Nancy Wake is a 1987 Australian mini-series on the exploits of New Zealand born Australian Nancy Wake (Wellington, NZ, 30 August 1912 – London, UK, 7 August 2011) during World War II as a female British Special Operations Executive agent based on Russell Braddon's 1956 book Nancy Wake: The Story of a Very Brave Woman.
In 1985, Australian television Seven Network purchased the rights to Russell Braddon's book Nancy Wake: The Story of a Very Brave Woman and engaged a producer, but due to differences over what approach to take, including budget, the project was called off.
[3] The production company, and director Pino Amenta, had planned to produce a definitive resistance story over eight hours.
[9] The mini-series screened in July 1988 in Britain taking the title as the highest rating program on London Weekend Television so far that year.
[10] Nancy Wake was released on DVD and Online Streaming by Umbrella Entertainment in November 2012.