Wish Me Luck

Season 1

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.

8 Episodes

  • Episode 1
    E1
    Episode 1England, 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.
  • Episode 2
    E2
    Episode 2Liz and Matty prepare for duty, and Liz says a painful goodbye to yer daughter. Under cover of night, the new agents fly to France.
  • Episode 3
    E3
    Episode 3Resistance 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.
  • Episode 4
    E4
    Episode 4Matty 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.
  • Episode 5
    E5
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 6
    E6
    Episode 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
  • Episode 7
    E7
    Episode 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.
  • Episode 8
    E8
    Episode 8Matty'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?

Cast of Season 1

  • Jeremy Northam
  • Kate Buffery
  • Julian Glover
  • Suzanna Hamilton
  • Jane Asher
  • Michael J. Jackson
  • Mark Anstee
  • Stuart McGugan
  • Jane Snowden
  • Warren Clarke
  • Nigel Le Vaillant
  • Colin ShindlerProducer
  • Lavinia WarnerProducer

 

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