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The Bletchley Circle 2012

★ TMDB users: 7.6/10 from 149 votes TV-14 DramaMysteryCrime 2 seasons · 7 eps Ended
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Topic: Television series "The Bletchley Circle" (2012). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.

Type
TV series
Year
2012
Status
Ended
Episodes
7
Runtime
45 minutes
First aired
Sep 6, 2012
Last aired
Jan 27, 2014
Original language
EN
Origin
GB
Networks
ITV1
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Crime
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★ TMDB users: 7.6/10 from 149 votes
Format
2 seasons · 7 episodes
Episode runtime
~45 minutes
Status
Ended
Network
ITV1
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Topic: Television series "The Bletchley Circle" (2012).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Constraint 1: Write ONLY verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
Constraint 2: No inventing/guessing titles, names, dates, episode counts, awards, ratings, etc.
Constraint 3: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
Constraint 4: No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points.
Constraint 5: Word count 150-190 words.
Constraint 6: First sentence must not contain spoilers.
Constraint 7: Use ONLY facts present in the provided text.
Title: The Bletchley Circle.
Year: 2012.
Genre: Drama, Mystery, and Crime (Source 1); television mystery drama series (Source 5).
Setting: 1952–53 (Source 5); 1952 (Source 3).
Premise: Follows four ordinary women with extraordinary skills that helped to end World War II (Source 1/3). They worked as codebreakers at Bletchley Park, the principal centre of British code-breaking during the Second World War (Source 5).
Characters: Susan, Millie, Lucy, and Jean (Source 1/3).
Plot details: They have returned to normal lives, having modestly set aside their roles in producing crucial intelligence that helped the Allies to victory and shortened the war (Source 1/3).

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“Four former codebreakers use their extraordinary skills to solve an unsolved murder in 1952.”

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  • Features a central group of four women with extraordinary skills
  • Explores the intelligence work used to help the Allies during World War II
  • Combines elements of drama, mystery, and crime
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  • The police meet the protagonists with skepticism

Watch it if you enjoy mystery dramas centered on women using intelligence and codebreaking to solve crimes.

This TV-14 drama series features mystery and crime elements set in the early 1950s.

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Is The Bletchley Circle worth watching?

The series is a mystery drama featuring women with extraordinary intelligence skills.

How long is the series?

The series ran from 2012 to 2014.

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The series follows the journey of four former codebreakers as they attempt to bring a culprit to justice.

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