I can't go back! The camera it's missing!
Now calm down! Don't you understand me, they've taken it!
It's your duty. They know!
They know they're being watched! You have to go back!
I can't!
You have to do it! Now! Hello?
GERMANY ADVANCE!
POLAND IN CRISIS!
BRITAIN PREPARES FOR WAR!
Is this your first visit to Bexhill-sur-Mer?
Yes.
Yes it is.
I hope you last longer than the other bloke.
See you later.
And one, and two...
and up!
Bend.
Keep those arms straight.
And one, and two,
and stretch... Very good.
Nice, girls.
Take over Astrid.
Gut, Màdels. Also...
Astrid! English.
Thank you.
Five, six, seven, eight.
How may I help you? I'm here about the teaching position,
I'm Thomas Miller.
Ilse Keller.
Welcome to Augusta Victoria. Thank you.
This way, please.
Mr. Miller?
And up!
Shoulders, arms out, and down.
One, and two, and up.
There's been an alliance between England and Germany yeah for many years.
Our namesake... She was the last German empress.
Should you obtain your position, your room will be on the top floor.
Modest but south-facing.
Sounds perfect.
Mr. Wheatley found it agreeable.
Please take a seat.
Not a lot of competition!
She fide et Patientia.
"Faith and perseverance".
the school motto.
She may ask you. Good luck.
Thank you.
Magnificent, aren't they?
Eleanor Rocholl. Thomas Miller.
Thank you for coming at such short notice.
Not at all. Please...
You come recommended by an agency.
Worked at different schools I see.
Thank you.
That wasn't a compliment.
It says here you're musical.
I play the piano a little.
Useful.
You're married?
I was.
Spanish flu.
I would not normally employ a journeyman teacher,
but your predecessor turned out to be unreliable.
My girls need order.
Next week we present them to the Anglo-German fellowship.
They must be looking forward to it.
They speak of nothing else. Their last days of summer.
Hopefully not.
So what brings you here, Mr. Miller?
What sort of Englishman would accept a post...
teaching Herr Hitler's League of German Girls?
My father was German.
I do not like surprises.
I will place you on a trial period.
Thank you.
When do I start?
Good morning.
My name is Mr. Miller...
and I will be your new English teacher.
Mr...
Miller
Good morning, Mr. Miller.
Good morning... Astrid.
We welcome you. Thank you.
So...
what have you been studying this summer?
Oh, please, sit down.
Is there an English book that you liked the best?
Mr. Wheatley did not need books.
No. He told us stories out loud.
Did he now?
Well, I'm not very good at public speaking.
It doesn't have to be Shakespeare, Mr. Miller.
Please tell us a story.
Very well.
What about a story...
What about a story... a romantic story.
about...
a young man who misses his sweetheart?
Is that you, Mr. Miller?
No.
The Fuhrer would say that he is not enough of a man.
Would the Fuhrer say this?
Please,
tell the story.
The young man who misses his sweetheart.
Yes.
Once upon a time,
in a place called...
♪ Tipperary ♪ ♪ It's a long way to go. ♪
♪ It's a long way to Tipperary ♪
♪ To the sweetest love I know ♪
What's he singing?
We should keep an eye on him. Uh huh!
♪ Farewell Leicester Square ♪
♪ It's a long long way to Tipperary ♪
♪ But my heart's right there. ♪
Very good.
Keep time...
but not too fast.
Grace, poise,
confidence.
Remember, girls,
you will be representing Augusta Victoria.
Straighten your shoulders, Sigrid!
Appropriate attention makes the appropriate impression.
Gretel!
Play on, Mr. Miller.
It's their morgen schwimmen
rain or shine,
Ilse insists.
Why don't you join us?
Ilse was on the reserve team for the Berlin Olympics, you know.
Impressive.
We're lucky to have her back.
Their morgen schwimmen is about as much of England as they'll ever see.
I like to protect the girls from the world outside.
They never venture out these days?
England can be an unforgiving place if you happen to be German
as I'm sure you know, Mr. Miller.
I almost caught up with you today.
Yes, yes, in your dreams.
I'm freezing, hurry up Paula.
You are the last.
No, I'm not the last.
Gretel is always the latest.
That toad didn't even get wet today.
Who are you talking about? Gretel didn't swim!
ILSE.
Goodbye.
Go! I know you're out there! I can hear you breathing!
Oh, she's off!
you liked that one, didn't you my dear?
Oh, you're very good. You'll carry on like this...
you'll carry on like this...
me dinner will go cold, yes...
which will be an improvement... not as cold as the marriage though eh, sir?
You're very kind. Now listen, now listen
here's one for you you'll like this one
well you've better, or they will never have me back.
Well?
Officially whispers of suicide.
Wheatley wasn't brave enough to commit suicide,
he was terrified when he called me.
Someone's got to him first.
Everything he said was right.
Twenty girls, the governess,
a maid, part-time cook... I need more than this!
How are you getting on with the governess?
And Ilse Keller?
My German helps.
At least it's good for something. Keep searching the house.
We're running out of time
Hitler's in bed with Stalin and has a free hand in Poland.
The War Office believes the Germans
will extract the girls before the end of summer.
And an early exit could only signal one thing.
We'll detain the girls before that,
but if we jump too soon,
we'll start the whole bloody thing.
What kind of plan is this?
Strange times, Miller.
And every game of chess needs its pawns.
They're just girls, sir.
They are the daughters and goddaughters of the Nazi High Command, so...
you remember whose side you're on.
As soon as there's movement we'll take the school... lock...stock
all the lot.
As prisoners!
You wake up, Miller!
This next war will be like nothing we've ever seen.
those are the words I've been waiting to hear for for twenty five years!
because you are flesh of our flesh and blood of our blood.
The same spirit that governs us burns in your young minds.
When the pillars of our movement
will cross Germany today...
I know you will join them.
We know that Germany is around us.
That Germany marches within us...
May Germany follow us!
Sieg Heil!
Come in.
Miss Rocholl.
It means "Hail Victory", Mr. Miller, that's all.
We shouldn't apologize for passion,
for pride.
Why should we criticize a country that strives to be great?
Bexhill was a wonderful town to grow up in.
The seaside, the downs, the community.
As a little girl, I felt very safe.
My father doted on me
and he instilled in me a sense of pride.
My teaching and my school is dedicated to that.
These girls
are my life.
They give me hope.
That's why I join in when they say Hail victory.
Sieg Heil, Mr. Miller.
I don't expect you to understand.
But if you wish the wish the witch wishes
I do not wish the wish you wish to wish
Good.
Peter Piper...
Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers
There you are.
Checking up on me, Mr. Miller?
I was worried about you.
The girls were worried about you. You're not a very good liar, Mr. Miller.
The girls don't like me.
I'm happy with it. I listen more than them.
Yes, I think perhaps you do.
But you don't look very happy.
Gretel, what happened with Mr. Wheatley...
Fraulein Keller says...
I must overcome my fears if I am to be strong.
Gretel...
Do you think she is right?
Gretel, it is alright to be frightened.
Really?
Yes.
What frightens you, Mr. Miller?
Astrid.
Time to come in, girls!
A choir practice in ten minutes!
I'm still not sure about this.
After what happened,
maybe it's what the girls need a change of scenery.
We mustn’t stray too far.
It might do us all some good to be out and about
and Frauline Keller tells me that the views from Pevensey Castle are magnificent
I wish I could say the same for the choice of transport.
Ah Ronnie! What do you want? Alright Girls, stay seated.
Guten Morgen. Not you as well.
What's going on here then? First line of defense, eh.
We need to pull our finger out.
Eastbourne's got a lookout post.
Eastbourne? What do you think Hitler's gonna do
steal your fish and chips? We need to be prepared.
Right Oh, Ronnie, ta ra.
Dirty Krauts. Come on guys! Pick it up!
They needed...we needed this.
From here I can almost see Germany!
Be careful girls!
Mom, save me from this horrible food and...
from swimming caps! And from bad weather!
Girls! Quieten down!
Mr. Miller's quite right!
You'll wake up the sleeping giant.
Are there giants here?
Ask Miss Rocholl.
They walked the land, and lived on top of hilltops...
where they could see the whole of England. What did they do?
Made a nuisance, I expect.
Like Sigrid.
A giant was employed to protect the castle.
They fed him in bread and mustard and a hog's head of beer.
He slept on the shore down there.
Why else do you think the land is so flat?
He must have been heavy. Heavier than a steam ship.
They say that he could walk from Dover to France without getting his head wet.
Oh! Look at you, Mr. Miller.
Quite the gentleman.
And you are looking very elegant tonight, Fraulein Keller.
Thank you.
Shall we? Yes.
I just would like to say... thank you.
The girls will be pleased to meet you.
It will be a real honor for me to meet them.
Through here.
We shouldn't really do this without first asking Frau Rocholl
but I know how much you love Reuther.
Yes. She is very proud of this piece.
Delightful.
Isn't it?
The fire dance. They made only seven of these.
Tomorrow night.
Tomorrow?
I need more time.
I got orders.
The girls have to leave before the war starts.
Do you know a place?
Yes. Are you sure?
Safe enough to allow a plane to land?
Yes.
What is that? A microfilm.
A list of British agents working in Germany.
Here are all the names.
Do you think the Fuhrer would authorize this
trip if he didn't get something out of it?
He wants them back. All of them.
He wants you to do your duty.
Girls can't just be caught.
Where is that place?
Ilse?
Is everything all right?
I was just showing the minister your Reuther.
Forgive me.
I am a private collector. I just had to see it for myself.
Of course.
Please, come and meet Lord Brocket.
He is a close friend of Astrid's father.
Certainly.
Ilse... Have you seen Mr. Miller?
Oh, Astrid, there you are. Will you assemble the girls upstairs.
They say the making of a great relationship is based on two things:
Firstly... appreciate the similarities;
and secondly... respect the differences.
Tonight we link arms across the sea
to celebrate a very special relationship.
On behalf of the Anglo-German fellowship,
May I present the Augusta Victoria college for girls.
Ouch! Concentrate, Sigrid!
Before grace, there is strength, and before strength, there is...
Pain!
Training.
Belly inside
and dance as light as a feather.
Do you think you are better than us?
I'll arrange our meetings. Stay in your lane, Miller. I'm not a fan of initiatives!
The girls are leaving. When?
Tomorrow.
How do you know? Ilse Keller.
Tonight at the Anglo-German soiree I overheard her talking to her contact.
How is she getting the girls out? By airplane.
Where?
I'll call the War Office for this.
Can you assure me you haven't been compromised?
Yes! Are you sure?
Damn!
Down!
Call Whitehall, one one five four.
Raise the alarm!
Colonel!
COLONEL!
HALT! STAY WHERE YOU ARE!
DON'T MOVE!
What have you done? I did not do this.
GEORGE! GET OVER HERE!
HE'S OFF! STOP HIM!
STOP! POLICE!
HE'S TRYING TO HIDE FROM THE LIGHT!
I SEE HIM! GET HIM!
SPREAD OUT BOYS!
LOOK DOWN THE NORTH BEACH FROM THE DOWNS!
THE OTHER LADS WILL MEET US UP THERE WITH THE DOGS!
WATCH HE'S HERE! THERE HE IS!
HE'S RUNNING AWAY!
Police say he is a dangerous man. A killer.
Why would he do such a thing?
Did we really know him?
He was our teacher and we liked him.
It can often be hard
to tell who someone really is.
Who is good,
and who is bad.
Can you tell the difference?
Well it's not always easy.
How can you tell the difference between the wasp and the bee?
Wasps can't make honey.
Good.
Who can give me another example?
Gretel? Alligators and crocodiles.
And how do we tell the difference?
Their teeth. And...?
The shape of their skull.
The Jew
and
The Gentile.
Just as we were fooled by Herr Miller.
It may not appear easy at first to identify the Jew,
but there are ways we can tell.
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to interrupt.
I just wondered th...!
with everything that's happened whether the girls might like a break.
Tea, perhaps.
Maybe after the class.
You must forget about her.
Forget about this place.
Germany is your home.
What do you think this is, Shangri La?
We're on at the Winter Gardens in an hour.
Look lively... and Bill, watch you don't get sand in your flugelhorn.
Come on, Jackie! Chop chop!
But, sir, come on... we just got here!
Now! If you please and smarten yourself up.
If you lot get on the bus before Hitler invades Poland,
I'll buy you all an ice cream.
Very funny!
Which of you fellas nicked me clothes, then?
Gas masks at Woolworths? I mean, what is the world coming to?
"Well you've better get used to it" she says to me
because when the balloon goes up it's gonna be pandemonium.
He's gotta be here somewhere.
No! It's this school teacher
chap, he's giving me the heebie-jeebies
Haven't you heard?
He killed a colonel!
They say he is Nazi spy.
I have to make a phone call. Wait your turn.
Anyway, as I was saying... It's really urgent.
I have to make it now.
Oh STAN!
STAN, HE'S JUMPING IN!
What's your game then? I really need to make this call now.
Wait your turn mate.
It's government business so I've gotta do...
Yeah and I'm Charlie Chaplin... NOW CLEAR OFF!
You don't unders... EVERYTHING ALRIGHT HERE?
WOULD YOU WANT SOME OF THIS? I'M WARNING YOU.
Alright alright... WELL GET OFF! HEY THIS CHAP JUST BARGED IN.
WHAT WHAT! Are you OK?
Down there. You alright darling?
Hey! Hey you!
Hey! Hey! Is that my uniform?
You blind? Hey, look at me!
He stole my uniform!
That's me uniform! HEY YOU! You think you...
JACKIE LAD! WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?
HEY! IT'S ME UNIFORM!
GET HIM!
Boiled eggs and vinegar.
It's good for the bruises old boy.
So my mother told me.
Sergeant! Sir?
Captain Drey. Cabinet Office.
Love the garment, old boy.
It's not mine. Which makes you a thief...
and a murderer... and a spy.
That's corporal Willis. And as you can see,
he's very thorough.
Yes. Let's not forget spy.
A German spy. See what I mean?
I trust you know why you are here?
You're accused of killing Colonel Smith,
a native of this parish and hero of the Great War.
Telephone my superiors in Whitehall,
they'll tell you I was working for Smith.
I didn't kill him.
Call them.
Number? One one five four.
Six minutes to midnight?
I haven't used that number since Cable Street.
Whitehall, one one five four.
I don't have much time. Can you put me through or not?
We're on the same side.
Whitehall. One one five four.
Well?
Yes it's as I thought. That number went out with Uncle Stanley. Nice try, Miller.
Call it again.
But there's no one there.
Shall I start the car, sir? Thank you Willis.
Call it again.
If you want answers, call that number again.
Sing a different song, Miller.
Slippery little sod, innit he??
Give me the key to the handcuffs.
I know who killed Smith. I discovered their exit plans.
I am not a German spy, I am a British agent!
I have evidence,
a list of Nazi conspirators, English traitors.
Get me out of here and I can prove it.
Show me.
Get out.
Miss Rocholl, I believe?
Yes.
What is it, why are you bringing him here?
Gathering evidence, Mam.
I don't want my girls disturbed.
They're German, aren't they?
My girls are not the enemy.
You'll hardly know we're here.
Fraulein Keller?
Is there anything I can help you with?
Most certainly. Don't go anywhere.
NOBODY LEAVES!
I don't like your tone. Ilse!
It's quite alright.
I get that a lot.
Where's your room?
Lead on.
Perhaps the girls should step into the garden until this is over.
Yes.
Well?
The fireplace.
Reach up inside.
Anything?
Give us a moment, will you Willis.
That's an order, corporal.
Ah! Careless of me, my corporal has the keys.
But don't worry old boy. If this is what you say it is
we'll have you out of here in a jiffy.
Please excuse the music.
I find it calms me after everything that's happened.
Doesn't bother me.
How long will you be staying for?
For as long as it takes.
Would you like some tea?
Thank you.
Ilse!
I'll tell the girls.
Excuse me.
How long have you been operational here at the school?
Just over a week.
Tell me about the Keller woman.
She Killed Smith. Why?
Her operation was compromised.
The Germans were extracting the girls, and she found out that we knew.
So your cover is blown.
It's just you and Smith, no british agents?
What are you doing? You can't be in here.
Why is he here? That's none of your business!
If you have any questions, you can speak to my corporal.
He's getting restless, so hurry it up!
Had you searched this room properly I'd had no reason to come here.
First Wheatley, now him.
Are they ready for tonight?
Yes.
And you... are you ready?
To do what is necessary...
No one, nothing gets left behind.
Yes.
I believe the word you're looking for...
is danka.
Now leave us.
Gretel, what are you doing here? I... I was looking for you, Frau Keller.
Out. Outside.
A war with Germany
would be the end of England.
An alliance is our only hope that we can live,
and live with greatness.
Hail victory.
Save your strength.
You need to be ready.
Yes.
Here, let me.
My mother used to brush my hair,
and it had to be brushed
one hundred times.
And if she found a knot...
hand...
What were you doing outside Herr Miller's room?
Clever girl.
Always watching.
So you're not a teacher!
No.
Are you English?
My mother was!
So you're a spy?
Apparently.
Is your name Thomas?
Yes.
Good. All this chase will kill you. Get on!
I have to make a telephone call.
Not here, mate. I'm afraid mine is caput.
Let's have a look.
This should do the trick.
Let's get you some clothes.
Out of the way, fella.
Clothes do the job? Yes thank you.
This will help take the edge off.
So what do you need the phone for?
I have to stop this Ilse Keller taking the girls and her intelligence back to Germany.
Intelligence?
Details on the British agents operating behind the lines.
Oh bloody hell! The bloom is going up then!
What will happen to the girls?
They'll be detained as prisoners of war.
Childhood is made up of a few summers.
Quick, out of sight!
I'll keep them busy. They're dangerous men Ch...
Save your breath.
Look inside that bus.
Whatever happens, don't come back inside, understand?
Find your moment and scarper.
Those girls deserve better, we all do.
Charlie! It was a pleasure son!
Can I help you, gentlemen?
We're coming inside, Charlie.
Just a minute.
Old habits.
She'd will kill me if we messed up the carpet.
Where is your good lady?
As I said, old habits...
Did Thomas Miller hurt you?
Nothing I couldn't handle.
Good man.
He took some clothes, didn't say much then legged it.
Single malt.
Old habits...
Something like that. Cup of tea?
Very good idea, Charlie, shall I can make one?
Sit down, Charlie.
If you helped a foreign spy, it's treason.
You'll be hanged.
Yes!
and that's not clever.
So, are you a traitor, Charlie?
I'm not a bloody traitor,
he's half German is half English, I helped the English half of him.
Well then...
So,
where did he go?
Astrid! Beatrix! What's going on?
Ilse, Ilse! What is this?
I demand an explanation!
Are you taking my girls?
They were never your girls.
Ilse!
Stay where you are girls!
Stop this at once!
Ilse!
What happened to you?
I grew up.
Operator. Number, please.
Whitehall. One one five four.
I'm sorry, could you give me that number again?
Whitehall. One one five four.
Connecting you now.
Hello!
HELLO!
Can you hear me? I hear you, loud and clear.
You have the correct time.
It is six minutes to midnight.
Repeat that please. IT IS SIX MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT!
You have clearance.
This is Thomas Miller, send a TX84 to Bexhill on Sea!
MILLER! Hello?
PUT THAT DOWN!
Agent Miller!
Please repeat! STEP OUT OF THERE.
Agent Miller! Please...
So what happens now?
We take you in. Where to?
End of a bloody noose.
Corporal, ask your captain how he knows Fraulein Ilse Keller.
Desperate! Miller.
Tell the corporal what information you gave her.
Should I handcuff him, sir?
No, that won't be necessary.
This is on you, Miller; Remember that.
German girls are leaving tonight Suffolk Coast, location unknown.
Send aircraft to intercept. We are running out of time!
Message understood, Captain Miller.
They're leaving! Alert the Air Defense Fleet!
IF THEY'RE GONNA EXTRACT THE GIRLS YOU GONNA HAVE TO FIND AN AIR FIELD!
Yes but where?
You're too late.
She's taken them away.
All of them.
My girls.
Stop! Please!
No!
Keep walking. There's no time.
It's has to be her.
Sorry, it's an old suitcase.
It's not her fault.
My suitcase is too heavy.
Shall we walk to Germany
or is it another of her stupid exercises?
Don't make things harder, Astrid.
STOP!
KEEP WALKING!
Astrid, don't do this...
We will not go on.
Your family needs you at home, Astrid.
Who gives these orders?
Who gave you the power?
It's not about power.
No? No.
England doesn't want us. Don't you understand?
I'm trying to protect you.
How?
What do you want to do, Fraulein Keller?
WE GO BACK!
I admire your strength, Astrid.
START WALKING NOW! GET MOVING!
GET UP!
COME ON, COME ON, MOVE!
I have to find them. They're in danger.
They've been taken up by air. Did Ilse mention a place...
somewhere remote, flat where they can land a plane?
You'll need bread and mustard and a hog's head of beer.
Out beyond Pevensey Castle! The flat sand....
I've been there.
Corporal Willis?
I'm done.
Go.
Go!
Wait!
If you think for a second I'm going to be left behind, you're wrong!
WALK GIRLS, WALK!
How many bullets in the chamber?
Who are you, Thomas Miller?
HOW MANY BULLETS?
Five.
You're not going to hurt them? British Intelligence.
A spy.
Are you alone? Whitehall are on their way.
What will they do to them? You needn't worry about them.
But if Ilse's mission fails, she'll leave nothing behind.
I don't understand.
Germany can't afford the girls to be captured, so she will kill them.
She's one of them! Not anymore!
Stop!
Turn around!
Divide!
Stop!
Turn around!
TURN AROUND!
I trusted her.
I've been living a lie.
Hail victory.
But there is something to be won here.
WAIT!
PREPARE YOURSELVES!
AND NOW!
Christ have mercy!
We're too late.
We're approaching the location. Visibility is good.
Prepare for landing.
WE'RE UNDER ATTACK. GO UP! GO UP!
NO!
Fraulein Keller?
SHUT UP!
DROP THE TORCHES.
Come closer.
ILSE!
It's over.
Ilse... this is finished!
If only you was right!
Turn!
TURN!
Ilse, don't.
ILSE!
What are you doing?
ILSE!
THIS IS NOT THE WAY!
GRETEL, GET BACK!
Gretel, you're cold.
I... I was scared.
Brave girl,
braver than all of us.
Where will you be going?
The War Office expects me back.
It seems I still have my uses.
The girls will remain here under your care until a solution can be agreed.
Not bad for a journeyman teacher...
Faith and perseverance.
Quite.
Girls!
One, two, three.
♪ It's a long way to Tipperary ♪
♪ It's a long way to go ♪
♪ It's a long way to Tipperary ♪
♪ To the sweetest girl I know ♪
♪ Goodbye Piccadilly ♪
♪ Farewell Leicester Square ♪
♪ It's a long long way to Tipperary ♪
♪ But my heart's right there ♪
I'm speaking to you from the Cabinet Room at 10 Downing Street.
This morning, the British ambassador in Berlin
handed the German government a final note...
stating that unless we heard from them by 11 o'clock
that they were prepared at once to withdraw their troops from Poland,
a state of war would exist between us.
I have to tell you now
that no such undertaking had been received,
and that consequently...
this country is at war with Germany.