Hut 33

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Three code-breakers hate each other and their draughty hut. James Cary's wartime sitcom.

Three code-breakers are forced to share a draughty wooden hut as they try to break German ciphers. Unfortunately, they hate each other. James Cary's wartime sitcom.

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To avoid a war posting to Burma, the blundering codebreakers must catch a German spy.

To avoid a war posting to Burma, the blundering codebreakers must catch a German spy. Stars Robert Bathurst. From June 2008.

The codebreakers are threatened with being sent to Burma after making yet another mistake with a message.  

In an attempt to redeem themselves before their superiors, they set out to capture a German spy. 

James Cary's sitcom set at Bletchley Park - the top-secret home of the Second World War codebreakers.

Charles …. Robert Bathurst
Archie …. Tom Goodman-Hill
Minka …. Olivia Colman
Mrs Best …. Lill Roughley
Gordon …. Fergus Craig
Joshua … Alex McQueen

With Ben Willbond as Wilhelm.

Producer: Adam Bromley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2008.

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Sitcom by James Cary, set in Bletchley Park in 1941

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