Special Ops: 1943

During the 1940s a crack team of undercover agents were plucked from civilian life. They were intensively trained to go behind enemy lines in Europe, where they ran resistance cells, gathered intelligence and undertook sabotage missions. Their enormous contribution to the war effort is still largely unknown. This new 5x60 series for BBC Two, Special Ops: 1943 will tell the story of the Special Operations Executive by painstakingly resurrecting their training programme, revealing how a group of ordinary men and women helped save Europe from within.
　　Using once-classified training manuals, secret mission plans and personal testimony, the series will bring one of the most exacting training schools back to life. For three weeks, modern-day Britons will try to master the complex cover stories, 1940s code breaking and sabotage skills that went into being an SOE agent. The chosen few will make it to 『finishing school' where they will be tested by dummy missions to see who has what it takes to pass the course. Those that do will undertake an emotional journey in the UK and overseas to discover what happened to the real agents and to honour their incredible bravery and sacrifice.