Close to the Enemy

The dramatist Stephen Poliakoff has long been obsessed with the secret history of Britain in the 20th century. His latest work, Close to the Enemy, looks at the clandestine work of the secret service after the end of the Second World War.…

At the end of WWII, British intelligence officer Callum Ferguson is assigned to persuade captured German scientist Dieter Koehler to work with the RAF to develop an urgently needed jet engine.

Callum uses unorthodox methods in an attempt to convince Dieter to work with the British, while also juggling the demands of War Crimes officer Kathy — who believes the British government is harboring war criminals — and his troubled…

Everyone puts aside their differences in the search for Lotte and Callum is forced to take a choice between his brother and orders from his superiors. Callum's best friend, Alex, encourages his American wife, Rachel, to seek Callum's help…

Kathy and Callum successfully prevent a war criminal from leaving the country, but is he too important to prosecute? Callum is instructed to get rid of all information pertaining to individuals of interest, while also having to court the…

While Dieter is seemingly helping the British to achieve their jet engine goals, Victor comes to Callum with proof that Dieter isn't innocent of war crimes. After thwarting Victor and Kathy's attempts to recover information by stealth,…

Victor, still struggling to cope with the effects of the war, tries to expose the activities of Callum's team. Those around him choose not to pay attention and force him to seek medical help. He escapes from the hospital psychiatric ward…

Victor, still struggling to cope with the effects of the war, tries to expose the activities of Callum's team. Those around him choose not to pay attention and force him to seek medical help. He escapes from the hospital psychiatric ward…