
Bluebell
1986 · BBC One · 50 min · 1 season
S01E08 · Episode 8
Mon, 3 Mar, 6:45 am
Bluebell has kept Marcel in hiding for two years. She has never believed the Germans can win the war but knows her life is full of danger.
About
The series was set before and during the Second World War and was based around a dance troupe performing in Europe. The drama series was based on Margaret Kelly Leibovici and her dance troupe named the Bluebell Girls. Margaret Kelly is often referred to as Miss Bluebell.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Mon, 13 Jan· 50 min - E02
Episode 2
Mon, 20 Jan· 50 minForced to choose between her career and her engagement, Bluebell has accepted promotion to Dance Captain of 'The Alfred Jackson Girls' at the Folies Bergere - a decision she may yet come to regret.
- E03
Episode 3
Mon, 27 Jan· 50 minhe Alfred Jackson Girls have been sacked from the Folies Bergere, and not even Marcel could persuade a very disappointed Bluebell to look for further work in Paris.
- E04
Episode 4
Mon, 3 Feb· 50 minBluebell was flattered to be asked back to the Folies Bergere with her own dancers but soon found herself out of work again after falling foul of the star of the show, the notorious Mistinguett. Now a chance visit to the cinema changes her life.
- E05
Episode 5
Mon, 10 Feb· 50 minThe Bluebell Girls have become a sensational success all over Europe and Bluebell and Marcel have at last been able to marry. But war threatens to destroy everything they have achieved.
- E06
Episode 6
Mon, 17 Feb· 50 minHaving failed to escape from France before the German occupation, Bluebell has been arrested and interned as an enemy alien.
- E07
Episode 7
Mon, 24 Feb· 50 minWith the help of the Resistance, Marcel has escaped from the concentration camp. But now he is being sought by both the French police and the German Gestapo, and Bluebell fears for the safety of them all as the net closes in.
- E08
Episode 8
Mon, 3 Mar· 50 minBluebell has kept Marcel in hiding for two years. She has never believed the Germans can win the war but knows her life is full of danger.
Cast

Carolyn Pickles
Margaret Kelly

Annie Lambert
Helen

Philip Sayer
Marcel Leibovici

Michael N. Harbour
Paul Derval

Carmel McSharry
Aunt Mary