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The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco

★ 6.9 4K votes 2018–2018 1 season · 8 episodes Ended Citytv
Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 8/10Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 8/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 8/10Female perspectiveWomen's experience as the defining lens.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Crystal BalintRachael StirlingChanelle Harquail-IvsakJulie GrahamBen CottonJennifer Spence
Written by
Laura Good
Starring
Crystal BalintRachael StirlingChanelle Harquail-IvsakJulie GrahamBen CottonJennifer Spence
Written by
Laura Good
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About

"Codebreaking women outsmarting a world that ignores them"

This spinoff of the British favorite follows two former Bletchley Park codebreakers who relocate to 1950s San Francisco and team up with two American women to investigate crimes the police overlook. It keeps the original's core appeal: sharp, methodical women using pattern-recognition and quiet resolve to crack cases in a world that underestimates them. The tone is moody and procedural rather than flashy, leaning on period atmosphere and slow-burn deduction. It moves briskly given its short run, but some found it thinner than its predecessor, trading depth for pace.

Watch it for

the quietly confident lead performances solving cases through observation rather than action.

Maybe skip if

you wanted the emotional depth and slower character work of the original UK series.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12018
7.52K86h
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Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Crystal Balint Iris Bearden
Rachael Stirling Millie Harcourt
Chanelle Harquail-Ivsak Hailey Yarner
Julie Graham Jean McBrian
Ben Cotton Detective Bill Bryce
Jennifer Spence Olivia Mori
Peter Benson Archie Hunter
Colin Lawrence Marcus Bearden
Agape Mngomezulu Dennis Bearden
Aria Birch Cadence Bearden

Crew

Laura Good

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