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.
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Best Episodes of Enemy at the Door
Jealousy
S2 Ep8
9.0
23rd Feb 1980
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
S2 Ep9
8.7
1st Mar 1980
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.
Post Mortem
S2 Ep6
8.7
9th Feb 1980
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 Right Blood
S2 Ep10
8.0
8th Mar 1980
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.
The Prussian Officer
S1 Ep12
8.0
8th Apr 1978
A new adjutant arrives. He knows something about Reinicke's past.
Treason
S1 Ep10
8.0
25th Mar 1978
A German general arrives on a secret mission.
The Jerrybag
S1 Ep9
8.0
18th Mar 1978
A German soldier and an Island girl fall in love.
Officers of the Law
S1 Ep8
8.0
11th Mar 1978
A new German drug is needed to save the life of a Guernsey boy. Some of the tablets go missing.
Worst Episodes of Enemy at the Door
By Order of the Fuhrer
S1 Ep1
5.7
21st Jan 1978
The first episode of a television drama series based on the occupation by the Nazis of the Channel Islands during the Second World War. This episode focuses on 1940.
Committee Man
S2 Ep5
6.0
2nd Feb 1980
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?
From a View to a Death
S2 Ep11
6.0
15th Mar 1980
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.
Pains and Penalties
S1 Ep11
7.3
1st Apr 1978
Edward Bree and his mother are evicted to make way for a gun emplacement.
Judgement of Solomon
S1 Ep13
7.3
15th Apr 1978
Last programme in the first season. A British destroyer has been sunk by a new, fast German torpedo boat. Clare Martel and Petere Porteous are determined top get details of the vessel to London.
Call of the Dead
S2 Ep1
7.7
5th Jan 1980
Dr Martel has been sent to a French prison. A new Commander-in-Chief has been appointed on Guernsey.
Reception for the General
S2 Ep2
7.7
12th Jan 1980
Foster-Smythe has replaced Martel on the civilian controlling committee. His attitude is dangerously cavalier.
No Quarter Given
S2 Ep4
7.7
26th Jan 1980
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.
Enemy at the Door Episode Guide
By Order of the Fuhrer
S1 Ep1
5.7
21st Jan 1978
The first episode of a television drama series based on the occupation by the Nazis of the Channel Islands during the Second World War. This episode focuses on 1940.
The Librarian
S1 Ep2
8.0
28th Jan 1978
Part 2: Cecily Brown, the librarian, tries to stop the Nazi destruction of books.
After the Ball
S1 Ep3
8.0
4th Feb 1978
The Germans arrange a dance. But the propaganda exercise misfires and a soldier goes on trial.
Steel Hand from the Sea
S1 Ep4
8.0
11th Feb 1978
A British landing on Guernsey goes tragically awry.
The Laws and Usages of War
S1 Ep5
8.0
18th Feb 1978
British troops attempt an amphibious assault on Guernsey.
'V' for Victory
S1 Ep6
8.0
25th Feb 1978
Winter 1940, during the Nazi Occupation of the Channel Islands. The Kommandant orders a crackdown on civil disobedience. A young boy unwittingly aids the Germans.
The Polish Affaire
S1 Ep7
8.0
4th Mar 1978
Winter 1940. To counteract cold and hunger, the islanders plan to present an Ivor Novello comedy. But echoes of a death in Latvia seven years ago disturb the plans.
Officers of the Law
S1 Ep8
8.0
11th Mar 1978
A new German drug is needed to save the life of a Guernsey boy. Some of the tablets go missing.
The Jerrybag
S1 Ep9
8.0
18th Mar 1978
A German soldier and an Island girl fall in love.
Treason
S1 Ep10
8.0
25th Mar 1978
A German general arrives on a secret mission.
Pains and Penalties
S1 Ep11
7.3
1st Apr 1978
Edward Bree and his mother are evicted to make way for a gun emplacement.
The Prussian Officer
S1 Ep12
8.0
8th Apr 1978
A new adjutant arrives. He knows something about Reinicke's past.
Judgement of Solomon
S1 Ep13
7.3
15th Apr 1978
Last programme in the first season. A British destroyer has been sunk by a new, fast German torpedo boat. Clare Martel and Petere Porteous are determined top get details of the vessel to London.
