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The Bletchley Circle

Network
ITV
Genre
Drama
Premiered
6 September, 2012
The Bletchley Circle

The Bletchley Circle is a television mystery drama miniseries, set in 1952–53, about four women who worked as codebreakers at Bletchley Park. Dissatisfied with the officials' failure to investigate complex crimes, the women join to investigate for themselves. The first series of the miniseries, produced for ITV, was originally shown in the UK in 2012 and premiered in the U.S. in April 2013, on PBS. A second series was broadcast on ITV in January 2014 and on PBS in April 2014. Both series were later aired by Australia's ABC TV. The series was distributed worldwide by Kew Media. The programme was not renewed for a third series. However, in 2018, a spinoff series titled The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco was announced by ITV and BritBox.

Written by Guy Burt
Directed by Andy De Emmony, Jamie Payne, Sarah Harding
Starring Anna Maxwell Martin, Rachael Stirling, Sophie Rundle, Julie Graham, Hattie Morahan
Composer(s) Nick Green
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 7
Executive producer(s) Simon Heath
Producer(s) Jake Lushington
Cinematography John Pardue
Running time 45 minutes
Production company(s) World Productions
Distributor Kew Media
Original network ITV
Followed by The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco
Netflix ID 70272998

About The Bletchley Circle

Mystery drama miniseries about four women who worked as code-breakers at Bletchley Park during World War II. Almost a decade later, they join forces again to try and catch a serial killer.

Achievement of The Bletchley Circle

In 2018, a spinoff series aired, titled The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco.

Top Facts You Did Not Know About The Bletchley Circle

Cryptography in fiction.. Bletchley Park.. Television shows set in the United Kingdom.. British crime television series.

Latest information about The Bletchley Circle updated on July 28 2021.