Silver Spring, MD — Based on the true stories of female intelligence agents behind Nazi lines, Wish Me Luck, Series 1 arrives on DVD from Acorn Media on March 16, 2010. Driving this compelling British drama series is an exceptional cast, including Kate Buffery (Trial & Retribution), Jane Asher (Brideshead Revisited), Julian Glover (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), Michael J. Jackson (Doctors), Warren Clarke (Dalziel & Pascoe), and Jeremy Northam (The Tudors). Filmed on location in Britain and France, Wish Me Luck boasts strong female characters, tension-filled plots, and historical authenticity (DVD 2-Vol., www.AcornOnline.com, $39.99).

At the height of World War II, France is occupied and all of England is in peril. Col. James “Cad” Cadogan (Julian Glover) will use any means necessary to get the intelligence he needs—even sending civilians to work undercover behind enemy lines. Based on the real-life stories of women recruited by Britain’s Special Operations Executive, this suspenseful drama series follows wife and mother Liz Grainger (Kate Buffery) and half-Jewish factory girl Matty Firman (Suzanna Hamilton, 1984) from training in England through the terror of their daily lives in Nazi-occupied France.

Created by Jill Hyem and Lavinia Warner (BBC’s Tenko), Wish Me Luck aired on ITV for three series (1988-90) and broadcast on U.S. public television in the 1990s.

Street: March 16, 2010
DVD 2-Vol. Boxed Set: 8 episodes - Approx. 388 min.
DVD Features: Historical background on the real operation that inspired the series and a photo gallery.
SRP: $39.99

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