Eight stories of the Special Operations Executive.
Narrated by Michael Bryant In the early hours of 26 November 1942, the mountains of central Greece echoed with a double explosion. At dawn, the once impressive railway viaduct across the Gorgopotamos river lay in ruins. SOE had struck their first strategic blow in the occupied Balkans. Greek resistance fighters - the 'andartes' - had joined the British-led sabotage squad in the assault.But from now on, SOE's British commanders would become more and more enmeshed in the web of Greek politics.
For the first time in over 40 years, SOE's men return to their former mountain hideouts to report on how they cut Rommel's vital supply line, how they deceived the Germans about the invasion of Sicily and how they were treated by Churchill's Foreign Office. This superb documentary series
DAILY EXPRESS
Series producer DOMINIC FLESSATI Written and produced by CHRISTOPHER RILEY (R)