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Other songs featured on Bomb Girls

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Jill Barber - Episode 201
Fast Talkin' Man - Jill Barber - Episode 201
Take It Off Your Mind - Jill Barber - Episode 201
One More Time - Jill Barber - Episode 201
Watch The Birdie - Anita O' Day – Episode 201
I'm Pulling Through – Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra – Episode 201
Tangerine – Royal Wood – Episode 202
Just As I Am – Choral Performance by New Life Covenant Centre Choir – Episode 203
Won't You Come See Me – Brett Dier & Jodi Balfour – Episode 204
Glory, Glory - Choral Performance by New Life Covenant Centre Choir – Episode 204
Witham Jingle – Jono Grant & Michael MacLennan – Episode 206
I Don't Want To Walk Without You – Charlotte Hegele – Episode 206
Betcha Nickel – Tanika Charles – Episode 208


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            About the Show

            Set in the 1940s, Bomb Girls tells the remarkable stories of the women who risked their lives in a munitions factory building bombs for the Allied forces fighting on the European front. The series delves into the lives of these exceptional women from all walks of life – peers, friends and rivals – who find themselves thrust into new worlds and changed profoundly as they are liberated from their home and social restrictions.

            Watch full episodes of Bomb Girls on Global.

            SEASON 1
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            MEG TILLY as LORNA CORBETT

            LORNA CORBETT (43) has one twisted heart but if she can clear out the thickets of her past struggles, it just might blossom. She met her husband Bob at age 18 beforehe shipped out to the Great War, and married after their affair left her pregnant. Upon his return, Bob was left a broken man, shell-shocked and paralyzed, and their dream of a happy life vanished. Lorna quietly relishes her new job as it’s a chance to escape an oppressive home. While secretly fascinated by the women around her with their blossoming sexuality, and expanding horizons — Lorna’s jealous of their happiness, and determined not to let them make the same mistakes she did. Lorna is especially resentful Gladys and seeks to break the spirited girl, even though she recognizes her own long-lost exuberance.

            Born in Long Beach, CA, Meg Tilly soon moved to British Columbia, where she grew up. Tilly had set her sights on a dance career, until a fractured vertebra led her toward acting. She has starred in films for Lawrence Kasdan, Norman Jewison and Milos Forman, taking roles opposite actors as varied as William Hurt, Harvey Keitel, Colin Firth, Gary Oldman, Rob Lowe, Jane Fonda, Glenn Close and Jack Nicholson.

            A few brief TV roles and her performance in the film Tex led to a star-making turn as Chloe in the generation-defining film The Big Chill, followed by her performance as Sister Agnes in Agnes of God, a role that garnered her a Golden Globe Award for acting, as well as an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress. Other roles included Psycho II, Masquerade, Valmont and The Two Jakes.

            After a busy decade and a half, Tilly stepped away from acting to focus on her family, raising three beautiful children. In that time, she also wrote four critically acclaimed novels. With her children grown and after an absence of 17 years, she has returned to acting in this, her first major television role.

            Follow Meg on Twitter : @meggamonstah

            LORNA CORBETT  |  MEG TILLY

            LORNA CORBETT  |  MEG TILLY

            JODI BALFOUR as GLADYS WITHAM

            GLADYS WITHAM (22) is a wild child. The only daughter in a wealthy Rosedale family, Gladys’s privileged life has made her fearless with an appetite for life. Gladys always got what she wanted; only what she wants is now changing. Although a privileged life has many advantages, it can also can be suffocating. While her father works to expand the family's empire, her mother lives by her wealth and liquor. Given these silent and oppressive pressures, Gladys considers the war an escape and eagerly takes up an office job at Victory Munitions. After seeing what the other women do on the factory floor, Gladys insists on getting her hands dirty, and is drawn to this most difficult and dangerous work as a way to feel alive and connect with "real women."

            Born and raised in South Africa, Jodi Balfour spent her early youth working in Cape Town’s dynamic theatre and television industry. In 2009 she graduated with a BA in Theatre and Performance from the University of Cape Town. Upon graduating, Balfour landed a coveted role in the BAFTA nominated BBC mini-series The Sinking of the Laconia, and decided to explore international opportunities. She moved to Vancouver in 2010 where she’s worked on such acclaimed projects as Syfy’s Sanctuary, The CW’s Supernatural, Shunji Iwai’s Vampire and The Hub’s The Haunting Hour. When she is not working, Balfour enjoys spending time at home in South Africa, and with her family on Vancouver Island.

            Follow Jodi on Twitter: @JodiAnneBalfour

            GLADYS WITHAM  |  JODI BALFOUR

            GLADYS WITHAM  |  JODI BALFOUR

            CHARLOTTE HEGELE as KATE ANDREWS

            KATE ANDREWS (24) lands in Toronto on a raft of secrets. She’s eager to please and gifted at lifting spirits — in a large part due to a staggeringly talented singing voice. Beneath her smile is a sheltered, insecure girl beginning to find her way in the world. She’s on the run from her abusive street-preaching father and she needs this job. While she’s fascinated by the wealth and confidence of Gladys, it’s her friend Betty who unexpectedly becomes Kate’s best friend. Cobbling together a new identity, Kate appears to have evaded detection and punishment...so far.

            Charlotte Hegele was born in Toronto but spent most of her formative years in London, Ontario. Although Hegele began acting in community theatre, she knew film was where her ambitions lay. She returned to Toronto in 2008 to attend Humber College’s Acting for Film and Television Diploma Program.

            After graduation Hegele began landing roles in several projects filming in Toronto. Her recent credits include: a guest star role on Murdoch Mysteries, Sunday at Tiffany’s, and the series XIII.

            Follow Charlotte on Twitter : @charlottehegele

            KATE ANDREWS  |  CHARLOTTE HEGELE

            KATE ANDREWS  |  CHARLOTTE HEGELE

            ALI LIEBERT as BETTY McRAE

            BETTY McRAE (28) is a recent arrival from rural Saskatchewan who moved to Toronto for work. An early arrival to Victory Munitions, Betty quickly rose through the ranks to be a well-regarded worker who doubles as Blue Shift’s on-floor trainer of the new workers. She fled her troubling past to live and work in a more "female" milieu, with fewer of the men she mistrusts. Yet she struggles to connect within this new sisterhood. Among her new trainees, she finds Gladys frustratingly naïve, but in time discovers a grudging respect for her. Her hard attitude doesn’t apply to Kate. Kate inspires her to be a kinder, better person, to show the patience and understanding she lacks with others. Betty doesn’t have the words to explain it, but we know... it’s love.

            BETTY McRAE  |  ALI LIEBERT

            Born and raised in British Columbia, Ali Liebert studied musical theatre at the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria before moving to Vancouver to pursue acting professionally. Since then, Liebert has over 50 television and film credits to her name, including guest appearances on Hellcats, Human Target, Fringe, Dead Like Me, The L Word and Psych. She has recurred on Harpers Island (CBS), Intelligence (CBC) Killer Instinct (CBS) and Kyle XY (ABC Family). Her favourite film credits include Sook-Yin Lee’s Year of the Carnivore, Mike Clattenburg’s Afghan Luke and Blaine Thurier's A Gun to the Head.

            Most recently, Liebert appeared in Palme D’Or winner Laurent Cantet’s new period feature, Foxfire, which premiered at TIFF 2012. In the coming months, she will be seen in two feature films: Ben Ratner’s Down River and Robert Townsend’s In the Hive with the late Michael Clarke Duncan, Vivica A. Fox and Loretta Devine. Liebert is also an active producer with her newly formed production company, Sociable Films. Alongside creative partners Nicholas Carella and Michelle Ouellet, the trio wrapped production on their first feature, Afterparty, in which Liebert also stars as a successful TV comedy writer.

            Liebert is ecstatic to continue portraying Betty McRae on Bomb Girls, in which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series at the 2012 Leo Awards in Vancouver, BC.

            Follow Ali on Twitter: @AliLiebert

            BETTY McRAE  |  ALI LIEBERT

            ANTONIO CUPO as MARCO MORETTI

            MARCO MORETTI (35) is Blue Shift’s materials controller, responsible for the raw materials coming into the factory, and the export of every finished bomb. He gained his experience from his family’s fireworks factory, and now supports his mother, sister and nieces as the sole breadwinner — his father’s been locked away in an internment camp alongside hundreds of other Italian immigrants. While he considers himself Canadian, he has found that since the war, he’s seen as a potential enemy, which is why he’s unable to enlist. Before the war, he and Lorna would have never met — spaghetti is still a foreign food — but at the factory, their fiery rapport that starts with a clash, shifts into a growing attraction.

            MARCO MORETTI  |  ANTONIO CUPO

            Antonio Cupo was born in Vancouver to Italian parents. From the age of six to 16 he performed in countless theatrical productions. By his early 20’s, his love for acting had developed into a full-blown career, landing roles in such shows as The L Word, Steven Spielberg's Taken and James Cameron's Dark Angel.

            Most recently, Cupo starred in Love At The Thanksgiving Day Parade for Hallmark. Earlier in his career Cupo was noticed by an Italian director who cast him as the new lead character in the Italian series, Elisa Di Rivombrosa. With over 14 million viewers, the role sprung his career to new heights. He has since worked opposite Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham in three films, September 11, 1683, Sword Of War and Carnera: The Walking Mountain, playing 1934 world boxing champion Max Baer. Other work includes Elegy with Penelope Cruz, Sir Ben Kingsley and Dennis Hopper, Love Notes opposite Laura Leighton, and Magic Beyond Words – The JK Rowling Story.

            Cupo’s artistic abilities also expand into music writing and production. He has written dozens of songs and fronted numerous bands. He has also toured nationally, had radio airplay internationally. Cupo’s songs can be heard in many television shows including America’s Next Top Model and Roswell.

            Follow Antonio on Twitter : @antoniocupo

            MARCO MORETTI  |  ANTONIO CUPO

            ANASTASIA PHILLIPS as VERA BURR

            A true survivor, the smart, sassy and fast-talking Vera always expected her looks to be her ticket. But after a devastating accident on the factory floor forces her to re-evaluate, she digs deep - and with a combination of brains and courage, reinvents herself as an indispensable office worker. Hardheaded and capable, Vera’s practical nature is married to the heart of an optimist. She might be able to deal with the worst life can throw at her, but she still hopes for the best.

            Gemini nominee for her guest turn on Murdoch Mysteries as a multiple personality killer, Anastasia Phillips studied theatre and philosophy at the University of British

            Columbia, when her acting career launched in the title role of The Diary of Anne Frank which garnered her a Jessie nomination for Best Actress. From there, Phillips worked on stages across the country, including the Citadel’s production of Equus and the Vancouver premier of Morwyn Brebner’s The Optimists. She also toured with the Electric Company's award winning production of Studies in Motion.

            Phillips eventually moved into film and television when she was cast as a lead in the series MVP. A number of television and feature film projects followed, including the film Nonsense Revolution produced by Thom Fitzgerald, Murdoch Mysteries, Blue Mountain State and others. She later joined the cast of SKINS for MTV, and voiced the character of "Lo" on the animated series Stoked. She is very proud to be involved in her current project, Bomb Girls.

            VERA BURR  |  ANASTASIA PHILLIPS

            VERA BURR  |  ANASTASIA PHILLIPS

            MICHAEL SEATER as IVAN BUCHINSKY

            Ivan is an engineer hailing from Winnipeg, unable to serve because of asthma. Working at VicMu, he finds that there are benefits to being one of the few men in a factory full of women. Ivan is outgoing and warm, with a penchant for falling in love and breaking hearts – his own included. A newer addition to Victory Munitions, Ivan, nevertheless makes friends easily and is often the life of the party, is blending in just fine.

            Michael Seater is one of Canada’s hottest working actors. He has been nominated four times and won a Gemini once. He’s also won LA’s Young Artist Award and was one of the 2009 Hollywood Reporter’s Next Generation Stars Of International TV. Adept at both comedy and drama, Seater’s acting career began at the age of 10 in the short Canadian zombie movie Night of The Living. From that point on Seater has amassed an enviable list of leading roles in film and television. Some of his series include: Zack Files, Blake Hosley High, Re-Genesis, 18 to Life and more recently he played Derek in the internationally famous series Life with Derek for 4 seasons and a film. His film credits include: The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio starring Julianne Moore and Woody Harrelson, Blithe & Virginia, Shades of Black, Defending My Children, and more recently the independent film Sin Bin.

            An arts school graduate, Seater has also been active writing scripts for Family Biz and Life With Derek and is currently developing two series with a major production studio.

            Follow Michael on Twitter: @michaelseater

            IVAN BUCHINSKY  |  MICHAEL SEATER

            IVAN BUCHINSKY  |  MICHAEL SEATER

            JIM CODRINGTON as LEON REILLY

            Jim Codrington began his professional acting career while studying to get his Communications degree at Ryerson University. Prior appearances in high school theatrical productions had kindled a fascination for acting that was nurtured at Ryerson, and eventually blossomed into a career that has spanned decades, and featured accomplished work in scores of professional productions.

            From light-hearted lothario "Taffy" in The Movie Network's Zone of Separation, to the brooding, intense "Darnell Williams" of the CBC's The Border, Jim's intention has always been to create thoughtful characters of subtlety and nuanced intensity.

            Bomb Girls' "Leon Reilly" has been a particularly enjoyable role for Jim since Leon shares an affinity for Jim's other abiding passion: music. Playing and singing jazz- like acting - fulfills Jim's appetite for expression, artistic exploration, and sensitive collaboration.

            RICHARD FITZPATRICK as HAROLD AKINS

            After a middling career, blue shift manager Harold Akins, finds himself a fox in the henhouse. The war, with its insatiable demand for labour, has created a brave new world full of trouser- wearing female workers -- but Harold who’s been schooled with notions of men never showing women their vulnerabilities, bristles at the thought of these girls taking over. He can bluster like a tyrant, haranguing his subordinates and berating his employees, but on occasion Harold is also capable of compassion and even heeding his employees’ advice – although he’d never thank them for it.

            Richard Fitzpatrick has worked on Broadway, in regional theaters in the U.S. and Canada and at the Stratford Festival. His extensive film and television credits include principal roles in Good Will Hunting, The Recruit, The Boondock Saints, 16 Blocks, The X-Files, Kingdom Hospital, The Reagans, November Christmas, and many more MOW’s and episodics.

            HAROLD AKINS  |  RICHARD FITZPATRICK

            HAROLD AKINS  |  RICHARD FITZPATRICK

            PETER OUTERBRIDGE as BOB CORBETT

            WWI vet Bob Corbett returned from the Great War a broken man, suffering crippling injuries that have left him in a wheelchair. For the past 20 years, he’s leaned heavily on his wife Lorna. Yet they survived the Depression and raised three children – including two sons now following in their father’s footsteps as servicemen overseas. Eking out a meager living as a painter of hand-crafted toys, Bob is further challenged by the advent of the Second World War, as he watches his wife take her first serious job — and thrive at it, meeting an array of people and gaining self-confidence. When the war machine repurposes tin, Bob is robbed of source of income. He’s faced with a difficult choice: will he lag behind while his wife continues to flourish or will he dig deep and seize this opportunity to reinvent himself? Theirs is a marriage on the cusp of reinvention – or collapse.

            BOB CORBETT  |  PETER OUTERBRIDGE

            Peter Outerbridge was born and raised in Toronto. He studied Theatre at the University of Victoria and later co-founded the fringe theatre company, Way Off Broadway, touring with various festivals across Canada for several years before crossing over to film and television.

            His credits include starring roles in the Showcase Lifetime movie My Name is Sarah, the drama series Whistler and the feature film, Burning Mussolini. Other film credits include The Bay of Love and Sorrows (based on the novel by Giller Prize winner David Adams Richards), Men with Brooms, starring Paul Gross and Leslie Nielson; Marine and Better than Chocolate with Wendy Crewson. Early feature films also include Paris, France and Kissed with Molly Parker, in which he earned his first Genie nomination.

            BOB CORBETT  |  PETER OUTERBRIDGE

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            Designing The Jewel Box

            Creating the Bombs

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