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Close to the Enemy is Stephen Poliakoff's epic seven-part television serial, set in the aftermath of World War Two.
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As the victorious Allies seize anybody in Europe who could be of use to them, we follow the young British intelligence officer Callum Ferguson, tasked with ensuring that a captured German scientist, Dieter, agrees to work for the British RAF on urgently developing the jet engine. Dieter and his young daughter are initially implacably hostile to any form of cooperation and resist everything that Callum tries. But when a sudden crisis threatens Callum’s authority the situation is transformed and leads to an unlikely friendship developing between the two men. As they journey together through the hallucinatory landscape of war-damaged London, they encounter many other vivid characters whose stories combine with theirs to form an extraordinary portrait of a society still recovering from the devastation of World War Two and becoming engulfed by the beginning of the Cold War. The formidable cast includes Jim Sturgess as Callum, Freddie Highmore as his brother Victor, Alfred Molina, Angela Bassett, August Diehl as the German scientist, Charlotte Riley, Phoebe Fox, Alfie Allen, Robert Glenister, Charity Wakefield and Lindsay Duncan. The series is available on Amazon Prime, Acorn TV and Vudu. Warning! This Wiki contains spoilers about the series. Read at your own risk.

Characters
Callum Ferguson Dieter Koehler Lotte Koehler
Kathy Griffiths Rachel Lombard Alex Lombard Ringwood Harold Lindsay-Jones Victor Ferguson Frau Bellinghausen

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The Close to the Enemy Wiki was started on November 9, 2020. We aim to keep track of everything relating to the series: characters, episodes, cast, and more. We currently have a total of 127 pages and 228 images. We also have a place for getting to know each other and to talk about Close to the Enemy in our Discussions. Whether you are here to start editing or to chat with fellow users, you are welcome to sign up for an account!

Episodes

Episode 1 At the end of the Second World War, a British intelligence officer must persuade a kidnapped German scientist to work with the British RAF to develop the jet engine. Episode 2 Callum comes under increasing pressure from the secret service as he tries to help his brother and convince Dieter to work for the British. Episode 3 Everyone puts aside their differences in the search for Lotte, but Callum is forced to make a difficult choice. Episode 4 Kathy and Callum prevent a war criminal from leaving the country, but is he too important to prosecute? Meanwhile, Callum is getting dangerously close to Rachel. Episode 5 Victor claims to have made a shocking discovery about Dieter, while Rachel begins to suspect that Alex knows about her and Callum. Episode 6 Victor is desperate to disrupt Dieter's marriage, which causes him to be targeted by the secret service. Harold prepares to reveal his explosive secret about the government. Episode 7 Victor suspects Callum is about to take violent action and is desperate to find a way of stopping him.