Secret Agent Selection: WW2

One makes assumptions about who will make it and who won't, but people still surprise. Can't wait until season 2!!! Absolutely loved this show.

I hope there will be another season. This is very interesting and I learned a lot about what might have occurred. A lot of the plot seems to be based on factual history. A twist on the typical reality series. Well done!

When I started watching this show I didn't know what to expect. I honestly thought it was going to be a typical documentary about World War II.

But I was wrong, it was actually much different from what I expected - and it was suprisingly enjoyable to watch. It's a mixture between a documentary and a reality show. Consisting of 14 civilian recruits coming from all sorts of backgrounds reenacting what it was like to become an SOE (Special Operations Executive) agent during World War II.

Normally I don't watch a great deal of reality, because I simply don't enjoy it. But this show was surprisingly well edited with enough content to keep me interested in it. I liked the instructors, as well as the participants, I think what also made it interesting was the fact that they had some unique backgrounds and varied personalities.

One of the downsides to the show is the fact that it's only 5 episodes long - even though it's well thought out, I don't think the format would be able to last more than 1 season. If you're interested in World War II history, I recommend this show. The process is quite fascinating.

If you also enjoyed this production and want to see something which incorporates the secret agents in action, try Charlotte Gray. It is one of my favorites as well.

I'm fond of espionage novels and films, especially World War II era. The concept here is brilliant: a group of modern women and men volunteer to undertake the same training program as British Special Operations Executive agents who were being prepared for intelligence-gathering, sabotage, support of local Resistance fighters, and covert communications in territories occupied by the Nazi enemy. This is reality television of a very high order. The participants, both volunteers and their instructors, are utterly convincing. The volunteers are exceptionally brave.