The Bletchley Circle
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Bletchley Circle |
| Original title | The Bletchley Circle |
 | |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2012-2014 |
| Production company |
World Productions |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 7 in 2 seasons |
| genre | Crime , drama |
| idea | Guy Burt |
| music | Nick Green |
| First broadcast | September 6, 2012 (UK) on ITV |
| German-language first broadcast |
August 13, 2014 on Sony Entertainment Television |
The Bletchley Circle is a British crime series about four women who worked as cryptanalysts on the decryption of German communications during the Second World War at the English country estate of Bletchley Park , the seat of the central military service at the time. The first of the two seasons begins with the action in 1952 and flashbacks to the time of their work during World War II.
production
It consists of two seasons with a total of seven episodes. However, there is no continuous storyline, rather the miniseries consists of a three-part series (season 1) and two two-part series (season 2), each with its own storyline, which apart from their work in Bletchley Park during the war, no further connection have.
The series aired on ITV from September 6, 2012 to January 27, 2014 . The German-language first broadcast took place after the completion of the second season from August 13 to September 24, 2014 on Sony Entertainment Television . The German audience didn't have to deal with a 15-month waiting break like the English.
Locations
The first season was shot in London, the second season was added to the original location in Bletchley Park.
Cast and dubbing
The German version was made by Synch! Synch! Cinema and TV Synchronization GmbH in Hamburg synchronized. Angelika Scharf directed the dialogue.
| role | occupation | speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Susan | Anna Maxwell Martin | Elena Wilms |
| Millie | Rachael Stirling | Ela Nitzsche |
| Jean | Julie Graham | Dagmar Dreke |
| Lucy | Sophie Rundle | Mia Diekow |
| Timothy | Mark Dexter | Martin Lohmann |
| Alice Merren | Hattie Morahan | Esther Barth |
| Masters | Paul Ritter | Wolf Frass |
| John Richards | Paul McGann | Robert Missler |
| Marta | Brana Bajic | Ulrike Johannson |
| Malcolm Crowley | Steven Robertson |
Episode list
None of the episodes have their own German titles; the English original titles have been adopted.
season 1
The first season consists of a three-part series showing the beginnings of "Bletchley Circle" and the search for a serial killer.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in GB | German language first broadcast (D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Cracking A Killer's Code, Part 1 | Cracking A Killer's Code, Part 1 | September 6, 2012 | August 13, 2014 |
| The four code breakers Susan, Jean, Millie and Lucy were successfully employed during the Second World War to decipher the secret codes of the National Socialists. After the end of the war everyone goes about their daily life. As the troop's puzzle specialist, Susan discovers a pattern behind an unsolved series of murders. She can convince her former colleagues to help her educate her. However, the police are skeptical and initially do not believe Susan. So the four set off alone in search of the murderer and discover a woman's body that the police have not yet found. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | Cracking A Killer's Code, Part 2 | Cracking A Killer's Code, Part 2 | September 13, 2012 | 20th August 2014 |
| After detailed studies of old cases, which, unlike the police, they see as part of the series of murders, they come to the conclusion that the killer can be found in the railway environment. Meanwhile, the police arrest a suspect who Susan believes is innocent. To catch the killer, they want to set a trap in which Lucy acts as bait. However, the attempt fails. She is almost raped and when she comes home she is beaten up by her husband because he thinks she is having an affair. Meanwhile, Susan contacts Mr. Cavendish, a former senior officer and associate at Bletchley Park. He tells him about his former colleague Malcolm Crowley, who suffered from mental health problems after being buried for three days after a bomb attack. Susan thinks Crowley is suspicious, but Crowley died in an accident. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | Cracking a Killer's Code, Part 3 | Cracking a Killer's Code, Part 3 | 20th September 2012 | August 27, 2014 |
| While Lucy recovers from the beating, Susan continues researching Crowley. It turns out that he was probably just faking his death, his supposed corpse was burned beyond recognition, and could have murdered seven more women since the war. Susan visits Crowley's former psychiatrist at his hospital. However, this has moved and the psychiatrist has retired. The man who opens the door introduces himself as the administrator. He wants to help her and lets her in to check the old files. During their conversation, Susan suspects that the steward might be Crowley and she flees. When she comes back with the police, Crowley is gone. Susan and her friends set out to find him by examining his past life and creating a psychological profile. When they tighten the noose, they put themselves in great danger, but Crowley is shot by Millie before he can detonate a hand grenade. | |||||
season 2
The second season was filmed as a two-parter with a double episode each.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in GB | German language first broadcast (D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 1 | Blood On Their Hands: Part 1 | Blood On Their Hands: Part 1 | January 6, 2014 | 3rd September 2014 |
| Alice Merren, a former Bletchley Park employee at the "Engine House", is awaiting trial in prison for the murder of scientist John Richards. However, despite overwhelming evidence, Jean believes in Alice's innocence and asks the rest of the "Bletchley Circle" to help clear the case. Her investigation reveals the misguided reason Alice is willing to accept the death penalty by hanging for a crime she did not commit. The women believe that Richards had an affair with an Elizabeth Lancaster. She would probably have stolen from him and killed him too. However, faced with the facts, Alice still refuses to testify. During the further investigation it turns out that Lizzi (Elizabeth) is Alice and John's daughter and Alice wants to cover them. A murder attempt is carried out on Lizzi. It turns out that she is the victim of a conspiracy. | |||||
| 5 | 2 | Blood On Their Hands: Part 2 | Blood On Their Hands: Part 2 | January 13, 2014 | September 10, 2014 |
| The women are able to uncover Lancaster's true identity, but a race against time begins to save Alice from the gallows with a revision. However, as the investigation continues, they uncover an even more sinister conspiracy. The German poison gas sarin fell into the hands of the British military during the war. A science unit under Professor Masters tested it on soldiers. While Susan tries to contact the victims in the hospital, the three others go to Professor Masters, not knowing that he is still active. Masters accuses the women of espionage and shoots Jean. The caught Susan can convince the officer in charge that a crime has occurred. He sends soldiers to arrest Masters, thereby saving the three women. | |||||
| 6th | 3 | Uncustomed Goods: Part 1 | Uncustomed Goods: Part 1 | 20th January 2014 | 17th September 2014 |
| When Millie is kidnapped, presumably as a result of her involvement in dubious import business, Alice asks "Bletchley Circle" for help out of concern for her friend. The Maltese Magros clan holds Millie prisoner in a hotel, where she discovers that it is not just about smuggling perfumes and cigarettes, but also about trafficking in girls. Martha, the head of the clan, confronts Millie and Jasper, Millie's contact person, with a demand to settle their debts. Jasper takes the blame and Millie is released with the assignment to work directly with the clan from now on. In the contraband warehouse, the four women (Susan is in Bombay) find Jasper's body. | |||||
| 7th | 4th | Uncustomed Goods: Part 2 | Uncustomed Goods: Part 2 | January 27, 2014 | September 24, 2014 |
| A police search of the camp remained unsuccessful. This makes it clear to the women that the clan has informants with the police and that they have to take action themselves. Millie introduces Jean as a major customer to Martha, where Lucy manages to take a look at Martha's order book. Due to her photographic memory, she can reproduce the Enigma codes noted there. From this they can decipher the date and place of the next delivery of goods and give customs officials a tip through a police officer who is in love with Lucy so that the whole gang can be arrested. | |||||
Web links
- The Bletchley Circle in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Bletchley Circle at Fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ^ The Bletchley Circle. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on April 7, 2018 .