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Secret Army

The Belgian resistance movement Lifeline, based in Brussels, played a crucial role in World War II by rescuing and returning Allied airmen who were shot down by the Luftwaffe and bringing them back to the United Kingdom.

In a small Brussels café, a quiet owner secretly leads a Belgian resistance group, Lifeline, dedicated to rescuing stranded Allied pilots and smuggling them to safety in Britain.

Episodes:

Episode 2 Sergeant on the Run

2. Sergeant on the Run

Aired: Sep 14, 1977

A prisoner's silence is a defiant act of resistance against Kessler's ruthles...

Episode 3 Radishes with Butter

3. Radishes with Butter

Aired: Sep 21, 1977

Curtis arrives in France with financial backing from England, forming a stron...

Episode 4 Child's Play

4. Child's Play

Aired: Sep 28, 1977

A provocative article sparks an unlikely partnership between Brandt and a Fre...

Episode 5 Second Chance

5. Second Chance

Aired: Oct 5, 1977

An airman, who has crash-landed, is rescued from the water by a mysterious ba...

Episode 6 Growing Up

6. Growing Up

Aired: Oct 12, 1977

A wounded airman takes refuge in a barn, where he surprises a curious young b...

Episode 7 Lost Sheep

7. Lost Sheep

Aired: Oct 19, 1977

A pilot, separated from his team, takes refuge with a French literary couple,...

Episode 8 Guilt

8. Guilt

Aired: Oct 26, 1977

Curtis is assigned to uncover the identity of the traitor who exposed Peter R...

Episode 9 Too Near Home

9. Too Near Home

Aired: Nov 1, 1977

A surprise raid captures Yvette and her uncle Gaston, leading to a tense inte...

Episode 10 Identity in Doubt

10. Identity in Doubt

Aired: Nov 8, 1977

A desperate airman, refused aid by Lifeline, resorts to kidnapping Natalie to...

Episode 12 Hymn to Freedom

12. Hymn to Freedom

Aired: Nov 29, 1977

Curtis plans a covert mission to smuggle a high-ranking Belgian official to E...

Episode 13 Bait

13. Bait

Aired: Dec 6, 1977

A British airman crash-lands and finds shelter with Madame Bidout, an elderly...

Episode 14 Good Friday

14. Good Friday

Aired: Dec 13, 1977

A RAF pilot flees to a monastery, sparking a divide between Father Pierre and...

Episode 15 Suspicions

15. Suspicions

Aired: Dec 20, 1977

Curtis finds himself at the center of a complex investigation, with suspicion...

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Info about Secret Army

Seasons: 3

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres:Drama, War, History