When is a war not a war? Espionage, intrigue and romance in the tense prelude to the Second World War A thrilling adaptation of Alan Furst's celebrated novel by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais Starring David Tennant and Janet Montgomery. Warsaw,1937. With the Nazi war machine ready to roll, the city is teeming with German, Russian and Western spies. In dark corners and shadowy streets - nations not yet officially at war, engage in a bitter battle of intrigue, betrayal and abduction. Colonel Jean-Francois Mercier, a decorated war hero, is the military attaché to the French Embassy in Warsaw. Playing the role of charming ambassador, Mercier finds himself becoming infatuated with Anna, a Parisian lawyer for the League of Nations, but he also has a secret role - as a daring spy determined to discover Germany's plan for invasion. As war creeps ever nearer, Mercier's leads take him on a suspense-filled journey deep into the Germany and to the heart of the Nazi operation.