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Hut 33. Image shows from L to R: Charles (Robert Bathurst), Joshua Fanshawe-Marshall (Alex Macqueen), Archie (Tom Goodman-Hill). Copyright: BBC
Hut 33

Hut 33

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2007 - 2009
  • 18 episodes (3 series)

Radio sitcom set in Bletchley Park in 1941, about code-breakers who are forced to share a draughty wooden hut. Stars Robert Bathurst, Tom Goodman-Hill, Fergus Craig, Alex Macqueen, Olivia Colman and Lill Roughley

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Series 3, Episode 1 - Know Thyne Enemy

It's 1942, the war is not going well, and the codebreakers of Bletchley Park are under even more pressure than before.

Further details

It's 1942. Hut 33, the worst performing of the Bletchley Park teams, resorts to desperate measures to improve results. Archie, Gordon and Charles try to think like Germans to help them predict the letter combinations on the Enigma machine. Unfortunately their experiment in psychological warfare goes very badly awry.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 14th October 2009
Time
11:30am
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Robert Bathurst Charles
Tom Goodman-Hill Archie
Fergus Craig Gordon
Alex Macqueen Joshua Fanshawe-Marshall
Olivia Colman Minka
Lill Roughley Mrs Best
Writing team
James Cary Writer
Production team
Adam Bromley Producer

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