Close to the Enemy

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Close to the Enemy

"Where one war ends, another begins."

2016- 2016

1 Seasons

7 Episodes

5.1(18 votes)

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War & Politics

Drama

Overview

A British intelligence officer has to ensure that a captured German scientist helps the British develop jet aircraft.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jim Sturgess

Callum Ferguson

Lucy Ward

Lotte Koehler

Charlotte Riley

Rachel Lombard

Angela Bassett

Eva

Phoebe Fox

Kathy Griffiths

August Diehl

Dieter Koehler

Freddie Highmore

Victor Ferguson

Alfred Molina

Harold Lindsay-Jones

Sebastian Armesto

Alex Lombard

Alfie Allen

Ringwood

Creative team

Created by: Stephen Poliakoff
Showrunner: Stephen Poliakoff
Suzan Harrison
Written by: Stephen Poliakoff
Produced by: Helen Flint

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