
It is May 1944, two weeks before D-day. Britain stands poised for the long-awaited invasion of France - thousands of troops wait anxiously for the orders to come for embarkation. MI5 is horrified to discover the top-secret codewords for the invasion suddenly appearing as clues in the Daily Telegraph crossword. Two agents are immediately dispatched to confront the culprit, the headmaster of a boys' school in southern England.

as Mr Maggs

as Reg

as Dennis

as Norman

as Lauderdale

as Lilliwhite

as Meadows

as Jennifer

as Mrs Anderson

as Mr Bellows

as Major Sykes

as Mr Smout

as Mademoiselle Gidoux

as Lieutenant Hipwell

as Kopanski

as Colonel Mitchell

as Air Vice Marshall

as Churchill's Secretary

as Home Guard Man

as Gieves