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[[Bletchley Park]]. [[Britain]]'s most secret weapon in the [[Second World War]]. | [[Bletchley Park]]. [[United Kingdom|Britain]]'s most secret weapon in the [[Second World War]]. | ||
Inside draughty huts, the earliest [[computer]]s clatter day and night, decoding enemy transmissions and revealing intelligence crucial to the country's defence. Leading [[WREN]] | Inside draughty huts, the earliest [[computer]]s clatter day and night, decoding enemy transmissions and revealing intelligence crucial to the country's defence. Leading [[Women's Royal Naval Service|WREN]] [[Constance Clarke|Mrs Constance Clarke]] directs her charges to provide vital assistance to the boffins stationed in the Manor House. But a recent arrival among the code-breakers, the mysterious [[Sixth Doctor|Dr Smith]], has attracted the attention of [[MI5]]'s spycatchers... | ||
Over in mainland [[Europe]], [[Nazi]] agents are briefed, covert operations planned, and a [[German]] submarine embarks on a very secret mission. | Over in mainland [[Europe]], [[Nazi]] agents are briefed, covert operations planned, and a [[German]] submarine embarks on a very secret mission. | ||
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* The Doctor uses his common alias "[[Aliases of the Doctor#John Smith|Dr | * The Doctor uses his common alias "[[Aliases of the Doctor#John Smith|Dr John Smith]]" while working in Hut 12A at Bletchley Park. | ||
* [[Sylvia Wimpole]] was a mathematical prodigy at the [[University of Cambridge]]. | * [[Sylvia Wimpole]] was a mathematical prodigy at the [[University of Cambridge]]. | ||
* [[Robbie Flint]] claims that he was the best safe cracker in [[Bermondsey]] in the [[1930s]]. | * [[Robbie Flint]] claims that he was the best safe cracker in [[Bermondsey]] in the [[1930s]]. | ||
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* Constance grew up in [[Malawi|Nyasaland]]. She returned to the [[United Kingdom]] after her father died of [[tuberculosis]]. | * Constance grew up in [[Malawi|Nyasaland]]. She returned to the [[United Kingdom]] after her father died of [[tuberculosis]]. | ||
* Constance began working at Bletchley in [[1940]]. | * Constance began working at Bletchley in [[1940]]. | ||
* Constance's husband | * Constance's husband [[Henry Clarke|Lieutenant Commander Henry Clarke]] is a member of the [[Naval Intelligence Service]]. He was posted to special duties in [[November]] [[1943]]. | ||
* The Doctor has signed the [[Official Secrets Act]] several times. | * The Doctor has signed the [[Official Secrets Act]] several times. | ||
* Constance received a first in modern languages at [[Somerville College]], [[University of Oxford]]. | * Constance received a first in modern languages at [[Somerville College]], [[University of Oxford]]. | ||
