SummarySusan (Anna Maxwell Martin) contacts her friends from her time as a World War II code breaker at Bletchley Park--Millie (Rachael Stirling), Lucy (Sophie Rundle) and Jean (Julie Graham), to help her solve a series of murders in London.
SummarySusan (Anna Maxwell Martin) contacts her friends from her time as a World War II code breaker at Bletchley Park--Millie (Rachael Stirling), Lucy (Sophie Rundle) and Jean (Julie Graham), to help her solve a series of murders in London.
The drama might have had more depth and texture if more time had been spent contextualizing their relationships instead of just showing the ladies putting up with a series of oafs. But there's only so much Bletchley can do in three installments, and it has many sustaining qualities to offset the relatively thin supporting characters.
While the mystery genre has a rich history of incisive social commentary animating a compelling investigation, this series struggles to balance an examination of women’s place in post-war Britain and a classic race-against-time mystery.
The intriguing three-part The Bletchley Circle, which admirably avoids preciousness as it depicts the teamwork of four women who during WWII worked secretly for the government as code breakers (Bletchley Park was their HQ).