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The daring stories of remarkable, brave women who put their lives on the line during the Second World War.

Ann an saoghal de dh’ obair-bhrathaidh dhìomhair, tha dìlseachd dhaoine air a chur fo chuideam ann an geama de strì. Ann am Manila a tha fo smachd, tha manaidsear club oidhche, Claire Phillips a’ frithealadh saighdearan Iapanach gus na rùintean-dìomhair aca innse dhan chomhaireachd; tha Peggy Utinksy agus Naomi Flores ag obair còmhla gus stuthan a chùl-mhùtaireachd gu priosanaich cogaidh a tha faisg air a’ bhàs; tha a’ bhana-phrionnsa Sìonach, Yoshiko Kawashima, a’ dol an aghaidh tìr a breith gus Iapan, far an deach a togail, a fhrithealadh; tha Betty McIntosh a’ toirt “propaganda dubh” gu saighdearan an namhad; agus tha Elvira Chaudoir, a’ bhan-oighre à Pearù, ga faighinn fhèin ann am meadhan an gnìomh cabhlachail, adhair agus tìre as motha ann an eachdraidh. Tha gach boireannach a’ toirt na h-adhbharan aca fhèin chun a’ bhùird; tha gach misean a’ ciallachadh cunnart; ach tha iad uile ag amas air an aon rud; gun a bhith air an glacadh.

The daring stories of remarkable, brave women who put their lives on the line during the Second World War.

In occupied Manila, nightclub manager Claire Phillips plays host to Japanese soldiers in order to divulge their secrets to the resistance; Peggy Utinsky and Naomi Flores team up to smuggle vital supplies to POWs; swashbuckling Yoshiko Kawashima, the Chinese princess, betrays the land of her birth to serve Japan, the land of her upbringing.

Betty McIntosh feeds 'black propaganda' to enemy soldiers; and Elvira Chaudoir, the Peruvian heiress, finds herself at the centre of the largest naval, air and land operation in history. Each woman brings her own motivations to the table; each mission carries its own risk; but all share a common goal - don’t get caught.

Dubbed in Gaelic with English subtitles

51 minutes

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