of shrapnel). The costumes all look too new and too cared-for to be plausible; the characters look too groomed and healthy for WW2 Poland. I would prefer the German characters to speak to each other in German rather than in Polish.

But as I say, these are minor issues that do not detract from the really excellent acting, directing and screenplay. Really engaging complexity, surprise and emotional engagement with the characters. The story lines are gripping and full of massive suspense, which compelled me to watch all 600 minutes (13 episodes) across a single weekend!

Series should especially be aired in every country with a Polish community e.g. USA, UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia. It is a must buy for any 2nd or 3rd generation Poles wanting to get close to their roots, or anyone getting married to a Pole, or anyone about to do business in Poland, to learn about the country.

Grab a Polish beer, sit back, and enjoy!

Does anyone get the impression that there was going to be another season? Because I think that they really left if at medias res. A lot of unresolved issues.

As a second generation Anglo-Pole I find this series (currently 6 series of 13 episodes) intense, informative and personally an eye opener. It explains a lot about Polish 'Emigracja' upbringing in the UK in the 50s and 60s. It is a must see for all of my generation and all who want to get to know and understand more about life in Poland during WWII.

You may have heard about what life was like under occupation, but this series shows it, with documentary footage incorporated into the episodes. It follows the work of a group of UK trained saboteurs (and their loved ones) parachuted back into Poland to help with the resistance, throughout the war years, and in the 6th (latest) series in the little known Polish resistance to communism that followed. It should be shown in England, the US and Australia and NZ - dubbed into English preferably, (with the dubbing correcting the minor criticism of Germans talking to each other in Polish perhaps).

It truly makes you feel the terror of occupation, enabling you to understand so much that went on then, and is going on now in some places in the world. I wish the BBC or maybe Channel 4 would take it up. A 7th series is I understand now being proposed, which will go back to the Warsaw uprising (not included in the original 5 wartime series.)

I have not seen anything like it in English TV or film. (The series on the Channel Islands occupation pales by comparison) Please adopt it someone!! All it needs is dubbing.

*Please continue to film "CZAS HONORU". I do not want this series to come to an end. This show hooks you in and I cannot stop watching so I beg you, please produce more seasons. Ideally up to season 10, or more.* =)

I am hooked! This show really illustrated the struggles of Poland's anti Nazi resistance. The action and suspense will make your heart pound. The meticulously thought out scenes are all interconnected. Nothing is black and white, each nationality has good and evil. The Nazis are portrayed accurately. The Warsaw ghetto is depicted in great detail.

I want the entire DVD set now! I enjoy shows that are unpredictable, that keep you guessing. With the budget that was available for this show, They did a superb job. You will not see grand explosions or expensive special effects, but you will definitely be absorbed with every emotion portrayed in this show. I wish this show was aired in the US.

*TIP* For English subtitles, if you are using Google Chrome, download the SUBBER app. Click "Extensions" in the menu. Search for Subber subtitle viewer. There you can search for subtitles for any show, in almost any language. If you are watching the first episode in season 1, search "Czas Honoru S01E01"

Not sure why this series is si unknown Tremendous and captivating Full of action with a dash of soap opera The story line is tremendous Worth seeing