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. The programme generated a certain amount of criticism in Guernsey, particularly for being obviously filmed on Jersey despite being ostensibly set on Guernsey. The series also marked the TV debut of Anthony Head as a member of the island resistance. The theme music was by Wilfred Josephs.
Enemy at the Door (Season 2)
Call of the Dead (Episode 1)
Writer: Michael Chapman
Air date: 1980-01-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Dr Martel has been sent to a French prison. A new Commander-in-Chief has been appointed on Guernsey.
Reception for the General (Episode 2)
Writer: Michael Chapman
Air date: 1980-01-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Foster-Smythe has replaced Martel on the civilian controlling committee. His attitude is dangerously cavalier.
Angels That Soar Above (Episode 3)
Writer: Michael Chapman
Air date: 1980-01-19
Runtime: 60 min
No Quarter Given (Episode 4)
Writer: James Doran
Air date: 1980-01-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The Germans order the confiscation of all privately-owned radio receivers, so the islanders are forced to hand over their precious link with the outside world. But Captain Foster-Smythe won't be bullied and continues his campaign against the Nazis - a campaign that is doomed to fail.
Committee Man (Episode 5)
Writer: John Kershaw
Air date: 1980-02-02
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: In Nazi-occupied Guernsey the islanders and the Germans have a problem in common. How can Dr Martel be persuaded to rejoin the island's Controlling Committee?
Post Mortem (Episode 6)
Writer: N.J. Crisp
Air date: 1980-02-09
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: His prison sentence completed, farmer Peter Porteous returns to Nazi-occupied Guernsey to settle an old score. But his encounter with Teddy Lupus leads to a murder charge - and a moral dilemma for Philip Martel.
The Raid (Episode 7)
Writer: Michael Chapman
Air date: 1980-02-16
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: September 1942 in the Nazi-occupied Channel Islands. On Sark a British commando raid shatters the uneasy calm.
Jealousy (Episode 8)
Writer: John Kershaw
Air date: 1980-02-23
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Hitler orders the deportation of all residents not born on the islands. Marjory Clifford writes an anonymous letter - with consequences far beyond her wildest imaginings.
War-Game (Episode 9)
Writer: John Brason
Air date: 1980-03-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: In Nazi-occupied Guernsey the revival of the chess tournament between Channel Island teams brings about an unexpected and, in Richter's view, a highly inflammatory outcome.
The Right Blood (Episode 10)
Writer: N.J. Crisp
Air date: 1980-03-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The visit by a high-ranking SS officer to Nazi-occupied Guernsey on a mysterious personal mission gives Reinicke a chance to ingratiate himself, but it brings tragedy for Betty Ridge.
From a View to a Death (Episode 11)
Writer: James Doran
Air date: 1980-03-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: While working on the construction of a German gun site in Nazi-occupied Guernsey, a Russian prisoner of war kills a guard and escapes. But those who shelter him run terrible risks.
The Education of Nils Borg (Episode 12)
Writer: James Doran
Air date: 1980-03-22
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: April 1943 in the Nazi-occupied Channel Islands. A neutral Swedish journalist arrives in Guernsey at the invitation of Goebbels to gather material for an article on what the Germans regard as a "model occupation".
Escape (Episode 13)
Writer: James Andrew Hall
Air date: 1980-03-29
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Drama series set during the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands. April 1943. Peter Porteous takes advantage of the predicament of another farmer and makes a bid for freedom.
