Vera Atkins' files were kept sealed until after she died, but the story of the female spies and the spy-mistress who led them, which has remained secret for over fifty years, can now be revealed.
Cast:Sian Altman , Kat Kumar , Oliver Silver , Kelsey Cooke , Wendy-Anne Daloz , Sarah Boohig , Adam Templar , Emma Wilkinson Wright , Cici Clarke , Steven Halo , David Forde , Clement James , Jonathan Hansler , Rory Coppin , Chris Sheen , Fergus Foster , Max Cavenham , Ciaran Lonsdale
During WWII, SOE spymaster Vera Atkins recruits female agents Odette Sansom and Noor Inayat Khan to aid French Resistance. Agents operate in occupied France while Atkins coordinates missions amid threats of betrayal.
Vera recruits female agents as Paris circuit falters. Noor works undercover in resistance. Szabo and Baseden join ranks. SOE faces internal betrayal claims. Team preps for Nazi confrontation ahead of Allied invasion.
SOE leader tracks missing agents after D-Day. Wireless messages suggest betrayal. As Paris falls to Allies, she searches for Szabo, Baseden and others. Intel from survivor aids hunt while Nazi war crimes surface.
Vera investigates imprisoned agents at Ravensbrück and Karlsruhe, focusing on Noor Khan's fate. With SAS help, she pursues leads in Berlin, joins War Crimes Unit and questions Fraulein Becker while Odette exposes Commandant Suhren.
Assigned to the British War Crime Investigation Unit in post-war Germany, Vera pursues her agents' fate at Natzweiler and Ravensbrück. Piecing together testimonies, she insists on obtaining official records to substantiate her findings for upcoming trials. While Vera seeks justice for her girls, a letter challenges her verdicts on Noor's fate. Suspicions of double agents lead Vera to hunt down a Nazi mastermind. As her investigations unfold, the question remains: Did any agents escape, and who betrayed them?
Despite successfully convicting Nazi perpetrators, Vera continues to face challenges while seeking justice for her girls. As she uncovers betrayal within her ranks, she enlists the SAS to capture a key Nazi figure. During interrogations, shocking truths emerge about compromised agents and penetrated networks. Amid demands for accountability, Vera and her team confront uncomfortable truths.