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ENEMY AT THE DOOR SEASON ONE |
Regular CastMajor-Doktor Dieter Richter - Alfred Burke Doctor Philip Martel - Bernard Horsfall Hauptmann Reineke - Simon Cadell Oberleutnant Otto Kluge - John Malcolm Major Ernst Freidel - Simon Lack Peter Porteous - Richard Heffer Clare Martel - Emily Richard Olive Martel - Antonia Pemberton Helen Porteous - Helen Shingler Vicar - Peter Williams Major Kirk, R.M. - Richard Borthwick Martel's Maid (Ruth) - Pauline Menear Regular Crew
Theme Music - Wilfred Josephs Executive Producer - Tony Wharmby Producer / [Script] Editor - Michael Chapman |
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Episode 1:By Order of the FuhrerOriginal TX date: 21/1/78
Writer - Michael Chapman Designer - Andrew Gardner Director - Bill Bain
30th June, 1940. The fall of France has left the British with a decision not to defend the Channel Islands and results in its occupation by the German forces. Peter Porteous, a wealthy landowner, plans to leave the island and join the allied forces before the new administration's orders become effective. Porteous' attempted escape leaves one man dead, himself wounded and the suspicious eyes of the new regime watching closely.
Additional cast: Inspector Sculpher - Brian Osborne John Ambrose - Richard Hurndall Committee President - Noel Johnson Peter Girard - John Salthouse Raymond Girard - Morgan Sheppard Eric Corbin - Martin Fisk Mrs. Corbin - Elizabeth Bennett Gefrelte Kirst - Mark Christon |
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Episode 2: The Librarian Original TX date: 28/1/78
Writer - N.J. Crisp Designer - John Emery Director - Tony Wharmby
While the investigation surrounding Porteous' mishap continues, a local librarian resists censure of her books by the Germans, and a minor fracas leads to an embarrassing fall by an officer who insists she be tried in court for her disrespect. Her principles and refusal of a public apology earn a sentence far more intimidating than the scope of her actions.
Additional cast: Cecily Brown - Thelma Whiteley Randall - John Oxley German Soldier - Keith Hasemore Miller - Anthony Bailey Young Boy - David Dyke |
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Episode 3: After the Ball Original TX date: 4/2/78
Writer - James Doran Designer - Andrew Gardner Director - Christopher Hodson
John Weston's beautiful car is commandeered by Hauptmann Reineke. A propaganda inspired dance goes awry when the chief component of the German's game cries rape after a brief indulgence with an Austrian soldier, Anton Schen. Having been a virgin and thoroughly distraught over the encounter, Marie Weston is unaware that her indiscretion will lead to an innocent man's court-martial and, ultimately, his execution.
Additional cast: John Weston - Ray Smith Marie Weston - Sheridan Fitzgerald Anton Schen - David Gwillim Joachim von Schellenberg - Gregory Floy Chaplain - John Pennington Gefreiter - Tony Scannell Leut. von Stein - Paul Jerricho Orderly - Sandy Sinclair Feldwebel - Mark Christon |
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Episode 4: Steel Hand from the Sea Original TX date: 11/2/78
Writer - Kenneth Clark Designer - John Emery Director - Christopher Hodson
Traumatized by his hideous burns, Willie Kessler, a young Luftwaffe pilot, has a chance encounter with Clare Martel whom he warns against professing the outright antagonism she feels towards the Germans. Regardless of this, Clare and Willie form a friendship that continues to grow. Clive Martel's secret reconnaissance of the island, leads to a unexpected reunion on the beach with Clare which is suddenly interrupted by the approach of Kessler. Fearing for her brother's life, Clare viciously attacks Willie, and leaves Clive speechless as she watches the body drift away in the ocean.
Additional cast: Leutnant Willie Kessler - Martyn Jacobs Clive Martel - Anthony Head [Anthony Stewart Head] Teddy Lupus - Gary Waldhorn Lieutenant Blake - Ray Armstrong Petty Officer Grigg - Dave Carter
Note: this episode marks the television debut of Anthony Head (later to star in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Manchild). |
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Episode 5: The Laws and Usages of War Original TX date: 18/2/78
Writer - Kenneth Clark Designer - John Emery Director - Christopher Hodson
Mid-August 1940. Clive Martel's reconnaissance of the island proves futile when the British raid ends in a dramatic failure. Convinced that an islander helped the British navigate inland, Oberleutnant Kluge is presented with the name "Joe le Beq" as a likely suspect, though he, personally, believes Martel is the actual culprit. It is not until Joe le Beq is thought to be facing the firing squad that Clive Martel turns himself in, admitting his role in the failed attack. Dr. Martel watches in misery as his son is taken away to a POW camp, unaware that Kluge's investigation had made Clive's surrender unnecessary.
Additional cast: Kapitanleutnant Erlich - William Simons Fat Molly - Pam St. Clement Corporal - Jonathan Kydd |
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Episode 6: 'V' for Victory Original TX date: 25/2/78
Writer - Robert Barr Designer - John Emery Director - Bill Bain
Evidence of a British propaganda campaign begins sweeping the island in the form of small cut-out paper "V's." A new S.S. aide to Kommandant Richter, Hans Kurtmeier, who is an enthusiastic Nazi, decides it is necessary to stamp out such insolence immediately. Oberleutenant Kluge's intense questioning of the islanders irritates Peter Porteous, causing him to raise the campaign to a fever pitch, resulting in the arrest of an innocent bystander. The fate of this man may leave Peter questioning himself for the rest of his life.
Additional cast: William (Billy) le Prevost - Simon Gipps Kent Mrs. le Prevost - Barbara Ewing Hans Kurtmeier - Peter Woodward Librarian - Isabelle Amyes 1st Sentry - Stephen Gordon 2nd Sentry - Keith Hasemore Driver - Ken Barker |
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Episode 7: The Polish Affaire Original TX date: 4/3/78
Writer - Michael Chapman Designer - Frank Nerini Director - Christopher Hodson
A retired British diplomat, Sir James Prideaux, is aware of sensitive information that could benefit the Germans greatly. The desire for this knowledge has lead the Germans to design an elaborate trap involving Jan Arciszewski, a Polish colonel who had a passionate affair with Prideaux's wife, Diana, before the war. Pressured by fear of death, Jan plays a convincing role as a helpless escapee that may ultimately end in the arrest of the Prideaux's. The advice of Dr. Martell is the only hope for the salvage of a broken man's ethics and a pained couple's existence.
Additional cast: Colonel Arciszewski - Gary Watson Sir James Prideaux - Robert Flemyng Lady Diana Prideaux - Frances Bennett Hospital Patient - John C. Williams German Soldier - Jason James |
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Episode 8: Officers of the Law Original TX date: 11/3/78
Writer - James Doran Designer - Frank Nerini Director - Jonathan Alwyn
A new drug, sulfanilamide, has the power to cure and, in the wrong hands, the virtual power to take life or its freedoms. In his refusal to supply Doctor Martel with the drug that could save a boys life, Kommandant Richter has set in motion a chain of events that expose Louis Mendoza as a black marketeer, guiding two men to prison and nearly taking Martel with them. An islander policeman, Detective Sergeant Roy Lewis, is pressed into service by Oberleutnant Kluge. Although initially reluctant, Lewis is surprised by Kluge's compassion, and agrees to assist him in future investigations.
Additional cast: Louis Mendoza - Alun Armstrong Detective Sergeant Roy Lewis - John Nettles Feldwebel Eric Stauss - Rod Beacham Anne Beauchamp - Patricia Marks Bobby Beauchamp - Nicholas Barnes Johnnie Parfitt - Jon Croft Joey - Dougal Rose Stallholder - Maggie Flint Soldiers in Market - Michael Finbarr, John Foley |
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Episode 9: The Jerrybag Original TX date: 18/3/78
Writer - N.J. Crisp Designer - Frank Nerini Director - Bill Bain
A courtship between Betty Ridge, a plain, 28 year old island girl and Erich Grunwald, a young German soldier, is met with anger by the locals who now refer to the girl as a 'Jerrybag'. This antagonism is only destined to increase when Betty discovers she is pregnant and Erich is then coincidentally transferred to Dresden. Clare Martel attempts to persuade Betty to leave her baby for adoption and the nagging question of Erich's true intent may cause Betty to act on this advice. The untimely death of Erich during the invasion of Russia and the constant belittling by the locals takes its toll, but a talk with Peter soon clears her mind as to her decision.
Additional cast: Betty Ridge - Norma Streader Erich Grunwald - David Beames Hans - Martin Chamberlain Walther - Christopher Reich Helmut - Geoffrey Freshwater Shopkeeper - Martin Matthews Baby - Kate Milan 1st Child - Angela Porter 2nd Child - Emma Fox 3rd Child - Deborah Tullick
Note: This episode has a direct sequel in the second season: The Right Blood. |
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Episode 10: Treason Original TX date: 25/3/78
Writer - Kenneth Clark Designer - Andrew Gardner Director - Jonathan Alwyn
Retired British Major-General Laidlaw would welcome death. Having married a well known German singer following WWI, who has since left him to travel in celebrity status, he is suspected of being a Nazi sympathizer and, therefore, untrustworthy. Ironically, a high ranking German general, General Von Wittke, lands on the island, hoping to engage Laidlaw in a secret mission to depose Hitler. The Gestapo and the SS are not far behind on the trail of discovering the true reason behind Von Wiittke's visit to Laidlaw... his brother-in-law.
Additional cast: Major-General Laidlaw - Joss Ackland Gen-Major Von Whittke - James Maxwell Schroder - John Hartley Hoepfner - Timothy Kightley Gefrelter - Stephen Bent |
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Episode 11: Pains and Penalties Original TX date: 1/4/78
Writer - John Kershaw Designer - Andrew Gardner Director - Bill Bain
Edward Bree has spent a good portion of his life caring for his deaf, frail old mother on the family farm. Now, forced to live in a derelict, unheated cottage with a dirty stream-water supply because 30 German soldiers have taken over their house, Edward is desperate to find fuel for the small wood stove to provide his mother with some comfort. Dr. Martel is concerned with the Bree's stream-water due to the fact that the overpopulation of the island by the Nazi's may have contaminated the island's water supply with sewage. This leads Martel to a confrontation with the Germans that ends in a short-term victory for him, but jail for Edward and death for Edward's mother.
Additional cast: Edward Bree - John Normington Mrs. Bree - Betty Romaine Gefreiter - Peter Holt Ambulance Man - Noel Collins German Officer - Peter Symonds |
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Episode 12: The Prussian Officer Original TX date: 8/4/78
Writer - James Doran Designer - John Emery Director - Jonathan Alwyn
Chantal, a lovely, intelligent woman, forced into prostitution by Reinecke's bias against her father, may exact her revenge after all. Hauptmann von Bulow, a Prussian officer who had met Reinecke earlier in the war, and shares a distaste for him, discovers that Chantal is working on the island, fully aware that she was once his mistress. His brash attempt to humiliate Reinecke with this information backfires, resulting in Chantal's death and an emotionally charged duel with a surprising conclusion.
Additional cast: Hauptmann von Bulow - Terrence Hardiman Klinski - Terence Davies Chantel Lautrec - Meg Davies Lili - Marion Mathie Sylvie - Lesley Daine Janine - Julia Carey Marie - Lynne Verral Bank Manager - Raymond Mason Feldwebel - Ken Halliwell Umpire - Jason James |
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Episode 13: Judgement of Solomon Original TX date: 15/4/78
Writer - Michael Chapman Designer - Frank Nerini Director - Bill Bain
Aggravated by the arrival of secret German torpedo boats to the island, and the subsequent sinking of a British naval destroyer, Peter Porteous arranges a doomed meeting with a sailor in the French Resistance to pass on photographs of the harbour in the hopes of forging an allied attack plan. While Dr. Martel is being used as an unwitting courier to smuggle the photographs off Guernsey, a routine search of his bags turns up the illicit material. For their parts in attempted spying, Porteous and Martel will pay a substantial price.
Additional cast: Francois Duval - Mark Buffery Maureen - Anna Keaveney Chemist - Hubert Rees Harbour Sentry - Peter Holt 1st Sailor in Bar - Tony Scannell 2nd Sailor in Bar - Nicholas Geake Patrol Soldier - Mark Christon Obergefreiter in Bar - Ken Barker Soldier in Chemist's Shop - Graham Sinclair |
Synopses courtesy Goldhil Video.
Screen grabs for episodes 11-13 courtesy P.Allen.