Close to the Enemy — Trailer

added: Fri, Oct 28th '16

Here's the trailer for the post-WWII, British mini-series "Close to the Enemy," featuring a strong ensemble cast that includes Jim Sturgess (Feed the Beast), August Diel (Inglourious Basterds), Angela Bassett (American Horror Story), Freddie Highmore (Bates Motel), and Alfred Molina (Show Me a Hero).

Written and directed by acclaimed British dramatist Stephen Poliakoff (Dancing on the Edge), the six-part drama largely takes place in a war-torn London hotel during the aftermath of WWII, and follows British intelligence officer Captain Callum Ferguson (played by Sturgess) as he is ordered to persuade a captured German scientist (Diel) to work for the British military.

Lindsay Duncan (Alice in Wonderland), Charity Wakefield (Wolf Hall), Charlotte Riley (Peaky Blinders), and Phoebe Fox (Woman in Black 2) co-star.

"Close to the Enemy" will premiere in the UK on BBC TWO beginning Thursday, November 10. It will also be available in the U.S. through the subscription streaming service, Acorn TV, on Monday, November 14.

synopsis:
Set in a bomb-damaged London hotel during the aftermath of World War II, “Close to the Enemy” is a thriller that follows British intelligence officer Captain Callum Ferguson (Jim Sturgess), whose last task for the Army is to ensure that a captured German scientist, Dieter (August Diehl), hands over secret cutting-edge military technology crucial to national security. Callum employs unorthodox methods in his attempt to convince Dieter to work for the British, developing a friendship with him, which is soon threatened as the German's involvement in the Nazi war machine may be more than it initially seems.

directed by Stephen Poliakoff

starring Jim Sturgess, August Diel, Angela Bassett, Freddie Highmore, Alfred Molina, Lindsay Duncan, Charity Wakefield, Charlotte Riley, Phoebe Fox

release date November 10, 2016 (UK, BBC TWO); November 14, 2016 (US, Acorn TV)