Enemy at the Door | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Michael Chapman[1] |
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Theme music composer | Wilfred Josephs |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | London Weekend Television |
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Network | ITV |
Release | 21 January 1978 29 March 1980 | –
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Enemy at the Door is a British television drama series made by London Weekend Television for ITV. The series was shown between 1978 and 1980 and dealt with the German occupation of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, during the Second World War.[2] The programme generated a certain amount of criticism in Guernsey, particularly for being obviously filmed on Jersey despite being ostensibly set on Guernsey.[3] The series also marked the television debut of Anthony Head as a member of the island resistance. The theme music was composed by Wilfred Josephs.
Secret Army (BBC, 1977–9) and Manhunt (ITV, 1970) depicted the heroic efforts of the resistance movement in occupied Europe, and Enemy at the Door (ITV, 1978–80) showed tense relationships between Germans and the local people of the Channel Islands