1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:20,399 The Heavy Water War 2 00:00:52,799 --> 00:00:54,200 MUFFLED VOICES 3 00:01:02,439 --> 00:01:03,640 GUNSHOTS 4 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:10,319 GUNSHOTS 5 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:53,719 GUNSHOTS 6 00:02:11,479 --> 00:02:12,879 DISTANT VOICES 7 00:08:45,950 --> 00:08:48,049 AIR RAID SIREN 8 00:09:47,889 --> 00:09:49,669 DISTANT AIR RAID SIREN 9 00:12:20,139 --> 00:12:24,139 Sir, the heroes from Telemark will be here any minute now. 10 00:12:24,500 --> 00:12:26,000 Thank you. 11 00:12:29,820 --> 00:12:31,320 Tronstad. 12 00:12:34,179 --> 00:12:36,529 There's a message just in. 13 00:12:36,580 --> 00:12:38,529 Helberg is missing. 14 00:12:38,580 --> 00:12:40,129 They didn't report him at the border. 15 00:12:40,179 --> 00:12:43,049 Haugland and Skinnarland haven't heard anything since the split 16 00:12:43,100 --> 00:12:45,970 and there are unconfirmed reports coming in of German troops, 17 00:12:46,019 --> 00:12:49,570 professional marksmen. 18 00:12:49,620 --> 00:12:52,330 Fuck. 19 00:12:52,379 --> 00:12:56,379 Sorry. 20 00:13:07,700 --> 00:13:10,129 Oh, no, no, no. Come on! 21 00:13:10,179 --> 00:13:11,870 God, man. Mind the gap. 22 00:13:14,019 --> 00:13:15,889 Very good to see you. Well done. 23 00:13:15,940 --> 00:13:19,940 Congratulations, congratulations, you did a wonderful job. 24 00:14:29,740 --> 00:14:31,139 KNOCKING 25 00:14:43,299 --> 00:14:45,529 When we sent Freshman in, 26 00:14:45,580 --> 00:14:49,580 we doubled the numbers, divided the group into two. 27 00:14:50,019 --> 00:14:53,289 Two planes to increase the chances. 28 00:14:53,340 --> 00:14:56,529 They'd hardly tested the planes and there was no planned retreat. 29 00:14:56,580 --> 00:15:00,580 It was quite simply... 30 00:15:00,980 --> 00:15:04,289 .. a one-way ticket. 31 00:15:04,340 --> 00:15:08,340 So in comparison, Gunnerside's a great success. 32 00:15:08,700 --> 00:15:10,769 It's still a life. 33 00:15:10,820 --> 00:15:14,820 You didn't seriously think we could do this without any casualties? 34 00:15:15,899 --> 00:15:19,009 He was my friend. 35 00:15:19,059 --> 00:15:23,059 Then give yourself a break. 36 00:15:23,220 --> 00:15:27,220 Hundreds of thousands of people will die. 37 00:15:27,940 --> 00:15:30,450 London was... 38 00:15:30,500 --> 00:15:34,500 bombed every night for nine months, 200 bombs a night. 39 00:15:36,019 --> 00:15:40,019 43,381 dead so far. 40 00:15:40,419 --> 00:15:44,419 50,856 people seriously injured. 41 00:15:44,980 --> 00:15:50,080 1,150,000 homes destroyed, just in London. 42 00:15:51,860 --> 00:15:55,860 And now we're going to bomb Germany again 43 00:15:56,580 --> 00:16:00,580 and create a mayhem that no-one in history has ever witnessed. 44 00:16:03,259 --> 00:16:07,259 And even if I cheer every bomb we drop, 45 00:16:08,460 --> 00:16:12,919 I'm still very aware of all the people we kill. 46 00:22:38,769 --> 00:22:41,269 EXPLOSION 47 00:23:13,329 --> 00:23:16,960 And he ordered me to get down on the floor in the back of the bus, 48 00:23:17,009 --> 00:23:19,480 and I ended up sitting next to the very same girl 49 00:23:19,529 --> 00:23:23,000 that offended Talbovan and she was very beautiful. 50 00:23:23,049 --> 00:23:25,160 We got on quite well, actually. 51 00:23:25,210 --> 00:23:29,119 I managed to work my Helberg charm on her. 52 00:23:29,170 --> 00:23:33,170 He didn't like that, so he ordered me to swap places with him, 53 00:23:33,410 --> 00:23:36,960 and suddenly I was standing in front of the bus 54 00:23:37,009 --> 00:23:40,279 and then I jumped out. The bus was still driving. 55 00:23:40,329 --> 00:23:42,359 It stopped a few hundred metres away from me, 56 00:23:42,410 --> 00:23:44,559 and I ran towards it rather than away from it, 57 00:23:44,609 --> 00:23:46,799 because that would, you know, get them by surprise. 58 00:23:46,849 --> 00:23:49,680 And they were shooting at me, but they missed, they kept missing, 59 00:23:49,730 --> 00:23:52,200 and then throwing grenades at me and they kept missing. 60 00:23:52,250 --> 00:23:55,039 One of them actually hit me between my shoulder blades, but it... 61 00:23:55,089 --> 00:23:57,640 It didn't explode immediately, just fell down on the ground 62 00:23:57,690 --> 00:24:00,480 and then exploded, and I escaped into the forest. And here I am. 63 00:24:00,529 --> 00:24:02,079 LAUGHTER 64 00:24:02,130 --> 00:24:04,039 - Cheers to that. - Cheers. - Cheers. 65 00:24:04,089 --> 00:24:06,559 - Skal. - Skal. - Skal. 66 00:24:06,609 --> 00:24:09,599 Made it to Drammen on foot with a broken arm. 67 00:24:09,650 --> 00:24:11,880 Then to Oslo and over to Sweden. 68 00:24:11,930 --> 00:24:13,559 Yeah. Best of the best. 69 00:24:13,609 --> 00:24:15,859 - Cheers to that. - Cheers. 70 00:24:16,660 --> 00:24:18,250 And cheers to Mussolini. 71 00:24:18,299 --> 00:24:20,769 You know they arrested him yesterday? 72 00:24:20,819 --> 00:24:22,690 The Americans think there'll be a truce 73 00:24:22,740 --> 00:24:24,289 with Italy by the end of the week. 74 00:24:24,339 --> 00:24:26,569 Then we'll get the Mediterranean back again. 75 00:24:26,619 --> 00:24:28,329 - It's turning. - Mmm. 76 00:24:28,380 --> 00:24:30,170 Oh, you bet your arse it's turning! 77 00:24:30,220 --> 00:24:34,220 Give us a year. Germany won't be anything more than a pile of rubble. 78 00:24:34,539 --> 00:24:37,369 What's your family doing? 79 00:24:37,420 --> 00:24:39,210 Fine. Thank you. 80 00:24:39,259 --> 00:24:40,650 Must be hard for them. 81 00:24:40,700 --> 00:24:42,410 Not really. 82 00:24:42,460 --> 00:24:46,049 My wife's got used to not missing me. 83 00:24:46,099 --> 00:24:48,930 And I see them, you know, every now and again. 84 00:24:48,980 --> 00:24:52,980 I suppose I've been of little importance in their lives. 85 00:25:03,859 --> 00:25:07,809 Julie? 86 00:25:07,859 --> 00:25:08,930 You're leaving? 87 00:25:08,980 --> 00:25:10,089 Yes, I'm going home. 88 00:25:10,140 --> 00:25:12,809 I've got two reports that have to be done by the morning. 89 00:25:12,859 --> 00:25:14,369 And they can't wait? 90 00:25:14,420 --> 00:25:16,369 Well, unless you want to do them, no. 91 00:25:16,420 --> 00:25:18,009 - I'll buy the next round. - Er... 92 00:25:18,059 --> 00:25:19,369 A double. 93 00:25:19,420 --> 00:25:23,420 Thank you, but, erm... That's very nice... 94 00:25:35,579 --> 00:25:39,579 What was that? 95 00:25:40,059 --> 00:25:41,609 Come on. 96 00:25:41,660 --> 00:25:45,660 Let's go back in. 97 00:25:45,779 --> 00:25:48,250 As delightful as... 98 00:25:48,299 --> 00:25:50,529 .. that was... 99 00:25:50,579 --> 00:25:53,930 .. and as much as I'd like to, I'm... 100 00:25:53,980 --> 00:25:57,980 I'm going to say no. 101 00:26:12,619 --> 00:26:16,619 Goodbye, Leif. 102 00:26:34,660 --> 00:26:37,130 Take a look at this. 103 00:26:37,180 --> 00:26:38,809 We had a plane over Rjukan two days ago. 104 00:26:38,859 --> 00:26:41,529 These are the photographs we took after the sabotage. 105 00:26:41,579 --> 00:26:44,210 These are now, three months later. 106 00:26:44,259 --> 00:26:48,259 There's something going on. 107 00:27:00,500 --> 00:27:04,500 They're rebuilding it. 108 00:27:22,980 --> 00:27:25,490 Look, you've already got two failed missions to your name! 109 00:27:25,539 --> 00:27:27,369 Flying in there takes a lot of precision. 110 00:27:27,420 --> 00:27:30,049 Are you trying to suggest that my pilots won't hit the target, 111 00:27:30,099 --> 00:27:31,089 or are you just worried 112 00:27:31,140 --> 00:27:33,410 it'll make your operations look small by comparison? 113 00:27:33,460 --> 00:27:34,650 Sir... 114 00:27:34,700 --> 00:27:36,970 Our last operation was precise and successful. 115 00:27:37,019 --> 00:27:39,890 The fast rebuilding of the plant only proves how important 116 00:27:39,940 --> 00:27:42,890 the heavy water is to the Germans, so our aim hasn't changed. 117 00:27:42,940 --> 00:27:44,609 If we bomb, 118 00:27:44,660 --> 00:27:47,849 when I'm done, you won't even know there was a factory there. 119 00:27:47,900 --> 00:27:50,970 We're not talking about bombing it so that they disable it for a while... 120 00:27:51,019 --> 00:27:53,609 - And why wouldn't we have done that? - We're going to take it out. 121 00:27:53,660 --> 00:27:55,289 But no guarantee you'd penetrate down 122 00:27:55,339 --> 00:27:56,809 through seven floors of concrete. 123 00:27:56,859 --> 00:27:58,450 I can guarantee if you give us the time 124 00:27:58,500 --> 00:28:00,049 and the men, we can go in and we can... 125 00:28:00,099 --> 00:28:02,210 You've had two chances! You've had two shots at it. 126 00:28:02,259 --> 00:28:03,650 You've blown both of them! 127 00:28:03,700 --> 00:28:05,809 Do you think we have an unlimited amount of time? 128 00:28:05,859 --> 00:28:07,609 We're running out of time! 129 00:28:07,660 --> 00:28:10,730 They're going to produce heavy water, they're going to get the bomb, 130 00:28:10,779 --> 00:28:13,369 and that's going to be it! 131 00:28:13,420 --> 00:28:15,529 You realise who these people are? 132 00:28:15,579 --> 00:28:17,329 They're not going to play nice. 133 00:28:17,380 --> 00:28:19,089 You think with what they did to London, 134 00:28:19,140 --> 00:28:20,690 it's going to be a walk in the park 135 00:28:20,740 --> 00:28:22,930 compared to what they're going to do 136 00:28:22,980 --> 00:28:26,849 if they develop heavy water and get a bomb, so think about that. 137 00:28:26,900 --> 00:28:28,650 50 people? 138 00:28:28,700 --> 00:28:32,490 500 million people will go. 139 00:28:32,539 --> 00:28:35,049 The world will end as we know it. 140 00:28:35,099 --> 00:28:39,269 And we're arguing about a valley in Norway! 141 00:32:09,279 --> 00:32:10,779 BANGING 142 00:34:07,829 --> 00:34:09,500 They arrested Henriksen. 143 00:34:09,550 --> 00:34:12,059 Yes, in a Norwegian army uniform. 144 00:34:12,110 --> 00:34:14,699 Ehrenschutz. Protecting his honour. 145 00:34:14,750 --> 00:34:17,260 Wined and dined in a low-security prison. 146 00:34:17,309 --> 00:34:21,219 The man knows what he's doing. He'll return a damn hero. 147 00:34:21,269 --> 00:34:24,139 So the old head of Hydro is back. 148 00:34:24,190 --> 00:34:28,190 Axel Aubert, 69 years old, Uncle Axel by many, 149 00:34:28,949 --> 00:34:31,780 engineering background, from a very good family. 150 00:34:31,829 --> 00:34:34,329 And we know he'll do almost anything for the Germans. 151 00:34:40,809 --> 00:34:41,809 KNOCKING 152 00:35:19,134 --> 00:35:21,134 DISTANT RUMBLING 153 00:35:53,190 --> 00:35:57,190 AIR RAID SIREN 154 00:36:08,630 --> 00:36:12,630 AIR RAID SIREN 155 00:36:36,630 --> 00:36:40,340 911 bombs, and all they could do was knock out 156 00:36:40,389 --> 00:36:42,980 one of the generators at the power station? 157 00:36:43,030 --> 00:36:45,420 That will only take a week to fix! 158 00:36:45,469 --> 00:36:48,579 21 people killed! 159 00:36:48,630 --> 00:36:50,699 And all this for what? 160 00:36:50,750 --> 00:36:52,659 Huh? 161 00:36:52,710 --> 00:36:55,059 To bomb a bridge? 162 00:36:55,110 --> 00:36:59,110 A few chemical factories and some railway wagons and... 163 00:37:01,030 --> 00:37:04,659 .. a bloody unused bus shelter! 164 00:37:04,710 --> 00:37:06,940 Precision bombing? 165 00:37:06,989 --> 00:37:09,139 Leif, we said what we thought. 166 00:37:09,190 --> 00:37:13,190 We were overruled. 167 00:41:07,469 --> 00:41:09,139 They're moving the factory. 168 00:41:09,190 --> 00:41:10,300 What? 169 00:41:10,349 --> 00:41:11,500 Where? 170 00:41:11,550 --> 00:41:13,139 Germany. 171 00:41:13,190 --> 00:41:16,699 Kaiser Wilhelm Institute must have got tired of waiting. 172 00:41:16,750 --> 00:41:18,820 Probably in the south, Munich. 173 00:41:18,869 --> 00:41:20,139 Don't know. 174 00:41:20,190 --> 00:41:22,860 We have an unconfirmed report saying they've already stopped 175 00:41:22,909 --> 00:41:24,900 production at Rjukan and started dismantling. 176 00:41:24,949 --> 00:41:26,500 How much time have we got? 177 00:41:26,550 --> 00:41:28,900 According to our intelligence, less than a week. 178 00:41:28,949 --> 00:41:31,380 I've no idea how they're going to move it all. 179 00:41:31,429 --> 00:41:35,429 But you have to find out. 180 00:41:44,550 --> 00:41:48,550 39 barrels on seven railway wagons. 181 00:41:48,949 --> 00:41:52,949 They're leaving Friday, 9.45am from the factory. 182 00:41:53,110 --> 00:41:55,900 The wagons will be attached to a new train in the Rjukan which 183 00:41:55,949 --> 00:41:59,949 then will take them to the jetty at Mar the same evening. 184 00:42:00,349 --> 00:42:03,860 We have five days to come up with something clever. 185 00:42:03,909 --> 00:42:06,340 Is it still possible to get into the factory? 186 00:42:06,389 --> 00:42:08,539 They've bricked up all windows and doors. 187 00:42:08,590 --> 00:42:10,460 And they've tripled the guard 188 00:42:10,510 --> 00:42:14,019 and laid minefields along the entire perimeter of the factory. 189 00:42:14,070 --> 00:42:18,070 That's probably a no, then. 190 00:42:18,230 --> 00:42:21,099 - Tronstad, let's take another look at the railway. - Yeah. 191 00:42:21,150 --> 00:42:22,699 Problem is the timing. 192 00:42:22,750 --> 00:42:26,750 To hit when the cargo is just passing? We can't be that precise. 193 00:42:27,710 --> 00:42:30,500 What about the next section of railway line, on the 194 00:42:30,550 --> 00:42:32,059 bridges, on the way to Herre. 195 00:42:32,110 --> 00:42:34,860 No, it has to hit before the ferry reaches the port, 196 00:42:34,909 --> 00:42:37,099 because after that we have reason to believe that the 197 00:42:37,150 --> 00:42:39,980 cargo is split into four or five separate loads, 198 00:42:40,030 --> 00:42:44,030 then we have four or five separate targets instead of one. 199 00:42:45,909 --> 00:42:49,099 What about the ferry? 200 00:42:49,150 --> 00:42:51,059 No, that's a passenger ferry. 201 00:42:51,110 --> 00:42:54,539 Well, it's an option. 202 00:42:54,590 --> 00:42:56,340 How would we do it? 203 00:42:56,389 --> 00:43:00,389 Explosives below deck to make the ferry sink within a few minutes? 204 00:43:02,550 --> 00:43:03,980 How deep is the lake? 205 00:43:04,030 --> 00:43:05,900 It's one of the deepest lakes in Norway. 206 00:43:05,949 --> 00:43:09,949 400 metres at its deepest point. 207 00:43:10,190 --> 00:43:11,690 It's a passenger ferry.