{"id":4137,"date":"2026-04-03T20:38:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianregency.com\/blog\/?p=4137"},"modified":"2026-04-03T20:38:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:38:23","slug":"the-bletchley-circle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/03\/the-bletchley-circle\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bletchley Circle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianregency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/the_bletchley_circle_series2_ep1_41.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4138\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianregency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/the_bletchley_circle_series2_ep1_41-300x204.jpg?resize=300%2C204\" alt=\"the_bletchley_circle_series2_ep1_41\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/the_bletchley_circle_series2_ep1_41.jpg?resize=300%2C204&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/the_bletchley_circle_series2_ep1_41.jpg?resize=440%2C300&amp;ssl=1 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/the_bletchley_circle_series2_ep1_41.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Hi guys, Camy here! I hope this isn\u2019t too off topic, but I discovered a BBC TV show that I absolutely LOVE. It\u2019s called The Bletchley Circle, and it\u2019s about a group of women who were code-breakers during WW2. After the war, they find that their pattern-recognition skills enable them to solve crimes in 1940s and 1950s England.<\/p><div id=\"vanes-1290569650\" class=\"vanes-content vanes-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-right: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: 2px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/fireswordandsea.htm\" aria-label=\"Fire Sword &amp; Sea\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?fit=1706%2C2560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fire Sword &amp; Sea\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?w=1706&ssl=1 1706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" width=\"569\" height=\"853\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I stumbled upon it by accident on Netflix Streaming and I was absolutely enthralled by Season 1. The acting is amazing and I really love the time period, set in England after the war. It\u2019s so interesting to see since I know very little about the 40s and early 50s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianregency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/49cddb9f6931290fef8a1673c7f4d658.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4139\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianregency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/49cddb9f6931290fef8a1673c7f4d658-218x300.jpg?resize=218%2C300\" alt=\"49cddb9f6931290fef8a1673c7f4d658\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/49cddb9f6931290fef8a1673c7f4d658.jpg?resize=218%2C300&amp;ssl=1 218w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/49cddb9f6931290fef8a1673c7f4d658.jpg?w=236&amp;ssl=1 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a>I also LOVE the period costumes, especially the knitted sweaters\/blouses the women wear. I think I even recognized some of the patterns from vintage patterns I\u2019ve seen posted online! I am TOTALLY going to try to knit some of those!<\/p>\n<p>The storyline for the first season is a bit gruesome, just to warn people, but it\u2019s such a fascinating mystery that I was completely hooked. I\u2019m excited to see Season 2, which I think I will pick up on iTunes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00CH3MAGU\/ref=dv_dp_ep1\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon Streaming<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.netflix.com\/WiMovie\/70272998?trkid=13462100\" target=\"_blank\">Netflix Streaming<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/tv-season\/the-bletchley-circle-season-1\/id633594887?uo=4&amp;at=1l3v9P6\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have any of you seen it yet? If you haven\u2019t, definitely give it a shot! If you have, what did you think?<\/p>\n<p>Also, don\u2019t forget to enter my <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.camytang.com\/2014\/09\/regency-goodies-giveaway.html\" target=\"_blank\">Regency Goodies Giveaway<\/a> going on right now on my blog!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.camytang.com\/2014\/09\/regency-goodies-giveaway.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4251 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianregency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Regency-Goodies-Giveaway.001.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"Regency Goodies Giveaway.001\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Regency-Goodies-Giveaway.001.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Regency-Goodies-Giveaway.001.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Regency-Goodies-Giveaway.001.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"rop\"><small>Originally posted 2014-09-22 05:00:48. <\/small><\/p><div id=\"vanes-723772102\" class=\"vanes-after-content vanes-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 3px;margin-right: 3px;margin-bottom: 3px;margin-left: 3px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?fit=1080%2C1350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Listen to the Write of Passage Weekly Podcast\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?w=1080&ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?resize=240%2C300&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?resize=819%2C1024&ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?resize=768%2C960&ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" width=\"540\" height=\"675\"   \/><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi guys, Camy here! I hope this isn\u2019t too off topic, but I discovered a BBC TV show that I absolutely LOVE. It\u2019s called The Bletchley Circle, and it\u2019s about a group of women who were code-breakers during WW2. After the war, they find that their pattern-recognition skills enable them to solve crimes in 1940s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-contests","category-movie-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4137"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4253,"href":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4137\/revisions\/4253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}