The Ops Room Girls

Award-winning British author Vicki Beeby writes historical fiction about the friendships and loves of service women brought together by the Second World War. Her wartime series include The Women's Auxiliary Air Force series, The Wrens series and the Bomber Command Girls series. Beeby's first job was as a civil engineer on a sewage treatment project. She then worked as a maths teacher and education consultant before turning freelance to give herself more time to write. Beeby currently lives in Shropshire, UK, and her latest book is Courage for the Flying Nightingales (2026).

Eleanor Yates is a London-based actor who trained at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Since graduating in 2010, Eleanor has worked in film, television and theatre; from period dramas including Mike Leigh's Mr Turner and The Crimson Petal and the White (BBC) to classical plays and new writing such as Versailles (Donmar Warehouse), Pride and Prejudice (Sheffield Crucible) and Closer Scrutiny (The Orange Tree). Her most recent roles were in Hugo Blick's Black Earth Rising (BBC2/Netflix) and Harlot's (Hulu).