If you enjoy espionage, danger and romance, you are going to love Wish Me Luck: The Complete Collection. This exciting series takes place during the heart of World War II. Both the spectacular scenery and life like costumes will make you feel like you stepped back in time. The amazing cast gives a stellar performance and all eight episodes will keep you on the edge of your seat. Here is a little more information direct from Acorn.
Based on the true stories of British heroines who crossed enemy lines to work undercover with the French Resistance, the compelling British WWII series, Wish Me Luck: The Complete Collection, arrives to DVD from Acorn Media on October 23, 2012. Broadcast on ITV from 1988-1990 and U.S. public television in the 1990s, these three complete, acclaimed series feature plots rife with tension and danger and outstanding casts including Kate Buffery (Trial and Retribution), Jane Asher (A Voyage Round My Father), and Julian Glover (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade). Filmed on location in Britain and France, Wish Me Luck features strong female characters, historical authenticity, and spectacular scenery. The DVD 6-Disc Set includes all 23 episodes, plus bonus photo gallery and historical background on the real operation that inspired the series (www.AcornOnline.com, $79.99).
While
World War II rages, brave British women risk their lives as secret
agents in occupied France. Recruited by Col. James “Cad” Cadogan (Julian
Glover), young mother Liz Grainger (Kate Buffery) and other new
operatives work undercover with the French Resistance. Their assignment
is sabotage, subversion, and propaganda; if caught, their fate is
torture or worse. The ensemble cast includes
Jeremy Northam (The Tudors), Warren Clarke (Dalziel & Pascoe),
Michael J. Jackson (Doctors), Jane Snowden (All Passion Spent), and
Shirley Henderson (Bridget Jones’s Diary, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets).
If you are interested in checking out the Wish Me Luck:The Complete Collection for yourself, it is available at for the low price of $79.99. Check it out today and get immersed in a great series filled with drama and danger behind enemy lines. You won't be disappointed.
***Please note that I received no form of monetary compensation for this post. I did receive a sample of the product to try in order to write a fair and honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and were not influenced in any way. ***
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