Wish Me Luck

"Wish Me Luck" is a British television drama about the exploits of British women agents during the Second World War. The series was made by London Weekend Television for the ITV network between 1987 and 1989 and created by Lavinia Warner and Jill Hyem, who had previously produced and written the BBC women prisoner of war series "Tenko". The series was filmed on location in England and France.

"Wish Me Luck" is similar to "Tenko" and the 1970s BBC drama "Secret Army", in that it deals with strong female characters coping under extreme conditions in wartime. The organisation for which the series' women agents worked, the 'Outfit', was based on the real-life Special Operations Executive.

Principal Cast and Crew

The first series centred around the exploits of two recruits played by Kate Buffery and Suzanna Hamilton. The second series saw Kate Buffery joined by Lynn Farleigh and Jane Snowden. The third and final series which was based on the 1944 Vercors rebellion saw Jane Snowden joined by Catherine Schell, Jeremy Nicholas and, in one of her first television roles, Shirley Henderson. Running the 'Outfit' back in London were Jane Asher and Julian Glover.

Other key characters were played by Terrence Hardiman, Jeremy Northam, Stuart McGugan, Warren Clarke, Felicity Montagu, Michael J. Jackson, Mark Anstee, Trevor Peacock and Nigel Le Vaillant.

The first series was directed by Gordon Flemyng, the second and third series by Bill Hays.

DVD releases

All three series of "Wish Me Luck" have now been released on DVD (Region 2, UK) by DD Home Entertainment (DDHE). The first series is also available on DVD in the United States. Each of DDHE's Region 2 DVD boxsets are accompanied by fully-illustrated booklets written by Andy Priestner, which go behind-the-scenes and examine how each series was made.

External links

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