Secret War

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.

Edwin Hardy Amies. Fashion designer, businessman, couturier for the Queen But as a young man, he was also one of Britain’s most unlikely spymasters...

With the fate of the free world in the balance, the US government turns to the head of the New York Mafia for help, and gets far more than they bargained for in return.

A wealthy lawyer, debonair ladies man, consummate actor and fearless gambler, Dusko Popov played the role of playboy to become one of Germany’s most trusted spies.

In the chaos of 1940, Churchill created the ‘Special Operations Executive’. Its task – to “set Europe ablaze”.

This is the story of one of the most controversial missions of World War Two.

On the night of the 7th of November 1941, the RAF dropped two agnets of the Special Operations Executive into German occupied Holland.

SOE agent Michael Lees is parachuted into German-held North Italy. His mission – to meet up with local partisans and cause mayhem behind German lines.

For 4 years, of the Second World War, Great Britain waged a secret campaign behind enemy lines in France. At the heart of this struggle was one woman.

Between March 1943 and February 1944, forty-three allied secret agents were parachuted behind enemy lines into German occupied France.

Christine Granville was Britain’s finest female spy. She regularly risked her life to arm the resistance and to bring back information crucial to victory over Germany.

This is the story of a wartime gamble that paid off. How a Scottish aristocrat befriended a ruthless communist and formed the unlikeliest of coalitions.