Series 1

Season 1 · 1988 · 8 episodes

Episodes

1Episode 1England, 1942: Liz Grainger lives a privileged life in Dover with her five-year-old daughter; Matty Fireman works in a London factory. Both are recruited as secret agents by charismatic Colonel James 'Cad' Cadogan.
2Episode 2Liz and Matty prepare for duty, and Liz bids a painful goodbye to her daughter. Under cover of night, the new agents fly to France.
3Episode 3Resistance leader Kit Vanston is shocked that the new arrivals are women. As German forces close in, wireless operator Matty sends her first transmission.
4Episode 4Matty narrowly escapes detection. Meanwhile, Liz learns that her childhood friend Claudine has been forced to billet German Colonel Krieger and his officers in her chateau.
5Episode 5Liz 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.
6Episode 6Liz'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
7Episode 7Matty 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.
8Episode 8Matty's interrogation becomes increasingly brutal. Liz learns the awful truth about who betrayed her friend and mounts a dramatic rescue effort with Kit. Can they reach Matty in time?