Name: Wish Me Luck
Released: 1988-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Julian Glover, Jane Asher, Lynn Farleigh

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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.

Drama · 1988 · 48 min

Starring Julian Glover , Jane Asher , Lynn Farleigh

Director Gordon Flemyng

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

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

30 min · Jan 17, 1988
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

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

30 min · Jan 24, 1988
EPISODE 3

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.

30 min · Jan 31, 1988
EPISODE 4

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.

30 min · Feb 7, 1988
EPISODE 5

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.

30 min · Feb 14, 1988
EPISODE 6

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.

30 min · Feb 21, 1988