Set during the thrilling social change of the mid-1950s, The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco captures the lives of four remarkable women gifted with extraordinary intelligence, breathtaking capacity for pattern recognition, and a genius for decryption.Years after secretly serving during WWII as code-breakers tasked with penetrating the Axis Powers' secret communications, they turn their skills to solving murders overlooked by police. In the process they are plunged into fascinating corners of the city, forge powerful relationships, and rediscover their own powers and potential. Our women achieve justice not only for the victims, but also for themselves as they carve out new lives in the wider world.
It's 1956, two years after we last saw our women, when Jean is confronted with evidence that the killer who struck down a Bletchley girl during the war… has resurfaced in San Francisco. With a scrap of war-time code from an American counterpart (a brilliant cryptographer who worked in the Presidio) Jean and Millie set sail to San Francisco to locate some of those code-breakers, who they hope might be able to lend support to their investigations. Decoding the decade-old teletype message leads them to an underground jazz club in the heart of San Francisco, where they meet Iris — an American musician and math genius who served at the Presidio during the war. She, along with her young engineering prodigy Hailey, is convinced to join forces with their British visitors, in order to track a series of murders that have shattered the Fillmore District — a vibrant downtown neighbourhood where Iris happens to live. His twisted signature: cutting out victims' tongues and drawing an inexplicable box on their palms.
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s01e02Wake2018-08-0120:00⌄
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Wake
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2018-08-01 ·
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Subsequent deaths make it clear: San Francisco is in the grip of a killer with a dark and complex agenda and is now menacing Iris's own neighbourhood. The four unlikely allies struggle to work together - and in the process, not only expose a twisted operation, but also forge powerful and lasting bonds.
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s01e03Charlotte's Web2018-08-0820:00⌄
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Charlotte's Web
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2018-08-08 ·
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The four women delve into the mysterious death of Iris's suburban friend, uncovering a complex cluster of marriages built on lies and deception. In her quest to forge a new life, Millie must confront a long-lost cousin, who may hold the key to her future in San Francisco.
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s01e04Madhouse2018-08-1520:00⌄
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Madhouse
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2018-08-15 ·
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After a seemingly innocent man is charged with murder, the women become enmeshed in a tangled suburban tragedy, racing to find both the true killer and the methods before the scent goes cold. Meanwhile, Jean grapples with how — and where — to build a new life for herself.
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s01e05Not Cricket2018-08-2220:00⌄
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Not Cricket
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2018-08-22 ·
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A bloodied and battered stranger collapses on Millie and Jean's doorstep, dragging them into a mysterious criminal underworld.
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s01e06Iron in War2018-08-2920:00⌄
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Iron in War
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2018-08-29 ·
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Having uncovered a covert system of police corruption, the women must go it alone, crafting a complex sting operation in order to draw out two warring factions and see justice done.
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s01e07Fog of War2018-09-0520:00⌄
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Fog of War
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2018-09-05 ·
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When a Russian diplomat dies in Iris's arms, the FBI sweep in to control the story and rule the death accidental and Iris is forced to get involved to protect her family.
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s01e08In for a Pound2018-09-1220:00⌄
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In for a Pound
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2018-09-12 ·
20:00
A death in the Big Bop Club brings an international incident right to their doorstep, while the women grapple with Jean's sudden disappearance.
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