Series synopsis
The Last Enemy is a British mystery drama television series that premiered on BBC One on February 17, 2008. It ended on March 16, 2008. It was created by Peter Berry. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Anamaria Marinca, Max Beesley and Robert Carlyle.
Reclusive mathematician Stephen Ezard returns to England after years in China, finds his brother's widow, and becomes entangled in a plot involving a new national database (TIA) and a terrorist scheme.
Premise
Reclusive mathematician Stephen Ezard returns to England after years in China, finds his brother's widow, and becomes entangled in a plot involving a new national database (TIA) and a terrorist scheme.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Ezard
- Anamaria Marinca as Yasim Anwar
- Max Beesley as Michael Ezard
- Robert Carlyle as David Russell
- Eva Birthistle as Eleanor Brooke
- Geraldine James as Barbara Turney
- David Harewood as Patrick Nye
- Alex Caan as Haman
Guest cast
- Christopher Fulford as George Gibbon
- Alina Serban as Nadir
- Rupert Procter as Lane
- Tom Fisher as Andrew Batz
- James Lance as Bryan Holland
- San Shella as Andrew Wilcox
- Ovidiu Niculescu as Bepa
- Shiv Grewal as Azfal
- Noma Dumezweni as Valerie
- Simon Lowe as Simon
- Jody Halse as Lee
- Chipo Chung as Lucy Fox
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 5 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 5 | February 17, 2008 | March 16, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Stephen Ezard returns home from China for his brother's funeral and finds himself drawn into an intrigue when he tries to determine the circumstances of his death. |
February 17, 2008 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Stephen continues his search for Yasim as two groups track his movements, TIA marketing intensifies at Parliament, and an unexpected illegal debarks at the port. |
February 24, 2008 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Russell saves Yasim and Stephen against his better judgment, the government becomes suspicious of Stephen, an unexpected player joins the game. |
March 2, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 17, 2008 |
| Last aired | March 16, 2008 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 21:00:00 |