Secrets of World War II
TV Show · Documentary · History

From May 1940 until June 1944, Europe was overrun by the Nazis, in order to combat this Churchill set up the Special Operations Executive to 'set Europe ablaze’. This is the story of the operations, accounts of espionage and those spies who waged this secret war and set Europe alight.

2011 · 51m
Starring Alisdair Simpson, Jon Wennington, Jo Hedwig Teeuwisse
Director Elliot McCaffrey, Serena Davies

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    The Special Interrogation Group
    In the desert of north Africa in the summer of 1942 a small band of soldiers were selected by the British for a unique mission.
    51m
  • EPISODE 2
    Hardy Amies and the Belgian Hit List
    An insight into Ratweek, an operation of assassinations without trial in Belgium by the UK's special ops team.
    49m
  • EPISODE 3
    The Mafia Connection
    With the fate of the free world in the balance, the U.S. government turns to the head of the New York Mafia for help, and gets far more than they bargained for in return.
    49m
  • EPISODE 4
    Double Agent Tricycle
    A wealthy lawyer, debonair ladies man, consummate actor and fearless gambler, Dusko Popov plays the role of playboy to become one of Germany's most-trusted spies.
    51m
  • EPISODE 5
    The Banker, the Norwegians & the Bomb
    Sir Charles Hambro and the two operations, Grouse and Gunnerside, that he oversaw that helped stop the Nazis from developing nuclear technology.
    49m
  • EPISODE 6
    The Scholar and the Fight for Greece
    Monty Woodhouse wrote his name in history by helping to destroy the Gorgopotamos Bridge in 1942 to disrupt German supply routes in occupied Greece.
    49m

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Cast & Crew

  • A‌S
    Alisdair Simpson
    Self
  • J‌W
    Jon Wennington
    Charles Hambro
  • J‌H
    Jo Hedwig Teeuwisse
    Vera Atkins
  • E‌M
    Elliot McCaffrey
    Director
  • S‌D
    Serena Davies
    Director
  • E‌M
    Elliot McCaffrey
    Producer

About

Secrets of World War II

Documentary

From May 1940 until June 1944, Europe was overrun by the Nazis, in order to combat this Churchill set up the Special Operations Executive to 'set Europe ablaze’. This is the story of the operations, accounts of espionage and those spies who waged this secret war and set Europe alight.

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UYESTER
Released
2011
Rated
PG
© 2011 WORLD MEDIA RIGHTS

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