The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco

I must be honest, I was gutted when the original series was cancelled, ITV seem to have a nack at cancelling shows when they're at their peak, or simply showing signs of developing into something good, The Halcyon and Home Fires to name a few. It was therefore hugely welcome news to learn that Omnifilm had decided to bring the show back from extinction, the challenge was always going to be whether or not they could capture the quality and feel of the original. For the most part the answer is yes, Julie Graham and Rachel Stirling survive from the original run, and provide enough presence to make it feel like Bletchley. It's well produced, the stories are good (maybe not Madhouse so much,) and it deals with some very serious issues, notably sexism and racism.

It's a good series, I think it's fair to say it doesn't quite have the quality of the original runs, but I'm glad to see it back, and I enjoyed it. I look forward to the next four episodes. 7/10

Loved the original series and was disappointed when it was canceled after 2 Seasons. Now the code crackers who served covertly in England come to San Francisco to solve the murder of a co-worker who died during the war. The women are dismissed by the all male police departments. Little do they know these are women with brilliant minds who won't rest till they find the killer.

The characters are quite good and this series has potential. I hope they will grow in the next season and that there is a next season more importantly. We are BritBox devotees and this one could well be a keeper.

Well......this was a brilliant series of episodes including murder, espionage n who dunnits. It was very well written with little twists n turns n suspense n tension.

The cast did a stellar job in bringing the characters to life with heaps of charisma.

Each episode had a different ending n they were all great with some unexpected endings.

I highly recommend this series especially if you like murder mysteries n who dunnits.

Not a bad show with some interesting characters and good use of San Francisco. My problem is that we are told that the show is set in 1952. There is talk of someone being shipped off to Vietnam, possible but America did not start shipping troops there until the mid 60's. In one scene people are listening to music that sounds like it comes from the late 60's in an era before rock and roll. They also talk about converting a mono record player to a stereo player six years before stereo records were on general release. Then a character mentions the British invasion, if he is talking about music, he is over a decade ahead of his time. These anomalies take me out of the story. It is somewhat lazy writing, research is easy, it is basically what the show is about.