The Bletchley Circle: Season 1

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PBS | ITV | INGTV | Season Premiere Date: September 6, 2012

Starring: Julie Graham, Anna Maxwell-Martin, Rachael Stirling

Summary: Susan (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.

Creator: Guy Burt and Guy Burt

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E3. Season 1, Episode Three
Air Date: September 20, 2012
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S1:E2. Season 1, Episode Two
Air Date: September 13, 2012
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S1:E1. Season 1, Episode One
Air Date: September 6, 2012

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Robert Lloyd

Apr 22, 2013

A smart and highly suspenseful miniseries. Read full review

Alessandra Stanley

Apr 19, 2013

Both series [The Bletchley Circle and "Call the Midwife"] find a clever, entertaining way to pay tribute to women who in their time were often overlooked and underestimated, and nevertheless found ways to never be ordinary. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Apr 17, 2013

Perfectly cast and cleverly paced, consider it a mini-"Masterpiece Mystery" for that franchise’s crime-loving loyalists. Read full review

Tirdad Derakhshani

Apr 22, 2013

With its fine acting, tight script, and tense tone, The Bletchley Circle is pure ecstasy for mystery fans. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Apr 19, 2013

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). Read full review

Lesley Smith

Apr 22, 2013

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. Read full review

David Wiegand

Apr 19, 2013

The performances are superb and make Bletchley Circle more than the sum of its pedantic parts. Read full review

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drcaos

Apr 22, 2014

Excellent actors, director and plot. Really refreshing! Too bad people did not support a third season. This kind of quality work deserves higher ratings