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Wish Me Luck

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Focuses on the lives of British women recruited as secret agents in occupied France during World War II. The series follows their training, missions, and the dangers they face while working with the French Resistance.

DramaWar & Politics

3.1 / 5

17th January 1988 - 25th February 1990
Producer
Michael Chaplin
Top Cast
Jeremy NorthamKate BufferyJulian Glover
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Episode 1
17th January 1988

Episode 1

England, 1942. Liz Grainger lives a privileged life in Dover with her 5-year-old daughter; Matty Fireman works in a London factory. Both are recruited as secret agents by charismatic Col. Cad Cadogan.

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Episode 2
24th January 1988

Episode 2

Liz and Matty prepare for duty, and Liz says a painful goodbye to yer daughter. Under cover of night, the new agents fly to France.

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Episode 3
31st January 1988

Episode 3

Resistance leader Kit Vanston is shocked that the new arrivals are women. As German forces close in on her location, wireless operator Matty sends her first transmission.

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Episode 4
7th February 1988

Episode 4

Matty narrowly escapes detection. Meanwhile, Liz learns that her childhood friend, Claudine, has been forced to billet German Col. Krieger and his officers in her chateau.

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Episode 5
14th February 1988

Episode 5

Liz makes plans to return to London with vital information for Cad. Trapped between the Resistance and the Germans, Claudine faces a ghastly choice: become a double agent or be handed over to the Gestapo.

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Episode 6
21st February 1988

Episode 6

Liz's husband wants to know the truth about her wartime activities. When she comes clean, he's outraged. Back in France, Kit warns Matty to be more careful, and Claudine provides useful information to the Germans

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Episode 7
28th February 1988

Episode 7

Matty has been captured and Imprisoned, endangering the entire operation and the safety of its agents. Cad must send Liz to learn what is happening in France.

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Episode 8
6th March 1988

Episode 8

Matty's interrogation becomes increasingly brutal. Liz learns the awful truth about who betrayed her friend and mounts a dramatic rescue efort with Kit. Can they reach Matty in time?